Every now and again it occurs to me that things, while seemingly unpleasant in situation, are often made unpleasant by ones attitude on life. I find myself in a daily battle with my client as we’re both entrenched in this dilapidated new system that they’ve implemented worldwide, and are each day at the mercy of the vendors. It’s been over a month now and several requests we’ve put through for procedures to be pushed to production are still in backlog.
I’m sitting here after going through the third iteration of releasing this application to my boss, who is very particular about his interfaces, and I just feel a little at peace. I’ve been stressing, stressing, and have become so entrenched in the day to day goings of my client I’ve nearly forgotten I work for another company. I suppose that is not a bad thing since I tend to work more hours than I bill, and am generally pleased to be around these people. I’m a little disappointed that at some point I’ll leave and never really figure out what happens with them, whether what I did mattered, or whether they’re going to curse my name afterwards.
At my home company email traffic has dried up, and every once in a while I get news from home base. I don’t expect much more from being a consultant, but it seems the personal contacts I’ve made do not share the same interest to stay in communication. Not that it matters, but it was nice to get to know them on a less work based basis.
I like being a consultant, it’s nice to be able to switch companies, switch job duties, and not be pegged to one particular duty. However, I’m not in control of my hours (only am to an extent), I’m not in control of where I work, and I’m not in control of the environment I’m exposed to. Up to this point I’ve been blessed to work with a dedicated group of people in both a financial company, and now in an industrial company. I must say I much prefer the industrial company over any other. It’s a whole unique environment filled with procedure, diverse (in the sense of personality over skin color) group of people, and most of the time people have been in the company on the long term. They’re more vocal about their needs, and that’s what I want to know. I can make them crap and call it dinner, or I can make them steak. It all depends on how they’re willing to work with me, and to this point I can only lump praise on their acceptance of my work. I’ve not yet been called a son of a bitch like many others before me. Trust me, my division manager is quick to point out ones faults, and thus far he’s only been kind. He’s even told me that after I’m done working here I’ll be drinking 40’s, and praying never to see this place again. A lot of the guys ask me if I’ve brought the long necks, or 40’s when I come into the room to install applications. I tell you, appreciation goes a long way, and here I feel it daily.
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