Workin' in Jerz...
Things have been moving along quite nicely at work. Ever since I decided that I was going to be here for at least another 6 months, I have really been putting in a bunch more effort and it's paying off. I've been getting some praise, which is always nice, and the quality of my work and communication skills is appreciated by my superiors. We just had a practice group meeting yesterday to talk about the merger with the huge consultancy that just purchased our company, and it was good to hear from the senior leadership about the changes that were going to be going on in the next year or so. The main change is that the area in which I work, business analytics and reporting, is an area that the large consultancy is in desperate need, so that means that we're going to be quickly integrated into their jobs and that we're going to be a sought after commodity, which is always a good thing in terms of career growth. It'll be exciting in the coming months to see how things pan out, but I think that in the end, it'll be a good thing.
The project that I'm currently working on, is located in Central Jersey, so they have me driving the hour and fifteen minutes from Brooklyn to get here, which is fine. I make good time, and I enjoy the solitude of the drive. Because I'm reverse commuting, there isn't usually much traffic unless there is an accident, so that makes it bearable. The other nice thing is that I've been able to keep my rental car through the weekends instead of returning it every Friday, so having a car in the city has actually turned out to be quite nice and not nearly the hassel I thought that it was going to be. I am only slated to be on this project for another week, so I'm looking forward to moving onto something else, it'll be a good learning experience.
When looking at my various options of where I could move after the end of January, it has become very obvious that the best place for me is back up at my parents house. The whole Boston thing, while it sounds like a great idea, and I'm sure that I would have a great time, it's just not right for me at this moment. I have too much to gain by staying at my current job (because of the merger), and I can't do that if I move to the Boston area because my company doesn't have enough clients over there. In liu of this recent finding, I've been looking forward to it, but there's not much that I can do. Today is the deadline for submitting some of these spreadsheets that we've been working on, so I have to just stay here and crank it out till I am finished. Hopefully I'll get out a little earlier than last night, seeing as how I walked into my house around 8:30 (not that that's all that late, but it's a 13 hour work day for me).
Anyway, my break is about over and now that I have filled you with adequate joy, I'm going to get back to work.
"Ca ca ca ca CAW!" If you can tell me what that is from and your name isn't Laura, then I will give you a cookie.