My Name is Mud
Well, I survived my first shortened week at Job B. I've not had a moment of clarity yet, where I've said to myself, this is where I should be, but at least I'm not getting the feeling I've made a hideous mistake. It's a bit of a shock going from Job A, where I had 7 years of corporate knowledge and history locked up in my head to Job B where I have zero.
In fact, I literally have to learn a new language as I wade through the morass of acronyms and abbreviations; the sum collection of the terms I believe are designed to keep consultants in demand, and to hide the man behind the curtain. Thus far, once I've understood what a term means, it's really been demystified.
I'm also taking this as an opportunity for change, and I'm not just talking about walking up the stairs - I work on the 5th floor, and they're large flights. I can get to 3.5 before I have to stop. I figure by September, I should be able to do the full go, without stopping. It's nice to walk up the stairs and get to your desk before the person who parked next to you, and went up the elevator gets to theirs.
Rather, I'm looking to focus more on my tasks, do the work that needs to get done and keep from wasting time. I'm trying not to visit personal websites during the day, which really is too easy. When my mind starts wandering at my task, I'll try and shift gears into something else work related. Hopefully, this will help with my (lack of) time management, and the general tendancy to bite off more than I can chew.
And, as I mentioned I've just gone from have 7 years experience in knowing who to talk to, how to talk to them, and yeah, so and so saw that problem too to being... well mud. That's really that attitude I'm trying to take; until I'm useful and have done something, my name is mud. Saves me from having to fall from too high a horse.
In fact, I literally have to learn a new language as I wade through the morass of acronyms and abbreviations; the sum collection of the terms I believe are designed to keep consultants in demand, and to hide the man behind the curtain. Thus far, once I've understood what a term means, it's really been demystified.
I'm also taking this as an opportunity for change, and I'm not just talking about walking up the stairs - I work on the 5th floor, and they're large flights. I can get to 3.5 before I have to stop. I figure by September, I should be able to do the full go, without stopping. It's nice to walk up the stairs and get to your desk before the person who parked next to you, and went up the elevator gets to theirs.
Rather, I'm looking to focus more on my tasks, do the work that needs to get done and keep from wasting time. I'm trying not to visit personal websites during the day, which really is too easy. When my mind starts wandering at my task, I'll try and shift gears into something else work related. Hopefully, this will help with my (lack of) time management, and the general tendancy to bite off more than I can chew.
And, as I mentioned I've just gone from have 7 years experience in knowing who to talk to, how to talk to them, and yeah, so and so saw that problem too to being... well mud. That's really that attitude I'm trying to take; until I'm useful and have done something, my name is mud. Saves me from having to fall from too high a horse.
posted by Serdic at 21:44
4 Comments:
I'm impressed with the walking up the stairs, good for you! And, as you know, it will all come in time. Especially once you start baking for these new folks {smile}. Been thinking about you, and happy for you about this job change.
/hugs, Kiy
P.S. I gave you and award ... hopefully I did it right!
*an* award, bah.
And, on top of everything else you have going on in your life ... I tagged you. Sorry bud, I had to. How could I not? No list of mine would be complete without you in it. :)
/hugs, Kiy
My speculation is that he's busy baking to sweeten up his new co-workers. May I suggest a batch of Snickerdoodles to break the ice? I hope that things are going good for you and you are getting some much needed change. :)
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