So far the only downside of my job is that I want to go to the company lunch room and socialize with my other workers. This isn't really a downside, except that it means I'm not reading or writing at lunch as I have with every other job in the past ten years. I have… Continue reading Distracted by the shit
Tag: careerism
Four days in and it’s going well
Hopefully I'm not being premature, but after four days on the new job I'm really liking it. I've already received more training in four days than in the past four years at others jobs, and there's more to come. The two other writers I'm working with have both been friendly and in some of the… Continue reading Four days in and it’s going well
Slight rebound
In the ongoing, but not necessarily interesting, saga of my career, I came home to find a request for a phone interview at a company I recently applied for. This balances out the rejection from earlier in the day.
The Good
Though it's Valentines Day and many on my LJ friends list don't have good feelings about it, I got something that was the bright spot in my day; a home-made valentines day card from my little girl! (Made with some help from her mom) I took it in to work and have it on my… Continue reading The Good
Been a while
So I've been busy lately. Lot's of little things and very little of an earthshaking nature. One big thing (literally) is our soon-to-be-arriving baby. At her most recent appointment Liz learned that said baby is on track to be at least 10 pounds. Apart from other baby-related preparation, I've been writing a short story, something… Continue reading Been a while
Dispatches from Obscurity 