Editorial Notes

All good things must come to an end. Changes at the office are in store

Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash

Alas, the past 6 months have been a rarity for me. My boss moved my into a role that is high visibility, and very important. But it wasn’t particularly taxing on my time (and my skills). Early last fall, a “situation” happened, our executives got caught flat footed, and a gap was identified.

Prior to that, I was like a one legged man in an ass-kicking contest. I was doing like three full time jobs, and holding it all together.

But, this “oops” brought to the forefront that we had a program that was being handled more as a hobby than as part of our main line work. That caused a — uh — shitshow of epic proportions. So my boss took me off all my other work (and subbed in different people) and assigned me to focus 100% on this niche area.

Frankly, it was poorly defined, even less documented, and honestly we had treated it more like a hobby than a vocation.

So, I pivoted onto it, and after about 3 weeks of digging in, I got it documented, posted, and whipped into shape. It is well defined, and it is routine.

The problem is that it is about three quarters of a full time equivalent job.

I wouldn’t say I was bored per se. But it was definitely not taxing my skills and experience. Still, it pacified our anxious ‘zeks, and for that it was valuable¹.

But, my boss has opted to retire (he is of the age to hang up his spurs) and mosey on down the road. The new leader is rejiggering the org, and my days of 2 hours of work per day are over.

What it means for my posting

The biggest benefit of having oodles of unstructured time was that I could post here. A lot.

It kept me sane, and my audience is growing. Alas, that is going to change. In the 2 weeks since my former boss announced his desire to retire, I have been dragged into more work. No, I am not doing 2.5 full time jobs anymore, but, my days are getting darned full. And I expect that to continue. I guess this is a good thing, as I still have a lot to offer, and my new boss is expecting me to be more of a leader in the group.

What that means is not well defined, but it is certain that my midweek posts are going to suffer.

What I am saying is that I will still be posting, but less frequently, and I will be trying to make the posts that I make more impactful.

Not sure how well that will go, but life is a journey. I have a seat on the bus for you if you are still onboard.

1. It also allowed two fantastic coworkers to step into my old duties and stretch their wings. They are doing great!

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