a step up 

people know i work at apple but i'm aware that's the extent of what they know about my job. i realize that no one really knows what i actually do here. i'm a QA software engineer for the Human Interface Devices team, HID for short. our department creates software and firmware to support apple's input devices - USB keyboard/mouse, bluetooth keyboard/mouse, built-in keyboard, trackpad (we own the multitouch technology), IR remote, camera and all displays. what i do is test these software pieces before they're released to the public. what's awesome about HID is that since all of apple's products interact with these input devices, we're involved in all the new shit.

i've been working on this team for almost two years and yesterday, i received some exciting news. i got promoted! i have graduated from my "level 2" position and moved up to "level 3". besides more money, this basically means that i'm a senior level QA engineer, a QA lead. i had already been doing lead work, planning and managing projects, so there isn't any new responsibilities that i'll be taking on. i do know that in the near future, responsibilities are going to change in our group and i've been told that i'll be solely responsible for the more technical side of things, which tells me that they believe in my skills. this is definitely a huge milestone in my career. i have been so fortunate to have grown so much in the last two years here at apple and now i have hope that my career is only going to get bigger and better. unbelievable!

here's an email from my dad about my promotion. i debated submitting this to mydadisafob.com but thought i would spare him the embarrassment:

Hi!, Elsie
It's GREAT. I'm so happy to hear your promotion. Just keep going to the position whatever you can go. GO ELSIE !
Dad