vergil's Journal: Work Assignments

I've recently been shifted to another part of my organization. Now instead of focusing my attention on customer support (phones, tickets, etc.) and working on writing documentation during off-peak hours, I'm responsible for writing, generating web content and helping manage the back-end of web services. Although I'm swamped with assignments, I'm really happy with my job, esp. since it seems that the more I learn, the more responsibilities I'll have. Plus I'll be able to do meaningful projects during work -- and not have to scavenge time outside of work.

I've noticed something about the way I conduct my work life. Although I'm not always as productive as I'd like to be, I always take my work home w/ me, whether that means I'm constantly planning projects in my head (even at social occaisions), or writing from home. I can only think of two jobs I've held where I left my work at work -- one was a security guard position; the other involved unloading trucks.

I'm going to have to bust my ass this weekend finalizing some lengthy end-user Unix documentation. Fun assignment, but I really have to deliver.

Slave

[rkz]

You are their slave, you would be better off opening a subway franchise.

so busy...

[jeff.covey]

you never have time for coffee anymore... :(

Re:so busy...

[vees]

He's waiting for you in the Pub.

Re:so busy...

[jeff.covey]

oh, lies. :-((

Re:so busy...

[vergil]

Mr. Covey:

Funny you should mention coffee and (indirectly) the Pub. Although the holy haven once known as "The Pub" had been walled off (sad, I know), I've recently detected furious activity within its long neglected interior -- the minions of the university's food monopoly [umbc.edu] were rearranging chairs and installing bottled drink refrigerators. My female companion (not sure what her Slashdot username is) suggested that they're probably intending on remaking the once glorious Pub into a coffee and soda only pi

Re:so busy...

[jeff.covey]

I will approach the Wood Company and offer a generous payment for the Pub's wall clock.

*sob*

yeah... sounds familure...

[nacks1]

I find the same thing with my jobs. The scary thing is when you have dreams about the thing that you forgot to do and everyone is yelling at you (not that this happens often, but does keep me on my toes).

Lately my female companion provides a good distraction from work (even with the pager going off at all hours). If you don't have one (the female companion.. not the pager :) ) I highly suggest finding one ;-)

Re:yeah... sounds familure...

[vergil]

Regardless of where I was working, I've always had those type of dreams. Sometimes they'd feature middle school Vergil and the shock/embarrasment of completely forgetting a significant assignment. More recent versions of this banal nightmare (as far as nightmares go, forgetting an assignment is kinda humdrum when ranked against nighttime conflicts involving invisible airborne demons) still retain one common aspect -- the moment of "aw FUCK!" panic when my dreaming self realizes I let an important project