madcap medusa flank my foghorn
Well tonight it’s a bottle or two of Little Creatures Pilsner at hand as I unwind from a long day. It’s been one of those days where I can’t clearly remember the morning. I’m fairly certain I woke up early feeling terrible, but then couldn’t get back to sleep and so wasted a couple of hours in bed trying to convince myself to get up. Then it’s a bit of a blur, some meetings in the afternoon, and then a long night in the office.
Ah, I just remembered something that has brought the day back into focus. My boss offered me a lead role for a new project, after I’ve only been here a couple of months. (To be fair, the whole team has only been together a couple of months.) I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I’m flattered that he picked me. Also, it’s a project with a new set of clients, and if I do well with it, more projects could potentially come our way. On the other hand, I’m not personally interested in this type of project in a general sense, and even less interested in the particulars of this one.
I’m going to sleep on it, but I think I’m going to accept. Someone needs to do it, I think I’m capable, and it’s only through November, at which point I hope to have gained some measure of good will sufficient for me to have some say on my next project. We’ll see.
I want to say something about there being value in being able to do a good job on a project that doesn’t interest you, but I’d feel like a complete hypocrite, so nevermind.
Anyway, it’s late, I’m tired, and I can’t get the Klaxons out of my head. I just read the lyric sheet for Gratity’s Rainbow and now see why I couldn’t understand most of what they were singing. Fortunately though, it hasn’t taken away from how much I’ve been enjoying Myths of the Near Future.
April 19th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Hmmm… dilemma time I see. Since we (I) know nothing about you or your job we can only guess at possible solutions. Since you’re leaning towards taking the project - I’d have to say go for it (assuming that was your gut instinct and not three beers worth of rationalization). That said, if you see months of misery with little to no upside…might be time to take the pass.
Obligatory beer info: Harpoon IPA #1 @ hand & I’m preparing to go brew a batch of Pale Ale. - MQB
May 21st, 2007 at 7:11 am
I’m signed up and looking forward to the project, but there’s some chance we’ll have too many projects and not enough people, so I won’t know for sure if it’s a go for a few months. Will post about it later I’m sure.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Little Creatures Pilsner is my favourite beer. Just thought you should know.