I've always coordinated from stateside when we have these meetings not!here. And I know my boss is trying to position me for more projects, less daily ops, more leadership (something I am totally on board with.) So this is a part of that. The last year or so has been deadly, because all I've been doing is fighting fires (sometimes literally,) not really advancing. I've just been needed a lot in spells such that I haven't been able to start anything new because then something else blows up. So I'm fighting against that mental space.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 18, 2012 4:26:02 pm PST #17109 of 30001
sarameg - Jan 18, 2012 4:35:18 pm PST #17110 of 30001
Wow. Writing that out... explains a lot of the weird headspace I've been in this past fall. The firefighting died down, but I was still at alert status. And felt futless as a result.
Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 4:38:42 pm PST #17111 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Reading it made me think even more about how I need a new job. I got burned out on fires and am now just treading water. Oy.
sarameg - Jan 18, 2012 4:49:02 pm PST #17112 of 30001
Yeah, sorry? It is hard to break out of that mode once you get into it. It's a special work ptsd.
Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 4:57:50 pm PST #17113 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The good news is, I have a call with a recruiter on Friday. For a job I probably don't want, but we'll see.
Maria - Jan 18, 2012 5:06:28 pm PST #17114 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Heh. I wish I could find a recruiter. I'm more and more convinced that my current place of employment is not somewhere I want to be for long. I am not a fan of how they do business.
Strix - Jan 18, 2012 5:16:39 pm PST #17115 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ugh, Maria. I know you weren't super-enthused about it, but I'm sad that it's turning out to be all you thought. Which is crappy.
ION, does anyone have Skype and want to hop on it for a new minutes so I can make sure my new Skype addy for my biz works. And also that the computer is working.
I need a schmancy new computer. And a pony and a hot tub.
Also? SARAMEG GO TO SPAIN!
Zenkitty - Jan 18, 2012 5:21:03 pm PST #17116 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Tom, I love your photos. Also, that house in Yosemite? I want it. If I ever build a house, it'll look like that.
Aw, Lee.
The firefighting died down, but I was still at alert status. And felt futless as a result.
Reading it made me think even more about how I need a new job. I got burned out on fires and am now just treading water. Oy.
Wow, sarameg and Jesse explained my problem to me.
sarameg, you should go to Spain. BECAUSE.
Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 5:23:01 pm PST #17117 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I had already realized this job is just supposed to be the stuff I'm less good at, but I forgot about the adrenaline of the summer-ish. Ah well.
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2012 5:31:29 pm PST #17118 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am wondering what February is going to be like. All my major projects go live this month. I have no idea what I'll be doing. I mean, there'll be operational stuff, but I think I'll be panicked without business interaction and looming issues.
Oh! Wait! We have a server consolidation project and I can try and sneak all sorts of enhancements into it. That will make me crazy again. Apparently I need crazy.
But dear god, please let me have this job forever. Well, with this precise mix of management. From manager to boss to CIO, I'm extremely lucky.