I know at some point I have mentioned that I have what I have classified as "Job ADD". I poked through the archives half-heartedly but came up empty, so maybe it was elsewhere as a comment - either way, I fully acknowledge that I have this ailment. Despite the fact that this ADD has caused my resume to be considerably longer than it probably ought to be, I think I need to add one final bullet to each entry so that people get a more accurate picture of me when viewing the thing. This would then cause my resume to look something like this:
Lead Software Engineer - Company X April 07 - Present
- Worked as a leader of a team to do such and such,
- Spearheaded efforts for that other thing,
- Contributed to blah blah blah with the net result of brag brag brag
- Oh look, a baby squirrel!
- Developed such and such a thing for customer P to the great success and joy of all involved
- Contributed to the overthrow of a corporate dictator
- Generated endless hours of useless paperwork
- Oh look, a baby squirrel!
Yeah...I'm changing jobs. Again. I have high hopes for the new one. (Though maybe that's what contributes to the inevitable disappointment. So maybe I should just have no hopes this go-round?) I feel bad, because it's not that I set out to be this way. I really would like to find a place where I have something to do, enjoy that something even 51% of the time, and have to deal with only minor incompetence. I think a situation like that could forestall the appearance of those dratted baby squirrels doing their siren dancing on the other side of the fence for at least an extra year. Maybe two.
*With apologies to Eric for stealing his baby squirrel phrase.
Maybe you'd like a baby squirrel for Christmas? You can take it to work and stay amused at work so that you dont change jobs ever again. How's that sound?
ReplyDeleteIf it was a flying squirrel that would be happy to burrow in a pocket, sure. And as long as it didn't bite. Though I'm not sure about the "ever again" thing...don't think I want to be that locked in.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your new job! And here I thought you were going to describe your on-the-job ADD, but you mean actually JOB ADD. I suffer the former and yet, I have an insufferable reluctance to change jobs. I envy your ability to be transient.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gwynne. Though of course I'm not sure it's a great ability to be transient...I agonize about it and then figure I'm making the wrong decision, and second guess myself immeasurably...and so on and so forth.
ReplyDeleteAs for on-the-job ADD ...I think I have that, too. :)