Mysteries of MrDan
I Love, no wait, Hate, no wait, Love, no wait ... My Job
posted Sunday, 11 May 2008
April 2008 was really quite shit. I don't know why. I can't put my finger on what was wrong with it exactly. I just seem to have been quite depressed quite a lot last month.
But now we are well into this month and things are looking up. Or at least they were for a couple of days. Last Monday was a Bank Holiday so we all got to stay inside and watch the rain through the window. Tuesday and Wednesday were lovely sunny days. I was working 8-4 so it was still sunny as I left the building and I had a nice pint in a nice beer garden on my way home both days. Things at work were going really well. I was making progress with Operation Move That Damned Application That We Were Supposed To Be Moving In January. I was happy. Then it all went wrong. I discovered that our test migration of the application that looked so promising, was in fact not working in one specific but very important area. After two full days plus unpaid overtime including several hours of chatting with the experts and demonstrating the problem, we have absolutely no clue what is wrong. It's a total show stopper. The migration has been delayed yet again. And I'm quite concerned about the limited number of options we are left with. So that's all a bit stressful and depressing.
But on the plus side, the glorious summer weather has stayed with us all week. Didn't get to enjoy it much on Thursday and Friday, but the weekend is lovely. I'm sitting outside as I type this. My eyes in the shade but my feet in the sun :)
But now we are well into this month and things are looking up. Or at least they were for a couple of days. Last Monday was a Bank Holiday so we all got to stay inside and watch the rain through the window. Tuesday and Wednesday were lovely sunny days. I was working 8-4 so it was still sunny as I left the building and I had a nice pint in a nice beer garden on my way home both days. Things at work were going really well. I was making progress with Operation Move That Damned Application That We Were Supposed To Be Moving In January. I was happy. Then it all went wrong. I discovered that our test migration of the application that looked so promising, was in fact not working in one specific but very important area. After two full days plus unpaid overtime including several hours of chatting with the experts and demonstrating the problem, we have absolutely no clue what is wrong. It's a total show stopper. The migration has been delayed yet again. And I'm quite concerned about the limited number of options we are left with. So that's all a bit stressful and depressing.
But on the plus side, the glorious summer weather has stayed with us all week. Didn't get to enjoy it much on Thursday and Friday, but the weekend is lovely. I'm sitting outside as I type this. My eyes in the shade but my feet in the sun :)
Gimmie Love (2)
1. Spike left...
Sunday, 11 May 2008 12:07 pm
I know that whole thing of love and hating one's job at the same time. I
live like that constantly! I still don't know if I'm going to leave my job
or not. I'm trying to work out if I still like my job enough to stay
around.
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2. ~Easy left...
Sunday, 11 May 2008 3:09 pm :: http://brokedownpalace.blog-city.com
Actually, I usually love my job. I get frustrated sometimes, but on the
whole I love it. What caught my eye here was the phrase about wonderful
summer weather. It's rained like hell here, and now it's gotten cold! It
feels like a november morning.