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Aug. 17th, 2013 02:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariMy day is almost up, and there's still stuff to do, and I won't be getting back on for a fe wmore day after today. A quick State of the Jenn:
LIFE:Life has been HECTIC. Last week, Dean came down to pack up as much of his stuff as he could in three days to take to PA. Not everything went. A lot was trashed. It was a very hectic and stressful time for everyone. After he left, there were a few short days before I started work...and then Allison came by that wek from Canada...and while that was fun, it was still not conducive to de-stressing (it was a fun stress, though). Today's my only day "off" as I'm heading to see the folks this weekend. I'm hoping to have a little bit of de-stressing, but I doubt there'll be much. I feel like a big bundle of energy right now, and I sure could use a vacation already. Apartment hunting is over, with a place near the Arboreutum winning out narrowly over the other place in the arboreutum up the street. 25 minute commute via freeways. 20 if I stay off them.
WORK: Work is good. I'm already more qualified to do it after four days of training than the webhosting job. I wasn't sure if it would work, but the more I got into it, the more I realized it was going to be okay. I have a gorgeous office with 180 degrees of windows (a welcome change after 16 years of cubes). It's at the Department of Transportation, which someone said "You're a road geek, you're working ANOTHER dream job." I wouldn't call it a dream job after Nintendo, but at the same time, it IS road related. I have to work state holidays, but as the people I'm supporting AREN'T working state holidays...I should bring a book. There is one problem - my manager. She seems to be a nice person, a decent trainer, and very helpful. But if you give any pushback at all, even a little, she gets visibly angry. My first impression of her was browbeating some techs setting up a classroom for someone elses class...and then being visibly embarassed when they showed her she'd booked it wrong. While she's very patient with me slowly getting up to speed against other techs who already have active directory training and are up to date on everything (five years of game support left my PC skill rusty), any suggestions and advice get a stern and rigid just-this-side-of-yelling response. I've taken to doing what I want without letting her know. Usually, I don't mind working for managers who don't like what I do, or reject my suggestions and ideas. I've worked in technical support for 16 years - I'm totally okay with that. It's the ones that take it personally that get into vendetta wars with you when they think you're better than them that make it bad (looking at you, Wincor...and Speakeasy). I'd hate to leave because of a person, instead of a job (looking at you, Wincor).
PLAY: While the time with Dean was crazy making...I had a blast seeing the dude again. We had a few nights of Pinballz, and even an all day trip to San Antonio. And I got to do it all again after Alison came down. It was good to finally meet her after 20 some years. Because of work, I didn't spend as much time as I'd like, but I did give her people and places to see, made sure she had some decent Mexican and BBQ. And a lot of talk. There's a lot to say in person that's welled up over 20 years. And it was a good talk. Video game wise: I haven't done a damned thing.
And now, I'm going to take a breath and dive under the water for the next few days. I should be back to normal soonish. If not, September.
LIFE:Life has been HECTIC. Last week, Dean came down to pack up as much of his stuff as he could in three days to take to PA. Not everything went. A lot was trashed. It was a very hectic and stressful time for everyone. After he left, there were a few short days before I started work...and then Allison came by that wek from Canada...and while that was fun, it was still not conducive to de-stressing (it was a fun stress, though). Today's my only day "off" as I'm heading to see the folks this weekend. I'm hoping to have a little bit of de-stressing, but I doubt there'll be much. I feel like a big bundle of energy right now, and I sure could use a vacation already. Apartment hunting is over, with a place near the Arboreutum winning out narrowly over the other place in the arboreutum up the street. 25 minute commute via freeways. 20 if I stay off them.
WORK: Work is good. I'm already more qualified to do it after four days of training than the webhosting job. I wasn't sure if it would work, but the more I got into it, the more I realized it was going to be okay. I have a gorgeous office with 180 degrees of windows (a welcome change after 16 years of cubes). It's at the Department of Transportation, which someone said "You're a road geek, you're working ANOTHER dream job." I wouldn't call it a dream job after Nintendo, but at the same time, it IS road related. I have to work state holidays, but as the people I'm supporting AREN'T working state holidays...I should bring a book. There is one problem - my manager. She seems to be a nice person, a decent trainer, and very helpful. But if you give any pushback at all, even a little, she gets visibly angry. My first impression of her was browbeating some techs setting up a classroom for someone elses class...and then being visibly embarassed when they showed her she'd booked it wrong. While she's very patient with me slowly getting up to speed against other techs who already have active directory training and are up to date on everything (five years of game support left my PC skill rusty), any suggestions and advice get a stern and rigid just-this-side-of-yelling response. I've taken to doing what I want without letting her know. Usually, I don't mind working for managers who don't like what I do, or reject my suggestions and ideas. I've worked in technical support for 16 years - I'm totally okay with that. It's the ones that take it personally that get into vendetta wars with you when they think you're better than them that make it bad (looking at you, Wincor...and Speakeasy). I'd hate to leave because of a person, instead of a job (looking at you, Wincor).
PLAY: While the time with Dean was crazy making...I had a blast seeing the dude again. We had a few nights of Pinballz, and even an all day trip to San Antonio. And I got to do it all again after Alison came down. It was good to finally meet her after 20 some years. Because of work, I didn't spend as much time as I'd like, but I did give her people and places to see, made sure she had some decent Mexican and BBQ. And a lot of talk. There's a lot to say in person that's welled up over 20 years. And it was a good talk. Video game wise: I haven't done a damned thing.
And now, I'm going to take a breath and dive under the water for the next few days. I should be back to normal soonish. If not, September.
