Oh no!!!! Say it isn't so!!

No - not the only republican. My contact there that hired me that I had worked with some 11-12 years earlier is also on the conservative side. I haven't delved into any sort of political discussions or anything personal with anyone, really. Only my first week. I have to become more valuable before I start alienating everyone.

What sucks about it? It has nothing to do with the people or organization. Both are great from what I've experienced thus far. It has to do with the change for me. I have gone instanteously from being a one man show with all the answers to a know nothing. I'm also now bound by a cube. For over 10 years I worked from a home office, picking up my kids from school almost every single day of their school existance. I can't do that now, and it makes me profoundly sad. I have two hours less every day with them now than I used to. I am seriously considering giving up coaching because I can't go to work at 7:30, come home for an hour, and then go to practice. That would not be right. I am hoping to just have to take a year off as a pseudo sabbatical (sp?), and be able to adjust my work schedule to perhaps 6:00-3:00 when I'm up to speed and productive.

I ran into the CEO (figuratively, not literally) today in the bathroom and he asked how I was doing. I was honest about how overwhelmed I was feeling. He basically said "We didn't hire you because you were Scott's friend (the guy I used to work with). I know about your background and experience and talked to some people about you, and you were hired because we know you will be a valuable asset very shortly. We want you around for the long term." Not an exact quote, but close enough. Helped immensely. May have been a load of crap, but it helped immensely.

It was a good time for it, because about 10 minutes later I changed a program that caused an application to crash that everyone who knows what they are doing are working toward a new release on next Monday. I fixed it pretty quickly - maybe 30 minutes or so - but it wasn't a good way for the new guy to become popular.

Is your avatar taking a dump?

No, but my previous one had the flu.

Now this one is just envious of those that can post during the day?

Better? Back to the sick green look, away from the constipated look, not angry, just sad.

Seems more confused really - perplexed more than sad...

Aw, chin up Scaeagles! Either this job will get better and it will make the sacrifices you are making worth it, or it won't. If it doesn't, you'll find a way to work from home again. Here's hopnig that next week is better than this one. Try to forget about it for the weekend and have some fun. :)

It's damned hard to find a sad face avatar that truly communicates what you want it to. Perplesed is certinaly part of it, but just a piece. I may have to go back to the original green guy....that still fits best.

Well, not claiming to know your precise emotional state, I like to think that the new, blue one fits fine.

(If you're really still the green one ... I hope you will do us the kind service of lying about how truly upset you are, and continue to use the blue one.)





(In any event ... I'm relieved you realized that Face Yellow was just wrong.)