It's Atlanta....
There is traffic....and there is pollen.
Could people find ANOTHER topic to disucss?
Here's one. One of my sisters will be arriving in town this weekend with her husband and 3 girls. She married a nice guy who treats her very well and affords her to stay home, but he comes from one of those Jumpin for Jesus families. Therefore I have been informed that we need to go to Palm Sunday mass. Should anyone be driving down Peachtree on Sunday and see a gigantic pile of salt where the chuch used to be.....you will know why!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
To think that the beginning of February I was bored, still looking for work and worried about finances.....it seems like a world away.
It's now March 17th...been at the job for about 5 weeks and I have never worked harder in my life. Since it's just a different division of the same company I had worked for 10 years, it was easier to get up to speed, but the hours I'm putting in are crazy. For example: this past week, never home before 8 pm and last night I got home at 9. However I am thankful that I finally found a new career that I love and look forward to going into the office.
Recently, I got involved in a project cleaning up some "fall out" from a few clients we worked on last year. This was a very sensitive issue and had a lot of visibility..since I was closely involved and brought it to resolution, I got noticed by some of the real higher ups which is great. They have now asked that myself and my boss be in charge of getting our new location in another area of Georgia up and running (which needs to be done by May 16th mind you). The building is almost complete, and this week we hired 22 people. It's been crazy but a lot of fun.
On top of that, then I have been asked to go over seas over the summer for 3 weeks to work on a "off shoring" project. I'm very excited at this opportunity...however the thought of 3 weeks away...is a long time.
In other news...my new housekeeper starts today. WOO HOO!. I can't wait. I'm working my ass off..and am no longer going to spend my weekends trying to clean the house. I feel a little self indulgent with this one...but hell why not!
It's St. Patricks day...so I supposed I'll HAVE to go out tonight for a few beers...but they are MUCH needed after this week.
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
It's now March 17th...been at the job for about 5 weeks and I have never worked harder in my life. Since it's just a different division of the same company I had worked for 10 years, it was easier to get up to speed, but the hours I'm putting in are crazy. For example: this past week, never home before 8 pm and last night I got home at 9. However I am thankful that I finally found a new career that I love and look forward to going into the office.
Recently, I got involved in a project cleaning up some "fall out" from a few clients we worked on last year. This was a very sensitive issue and had a lot of visibility..since I was closely involved and brought it to resolution, I got noticed by some of the real higher ups which is great. They have now asked that myself and my boss be in charge of getting our new location in another area of Georgia up and running (which needs to be done by May 16th mind you). The building is almost complete, and this week we hired 22 people. It's been crazy but a lot of fun.
On top of that, then I have been asked to go over seas over the summer for 3 weeks to work on a "off shoring" project. I'm very excited at this opportunity...however the thought of 3 weeks away...is a long time.
In other news...my new housekeeper starts today. WOO HOO!. I can't wait. I'm working my ass off..and am no longer going to spend my weekends trying to clean the house. I feel a little self indulgent with this one...but hell why not!
It's St. Patricks day...so I supposed I'll HAVE to go out tonight for a few beers...but they are MUCH needed after this week.
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Saturday, March 3, 2007
yes it's been awhile....
Well,
Now I'm back to the daily grind. Up at 5, gym at 6, leave the house at 7:15 for some of the longest days I've ever put in.
I have to say I LOVE my new job. It's good to be back at the same company that I put in 10.5 years. This new position however is A LOT of work, however I couldn't be happier with it.
My new boss is great...she gives me the freedom to shape and develop the department the way I see fit and is very supportive of whatever I do.
I also then just found out this week that I along with her will be leading our "shoring initiatives". We'll be responsible for staffing and getting our new location in "another part of Georgia" up and running. Additionally, we'll be involved in doing the same for a new location in India. The one in India will not really be client facing, just a data entry type location. It's going to be a tough few months ahead....but feels like I'm doing right thing.
For the past 2 weeks I haven't been getting home in the evenings until between 8 and 9 pm...been some long days and then I normally pass out by 10 pm. Can anyone say LOSER.
The Company I work for has traditionally been fairly lean and mean...and the ones who roll up their sleeves, take on the extra work and are willing to chip in are the ones that succeed and get promoted to the positions they want.....let's hope this is still the case!
Now I'm back to the daily grind. Up at 5, gym at 6, leave the house at 7:15 for some of the longest days I've ever put in.
I have to say I LOVE my new job. It's good to be back at the same company that I put in 10.5 years. This new position however is A LOT of work, however I couldn't be happier with it.
My new boss is great...she gives me the freedom to shape and develop the department the way I see fit and is very supportive of whatever I do.
I also then just found out this week that I along with her will be leading our "shoring initiatives". We'll be responsible for staffing and getting our new location in "another part of Georgia" up and running. Additionally, we'll be involved in doing the same for a new location in India. The one in India will not really be client facing, just a data entry type location. It's going to be a tough few months ahead....but feels like I'm doing right thing.
For the past 2 weeks I haven't been getting home in the evenings until between 8 and 9 pm...been some long days and then I normally pass out by 10 pm. Can anyone say LOSER.
The Company I work for has traditionally been fairly lean and mean...and the ones who roll up their sleeves, take on the extra work and are willing to chip in are the ones that succeed and get promoted to the positions they want.....let's hope this is still the case!
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