Need a break? Got Larry and 63?
Wednesday, 23. July 2008, 04:54:54
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Old buddies reunited, and it feels so good.....
If you ever need a break, old friends of mine come together again. I am disappointed that they did not do The Mollusk by Ween.
It has been awhile since I have had a moment to sit nd write. It seems the last few weeks as a whirlwind. I have been in two search committees tryig to replace key players from the University fabric. i sit in an incomfortable position at times. People value my opinion and have been asking a lot of that lately. I have been working with a good new colleague in order to implement our Xtender document management and imaging product. It's been a rocky road as documentation is antiquated and we had to absorb and old version of the product and bring it current and change the database type to Orcle 10G. If we were to call in consultants they would be paid 200/hr but between E and I, maybe its 85-100 an hour. I'd say the university is getting a phenomenal deal.
I love my wife and I have had a hard time showing that to her this past little bit as our finances are tight and with that stress is high. The economy and fuel prices and energy hikes re taking their toll on us. The cushion we had is rapidly deteriorating. Yes we are home owners, but this economy has us by the proverbial 'balls'. The family trips of summer have come and gone, Liz took Dennis to Tennessee for a faily funeral and that added to the stress as she was back there 10 days. Didn't know what to do with myself over the 4th of July. I missed her and wish I could have conveyed those thoughts and feelings better. Dennis is a million miles an hour and is the size of most four year olds. Liz does a great job with Dennis, but gets frustrated especially during the warm summer months....I feel that we are in the right place doing the right thing, but compensation at work is hurting us. I feel like I am giving a lot to the University and that it just may not pay off, but I can't seem to be like others and just coast. Its not my nature. i have been working on keeping Blackboard stable and that has come a long way. i keep having to try and teach people that I have a staff that I have taught to do things that I do. I do not want to be a bottle neck to other organizations and need to teach others to trust in those I empower. My boss and other colleagues are generall great, but I keep getting past various responsibilities and tasks as they do not understand how to make our ERp do the things that I can make it do.
I interviewed a previous employee. his skill set is superb and he has matured immensely. He has become a father of a precious little girl and hope that he does well. He deserves a lot more than what he is finding like many a good person.
Summer is an odd time for me as I fell bured trying to make ends meet, and keep projects from getting strayed off course as many at the University feel it is a time to coast and slide and let things just glide. I am not stressed, just trying to manage bring an enterprise management system tot he university, enhancing and updating and antquated payment gateway interface that noone has wanted to take ownership of for nearly a decade, trying to manage a group of employees to understand a good solid work ethic, keep my wife and infant happy and feeling secure, managing a student information system, and a lot of other things.
So like I said, if a break is need enjoy hte Larry and 63 reunion. Its a pleasure to see good friends reunited.
Cheers.....
Old buddies reunited, and it feels so good.....
If you ever need a break, old friends of mine come together again. I am disappointed that they did not do The Mollusk by Ween.
It has been awhile since I have had a moment to sit nd write. It seems the last few weeks as a whirlwind. I have been in two search committees tryig to replace key players from the University fabric. i sit in an incomfortable position at times. People value my opinion and have been asking a lot of that lately. I have been working with a good new colleague in order to implement our Xtender document management and imaging product. It's been a rocky road as documentation is antiquated and we had to absorb and old version of the product and bring it current and change the database type to Orcle 10G. If we were to call in consultants they would be paid 200/hr but between E and I, maybe its 85-100 an hour. I'd say the university is getting a phenomenal deal.
I love my wife and I have had a hard time showing that to her this past little bit as our finances are tight and with that stress is high. The economy and fuel prices and energy hikes re taking their toll on us. The cushion we had is rapidly deteriorating. Yes we are home owners, but this economy has us by the proverbial 'balls'. The family trips of summer have come and gone, Liz took Dennis to Tennessee for a faily funeral and that added to the stress as she was back there 10 days. Didn't know what to do with myself over the 4th of July. I missed her and wish I could have conveyed those thoughts and feelings better. Dennis is a million miles an hour and is the size of most four year olds. Liz does a great job with Dennis, but gets frustrated especially during the warm summer months....I feel that we are in the right place doing the right thing, but compensation at work is hurting us. I feel like I am giving a lot to the University and that it just may not pay off, but I can't seem to be like others and just coast. Its not my nature. i have been working on keeping Blackboard stable and that has come a long way. i keep having to try and teach people that I have a staff that I have taught to do things that I do. I do not want to be a bottle neck to other organizations and need to teach others to trust in those I empower. My boss and other colleagues are generall great, but I keep getting past various responsibilities and tasks as they do not understand how to make our ERp do the things that I can make it do.
I interviewed a previous employee. his skill set is superb and he has matured immensely. He has become a father of a precious little girl and hope that he does well. He deserves a lot more than what he is finding like many a good person.
Summer is an odd time for me as I fell bured trying to make ends meet, and keep projects from getting strayed off course as many at the University feel it is a time to coast and slide and let things just glide. I am not stressed, just trying to manage bring an enterprise management system tot he university, enhancing and updating and antquated payment gateway interface that noone has wanted to take ownership of for nearly a decade, trying to manage a group of employees to understand a good solid work ethic, keep my wife and infant happy and feeling secure, managing a student information system, and a lot of other things.
So like I said, if a break is need enjoy hte Larry and 63 reunion. Its a pleasure to see good friends reunited.
Cheers.....
WIDGETIZE