kokopelle | Entries tagged with job

I have two more years before I turn 50. This can be a fairly big time for those with a day job. I've known friends that changed careers at about that time. I'm considering doing this for my own reasons. They spring from the realization that I have a finite number of years left in the work-a-day world. I've got a pretty unique set of credentials that can take me in a number of directions. Right now I'm in validation as a Software Compliance Analyst. I do well at it, but I could do more what what I know and what I'm capable of. Now is the time to make a change! Then, hopefully, I can stay put while I ride out my final years in the job market.

Current Mood: contemplative

Today I made a really big move at work. I've worked with a certain department for years, writing software used by themselves and the plant. The manager of the group has been helpful, but I had to push a lot of the initiatives in the face of the manager's reluctance. Things have gotten really weird recently with the same manager having core job competency issues. They are also in real danger of running off their right and left hand assistant.

Today I pushed forward a plan that would move the manager into a lesser position and elevate myself over the assistant and the initiatives of the department. These duties would be in addition to my regular duties, but they are things I've been doing outside of my duties already, just in an unofficial way. I the plan by my boss and the assistant. My boss did not kill it right away and asked for a description of everyone's new job duties. I've supplied that and now I am waiting for what will happen next.

Yep, big stuff. We'll see were this goes.

Current Mood: anxious

I was fired in my dream this morning. I only realized that I wasn't fired when I woke up. I didn't panic. During the dream I was working through all the things I had to do and could do to move forward. I ended up hoping I could go back to my prior job and living in the prior house that had not sold yet. The incredible hassle was going to be the moving part. Yuck.

Fortunately this dreamed reality does not match up with my waking reality. We do have several houses on the market, but we would not have to move if I were to go back to my old job. I had the impression that my “old job” was my current waking job, but I can't be for sure.

My dreams get really fuzzy upon awaking, but I do remember a few aspects. Apparently I had been at the dream job for about three years and I was about to go onto some new things on the job, so it was disappointed to leave the job. This does match up with details of my waking job.

The other really weird aspect of the dream is that I was scheduled to pitch in a softball game. I attended a party and “forgot” to go to the softballs game and do my pitching. I then found out about the loss of the job. This is pure dream because I don't play softball and have never pitched. I was a key player in the game, and knew that people had been disappointed by my non-appearance. My dream was making things up, but I have to wonder what cross-mapping it was making to aspects of waking reality.

Current Mood: anxious

I'll shortly be changing job positions at my workplace. Right now I am a Senior Project Engineer in the Engineering/Maintenance department. I'll be moving to a SQA (Software Quality Assurance) Specialist position in the Quality department.

What do I get to do? The position summary goes "Collaborate with Quality, Operations, Distribution, and IT organizations to effectively deploy Global and Local Policies and Procedures pertaining to Software Quality Assurance."

Oh boy! A wonderful computer geek job! This will mean lots of new training and an opportunity to leverage all the hardware/software/programming experience I've been building up over the years. One more big change in my life!

(big smile)

This is another thing that brings a big smile to my face: