Level 3

It was explained to me by my boss yesterday that we have a Level 3 relationship. I immediately questioned what the hell that meant and she explained:

Level 1 is where you work with someone and no nothing about their personal life and only associate with them while at work.

Level 2 is where you know the other has a partner/relationship, a few details about the other, but nothing too personal and really don't hang out outside of work.

Level 3 is pretty much where anything and everything would be said, you may go grab drinks on the weekend, or something and discuss a wide array of topics from your personal life as well as business related issues.

Yeah. My boss is pretty much the Shiznit to put it mildly.

Times are hard right now and everyone is on edge in general when it comes to work because it could be anyday that a phonecall is made or the head honcho shows up to deliver the bad news and escort you off premise, but even still its cool that like 97 % of the time I feel comfortable venting to her about work concerns or stresses or just calling her at her office from mine to shoot the shit and tell her about my girlfriends quasi-makeover and what I got her for her birthday because its killing me on the inside (I'm one of those people that when I buy a gift its hard for me to not just give it to the person immediately. I've had Jens for almost a week now and haven't caved yet....DAMN THIS IS TOUGH.)

So anyway... Level 3 is a good thing and I'm confident that if/when the time comes for me to find employment elsewhere that we'll stay in touch. She's still someone that I look up to and try and soak up everything I can when it comes her "people management" approach...

Good times.