Riding on a cloud

It's about time I go home for a little bit.



My latest project is delivered. I received my "Five Year Pin" today for surviving in a very competitive company. But it's the last year that I'm particularly proud of surviving.

Three of my bosses met with me today to congratulate me on my first five and to thank me for choosing to be where I am and for doing the work I've done in the last year.

It's been really hard. My current boss is an institution and a legend, known within and beyond my company for being great at what he does, and he's retiring soon and I'm the only known replacement, and most people here were betting against me last year for having what it takes.

But he bet on me as being the one who could finally realease his conscience from this place and let him walk away in retirement knowing all will survive. And I bet on him as being the one who could finally give me work that didn't bore the ever loving s**t out of me and for once required what I'm capable of.

Now, I wouldn't say I'm completely ready to take over, but I do think I've done enough to convince myself and most others that I'm capable of doing it and may, in a different way altogether from my boss, be really good at it.  

So three of my bosses met me to congratulate me today. One of them is somewhat famous and therefore really busy and it touched me that he took the time from his schedule to be there. He's impressed me since before I actually met him here as an ethical and brilliant person, and my personal knowledge of him now while I know him in person has done nothing to disuade that opinion.

So it's a good time to visit home. I have accomplished the first part of my personal mission and company duty here and will get a chance to be re-energized to complete the next.



 
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