Working is supposed to be boost self-esteem, and it basically does, but spending your days reading and writing about the astonishing things being done by really young, really smart people all on the verge of changing the world is maybe not that helpful. Basically every startup there is is doing something with blockchain, or quantum. Nano… Continue reading This week I learned: 5 things 18.6.18
Working hard or hardly working: 5 things 11.6.18
Getting past the overwhelmed stage of new job. Now in the stage where I alternate between anxiety that I'm not feeling panicky, because what have I missed, and brief interludes of confidence, quickly interrupted by jolts of panic as I realise what I did indeed miss. All semi-smooth on the logistical front. Traffic isn't normally quite… Continue reading Working hard or hardly working: 5 things 11.6.18
I’ll just get the moaning out of my system then: 5 things 4.6.18
People keep asking how the job's going, and all I can say is, it's not fun yet. I have not yet reached my awesome. It's a lot to learn, it's very different to previous jobs in many ways, and I haven't had much time to do the learning – I've only been "on" for three… Continue reading I’ll just get the moaning out of my system then: 5 things 4.6.18
Here we go: 5 things 18.5.18
I start the new (temporary?) job today,* though I still get two days off this week for clearing the decks at home. It's all a bit scary. Aspects of the job that should be quite appealing – meeting interesting people; doing occasional events – are especially scary. I didn't used to be this introverted, but a… Continue reading Here we go: 5 things 18.5.18
Weebles wibble but they don’t fall down: 5 things 21.5.2018
Although the new job officially starts in June, I've sort of started already – with half a day of handover behind me, and my first task (conducting a short interview for the website) lined up for this Thursday evening. What I haven't yet done is had a proper discussion about my hours. It's a full-time job… Continue reading Weebles wibble but they don’t fall down: 5 things 21.5.2018
Well then: just 2 things 14.5.18
Apparently I have a job. Yay! It's not the job I wanted. Boo. But it's a job, and I think it'll be fun. And it's only six months. Also not ideal, but then again, it's not the ideal job, so. Pseudo-profound thought of the week: the difference between overwhelmed and not overwhelmed isn't the length… Continue reading Well then: just 2 things 14.5.18
So that went well: 5 things 7.5.18
We've just returned from a week in the south of England, and whether you read the post title as sarcasm or positivity, you're right. It was a week absolutely crammed with greater and lesser screw-ups, from the misplacing of vital items (or information) to communication failures and missed meetings. Everything was of course resolved, sometimes… Continue reading So that went well: 5 things 7.5.18
