This small corner of the Internet doesn’t get that much traffic.
Outside of the ’bots that seem to be altogether way too busy indexing everything which leaves me a bit dumbfounded.
Since it’s the last week of 2011, I imagine some kind of recap of the year is in order. I find myself hard pressed though to garner up the energy to go into intricate detail though.
As years go, 2011 wasn’t a bad year. I worked a lot this year and that’s something I’m thankful for. I’ve seen too many people not working and not working for long periods of time not to acknowledge the blessing of having a job in tough times.
Most of the year I spent with one client and I liked that. I liked being at the client even though there were ups and downs and I found myself connecting with a few people. That’s something I like, connecting with people in a way that gets beyond the surface and building true relationships or at least going beyond that 2 dimensional kind of interaction that I find very artificial.
I worked at some other places too this year... those were adventures and not at all in a good way.
There is something going on in my field and I’m trying to understand it and figure out a way to ride the wave as it were or if not that figuring out an escape strategy.
It’s very hard for me to explain to people who aren’t familiar with the mechanisms and processes of the industry I work in what it is I do exactly. There are times I myself have trouble understanding it.
Sometimes I write, sometimes I design, but usually I’m cleaning up another person’s sloppy work.
I’m a finisher but it appears there is less and less emphasis or regard given to that aspect of work. There is also a ‘hot potato’ characteristic to a lot of the work I’m growing tired off. Being the last person to handle a project often means you are the person held most responsible if there are errors but since the whole concept of ‘finishing’ is being devalued less time is being given to that part of the process so the question is how to set clear parameters and define clear areas of responsibility in any given situation.
It requires the deftness of a diplomat and I’m not diplomat.
There were a couple of times this year I’ve really thought about going back and doing something I did before I got into my field, something which while I didn’t hate I certainly didn’t like but in those moments something that seemed to be a better alternative to how I earn a living today – maybe that speaks to just how bad some days were.
Overall though the year wasn’t sooo bad.
I’m a bit at a crossroads because I find more and more that I am thinking about the next ten or twenty years and wondering what it is I want out of life. I have arrived at this point mainly as a passenger on a train where I don’t remember buying a ticket to this destination and certainly feeling as if I missed my stop and should have gotten off the train a long time ago.
Being on the train though, still being a passenger, means I now have to adjust my travel plans and come up with a new destination. I wonder where it is I can go?
I get every sense 2012 will be about setting a new destination if I can.
I imagine I should be wishing anyone who makes their way here happy holidays but instead of doing that I will just pass along this simple wish - may the days in the year ahead be better than the ones before.
Outside of the ’bots that seem to be altogether way too busy indexing everything which leaves me a bit dumbfounded.
Since it’s the last week of 2011, I imagine some kind of recap of the year is in order. I find myself hard pressed though to garner up the energy to go into intricate detail though.
As years go, 2011 wasn’t a bad year. I worked a lot this year and that’s something I’m thankful for. I’ve seen too many people not working and not working for long periods of time not to acknowledge the blessing of having a job in tough times.
Most of the year I spent with one client and I liked that. I liked being at the client even though there were ups and downs and I found myself connecting with a few people. That’s something I like, connecting with people in a way that gets beyond the surface and building true relationships or at least going beyond that 2 dimensional kind of interaction that I find very artificial.
I worked at some other places too this year... those were adventures and not at all in a good way.
There is something going on in my field and I’m trying to understand it and figure out a way to ride the wave as it were or if not that figuring out an escape strategy.
It’s very hard for me to explain to people who aren’t familiar with the mechanisms and processes of the industry I work in what it is I do exactly. There are times I myself have trouble understanding it.
Sometimes I write, sometimes I design, but usually I’m cleaning up another person’s sloppy work.
I’m a finisher but it appears there is less and less emphasis or regard given to that aspect of work. There is also a ‘hot potato’ characteristic to a lot of the work I’m growing tired off. Being the last person to handle a project often means you are the person held most responsible if there are errors but since the whole concept of ‘finishing’ is being devalued less time is being given to that part of the process so the question is how to set clear parameters and define clear areas of responsibility in any given situation.
It requires the deftness of a diplomat and I’m not diplomat.
There were a couple of times this year I’ve really thought about going back and doing something I did before I got into my field, something which while I didn’t hate I certainly didn’t like but in those moments something that seemed to be a better alternative to how I earn a living today – maybe that speaks to just how bad some days were.
Overall though the year wasn’t sooo bad.
I’m a bit at a crossroads because I find more and more that I am thinking about the next ten or twenty years and wondering what it is I want out of life. I have arrived at this point mainly as a passenger on a train where I don’t remember buying a ticket to this destination and certainly feeling as if I missed my stop and should have gotten off the train a long time ago.
Being on the train though, still being a passenger, means I now have to adjust my travel plans and come up with a new destination. I wonder where it is I can go?
I get every sense 2012 will be about setting a new destination if I can.
I imagine I should be wishing anyone who makes their way here happy holidays but instead of doing that I will just pass along this simple wish - may the days in the year ahead be better than the ones before.
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