Recognition = promotion (50/100)

I got the best compliment at work today: a raise and promotion. As is often the case, I was already doing many of the tasks associated with my new level and it doesn't come with any change in job title. In my last school the main form of recognition for us teachers was a PowerPoint slideshow at the end of each term showing pictures of events and activities from around the school, all set to cheesy '90s music. Occasionally we would get an email thanking us for a particular job well done, but that felt impersonal and false given that we had had little choice whether to take on the job or not. At my current job (I can't really call it 'new' anymore since it's been more than a year), students and teachers regularly thank me and my librarian office-mate for our assistance beyond the mere job description. Moreover, there are rumours and signs around the school that it is run on a tight budget. This makes it feel like I've earned my slight gain in salary even more: it wasn't an automatic incremental increase; other, less competent, staff members have not been awarded what I have; and it makes me even happier to go to work and help as many students as I can.