A Little Catching Up To Do

It’s been so long since I’ve been here regularly that I’ve forgotten how to add a picture.  Must get around to that.

So Crazy Land is over a year away now.  My conversations about work are considerably less interesting than they used to be.  I’m now a worker drone for the State and, despite what everyone thinks, it’s demanding in its own weird way.  My area is particularly hard-pressed right now and I’ve only been in this job for a month.  I’m an HR Specialist, not that means anything to anyone.  I started here as a temp last June and got this permanent gig after an unofficial try-out.

The temp job was demoralizing, depressing and, frankly, could probably have been done by someone with rudimentary intelligence.  I spent every last bit of my time every day either filing, alphabetizing or putting together new hire packets.  Within a month or so, when nothing more demanding appeared on the horizon, I knew it wasn’t going to be a sucessful long-term career move. 

The big question is, does anybody here actually read applications?  I don’t mean to complain too much, because at least I had a job when so many others would have taken it and been truly grateful.  However, neither my temp supervisor or my new, improved permanent supervisor seem to have any inkling that I worked in the private sector and, that at one point, I was responsible for the day-to-day management of a company.  I’m baffled.  But then, having spent years in Crazy Land, this is not a new experience for me.

I spend half of my lunch time meditating and, unfortunately, the time has come for me to sit in a conference room and simply be for 20 minutes.  And I have so much to tell….not the least of which is the great story of how I left my post.  The trouble that rained down on me is still a topic of conversation amongst my co-workers. 

Hang on, there’s more to come.  It’s nice to be back.

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