Introverts should run not businesses dependent upon aggressive self-promotion and networking ( Read more... )

Good thing of the week ( Read more... )

As some of you probably know, my position is up for grabs because I'm hitting the maximum engagement time this client allows for any one contractor. I'm out the door soon, and a new person steps in. I'm in the unusual position (particularly for a contract employee) of interviewing my own replacement ( Read more... )

Got the word that I'm very unlikely to get extended at work. It's Policy from Upstairs, and the pendulum on extension-exceptions has swung to the "No, not ever. Never. Ever." side again. The contract I'm on is funded for 6 more months. But they have to boot me because I've already been here 18 months. The managers involved are NOT happy about ( Read more... )

... when a call to a former customer contact is routed to Corporate Counsel.

Oh well, it's official. Back on the streets as of May 2nd -- the uber-closed-door boss doesn't have any open positions for a contractor once I roll off the current project ( Read more... )

Been busy as usual. I haven't checked my friends list in forever, sorry ( Read more... )

Busy day. Actually *productive* in spite of dealing with the SAP turf-wars, politically-based stone-walling, lack of specs, and other such joys ( Read more... )

This last week has included two out-of-state trips, a relative felled by a stroke, five job interviews, two (unsuccessful) attempts at locating the hawk referred to in previous posts, and not a single night with more than 4 hours of sleep (big-time insomnia ( Read more... )

Not sure I could ever qualify for this position short of major surgery:

"Prepaid technologies and solutions pioneer seeking Senior Systems stud"

I can just envision the annual Performance Review ...