professional crastinator
As I stumble back upon this dusty internet connection I am once again using this as a procrastination tactic because my brain naturally resists weekend work. The reasons I am busy are all good, work is going great, I'm going for another position in the company, the company itself is doing well... The downside and the reason I'm feeling the pressure of falling behind is I'm trying to do everything right, and that's getting in the way of speed.
I don't want to leave my current gig until a replacement is hired and I can start training them. Progress has been made and I don't want anything to backslide. There are also some holes on my current team which means hiring. That little one word does not adequately describe the asspain involved. its staggering. postings and resumes and interviews and team interviews and senior leadership interviews and background/drug screens. Then there is everything involved with onboarding a new hire... All of this doesn't fall directly on me but I have to make sure everything is moving along. I think I would be the fiber if I could think of a good digestive metaphor.
Anyhow, I am back from a week out of town training and things got bittersweet. The class I taught was the first I developed with this organization and if everything goes as planned this will have been the last time I taught it. The realization hit me about halfway through the first day and I will admit that it got to me. I love what I do and there is a rush being in the front of a room that's hard to replicate anywhere else. The new gig comes with its own challenges but I don't think any as satisfying as helping a room full of skeptics decide to get great at their jobs.
Enough sappy nonsense. I had something I wanted to say. I have mentioned that I am on dating timeout for the summer. This might imply that I've been on a pile of dates but that is not the case. I think I have completed four official dates and three of those were with the same woman. Everything else was a dumpster fire of varying intensity. Those who know me in real life could attest that I have an alarmingly low bullshit tolerance. So when some of these things start off on the wrong foot, like, say, a profile picture from 20 years in the past, I am not shy about cutting my losses.
I always offer at least one drink because hey, I'm already there with another human being who is just trying to get by, but I let them know that its not going to work. I have had 4 conversations about current non-filtered profile pics. I would think that wouldn't be necessary because eventually you will have to meet the other person IN PERSON but...
This fall is going to be busy. I have a lot of football to watch and traveling to do. There is a wedding thrown in there and before I know it the holidays will be right around the corner. So Winter is my new target to meeting someone I can hang out with once a week or so. I am going to go with one of the paid sights under the advice of council. (multiple friends concerned about my social life) I guess it makes sense that some skin in the game should cut out a bunch of the nonsense. We shall see.
Enough lallygagging. Time to get back to work.