A step up in responsibility

May 5, 2023, 5:44am, Friday morning, hotel room in Palm Desert, California, USA. Received a call from my bosses boss yesterday. She is creating a new position in Southern California; area Director of operations. It is pretty much what I am doing now, only instead of being interim director over one (or two) branches the candidate will over see directors at five branches (and be interim director if needed.) She asked me if I wanted the job. I said, “yes.” It will be posted today on the internal job site. I am going to apply this afternoon. This is exciting. The job is a great opportunity for me, a step up in responsibility, and something I am confident I can do.