04-08-2016, 01:55 PM
200mg of ModAlert 200 at 4:30AM and 4 cups of coffee in between then and now, and I'm finally starting to feel human. It's been a dickens of a week at work (worked 15 hours yesterday on a data center crisis - And we own and manage our own data centers, they aren't contracted...But how the DC manager racked, stacked, and powered over 300 new blades over the past two months without thinking to order additional filers to handle storage for them as they were provisioned for customers I can't even conceive. I ended up frantically getting four unused filers from one of our other four data centers sent to us by private courier, then shifting the budgets and required purchase forecasts for the two data centers involved around, and putting in the POs to replace the four filers we moved, all the while fielding hourly phone calls from my boss about when "the issue" would be fixed. "The issue" indeed.)
I really, really should have stuck with software development project management - I thought THAT was stressful, but these hours and this amount of stress aren't worth what I'm paid. However, at my age, I have to take into consideration the stability of the firm (it is one of the biggest hardware / software firms in the world, and the current leader in Cloud technology) and embrace the suck for another decade or so, until I can collect my full Social Security benefits - Those, combined with our 401K and my 40% VA disability check will keep the wife and I quite comfortable when we sell this house and move back to God's Country (Texas) to build a much smaller house on the 40 acre lot we've already purchased there.
There's light at the end of the tunnel, though - I applied for an internal transfer to Corporate HR's Mergers and Acquisitions division - We acquire 6-10 smaller firms in any given year, and they don't have a project manager to plan the activities for each transaction and keep Executive Management updated on the status of each deal on a regular basis, so when I saw that opening I jumped on it, went through 8 interviews, and was selected for the position, so all I have to do now is stay sane until June 1, when the transfer is effective (I have to complete the projects I'm assigned to now before my current VP will release me). It's going to be a mild challenge at first, as all I know about Mergers and Acquisitions comes from a couple of classes in grad school - But I still have those textbooks and can use the next 60 days or so to bone up on the basics. As far as the Project Management aspect of the new job, I'm not worried at all...Thank the heavens that Project Management is a discipline that can be applied to any field of endeavor using the same principles, tools, and techniques.
Work aside, both of my sick baby chickens from yesterday have made a full recovery and are back with their brothers and sisters, so tonight should be a rare, 100% stress free evening.
To my mentor Señor Don Diego de la Zander, my fine friends IceWizard, Admin of Steel, Revolution, Harley, Fireplaces, Audrey Hepburn, Insomnia_Sucks, HollywoodJimbo, willie33, Linville, and Popster, and to the new acquaintances I've made over thee past week (hope you all stick around!), Have as good a Friday as you can, and make your weekend one to remember.
Best,
- b2g
I really, really should have stuck with software development project management - I thought THAT was stressful, but these hours and this amount of stress aren't worth what I'm paid. However, at my age, I have to take into consideration the stability of the firm (it is one of the biggest hardware / software firms in the world, and the current leader in Cloud technology) and embrace the suck for another decade or so, until I can collect my full Social Security benefits - Those, combined with our 401K and my 40% VA disability check will keep the wife and I quite comfortable when we sell this house and move back to God's Country (Texas) to build a much smaller house on the 40 acre lot we've already purchased there.
There's light at the end of the tunnel, though - I applied for an internal transfer to Corporate HR's Mergers and Acquisitions division - We acquire 6-10 smaller firms in any given year, and they don't have a project manager to plan the activities for each transaction and keep Executive Management updated on the status of each deal on a regular basis, so when I saw that opening I jumped on it, went through 8 interviews, and was selected for the position, so all I have to do now is stay sane until June 1, when the transfer is effective (I have to complete the projects I'm assigned to now before my current VP will release me). It's going to be a mild challenge at first, as all I know about Mergers and Acquisitions comes from a couple of classes in grad school - But I still have those textbooks and can use the next 60 days or so to bone up on the basics. As far as the Project Management aspect of the new job, I'm not worried at all...Thank the heavens that Project Management is a discipline that can be applied to any field of endeavor using the same principles, tools, and techniques.
Work aside, both of my sick baby chickens from yesterday have made a full recovery and are back with their brothers and sisters, so tonight should be a rare, 100% stress free evening.
To my mentor Señor Don Diego de la Zander, my fine friends IceWizard, Admin of Steel, Revolution, Harley, Fireplaces, Audrey Hepburn, Insomnia_Sucks, HollywoodJimbo, willie33, Linville, and Popster, and to the new acquaintances I've made over thee past week (hope you all stick around!), Have as good a Friday as you can, and make your weekend one to remember.
Best,
- b2g
so ill accept if you re-send. 
 
It is Well with My Soul 
![[Image: 319558-grumpy-cat-its-saay.jpg]](http://stuffpoint.com/grumpy-cat/image/319558-grumpy-cat-its-saay.jpg)
 But only my fiancé and I in the office (we work for the same company) sooooo the music is playing LOUD