5 years
5 years ago today I started working in my first real career-type job, and I'm still there. When I finally set foot in the federal building that first week, I didn't know what to expect. I filled out a bunch of paperwork and really didn't do much of anything, since the real training was to begin the next week when I flew across the country to be in DC for the first time since that nice summer of '01. Since then, I've done a bunch of boring stuff, a bit of exciting and stressful stuff, and I've got a collection of stories that are fun to tell in a roundabout way. I guess I have to tell all of them in a roundabout way, but that's the nature of the job. I've even got a few things that I still haven't told anyone, despite what you may think when I blurt out crap when I'm drinking. Certainly nothing that is sensitive or dangerous. Otherwise I'd have to kill you, blah, blah, blah....
So where do we go from here? I'm still trying to pick up an analyst position. Hopefully more will open up for the new fiscal year, because it's getting annoying to sit around and wait for one or two to roll by every once in awhile. Some overseas assignments are starting to look real tempting, but the odds of getting them are slim to none. That Paris one was really juicy; too bad I was totally unqualified and couldn't even apply to it. Ideally, within a year from now I'll be in a new position or at least in the midst of training, but we all know how slow the government works, so we'll see if that pans out. I'm just happy to have a steady job that isn't too hard and gives me fun adventures every once in awhile. I could certainly use another theme park or out-of-state trip, however.
I'm probably a little behind in where I saw my life at this point, but that's just because I'm a picky person and stubborn. I've made adjustments, so I do hope that these adjustments help and do not hinder me in any unforeseen ways. I love it when I have to be vague on my own journal. And yet, I think about these things. Just part of getting older, I guess.
SO I hope the next five years are as terrorist-free as my first five have been (and I don't mean substituting it with lazy spies). Because I don't like terrorists. They annoy me.
So where do we go from here? I'm still trying to pick up an analyst position. Hopefully more will open up for the new fiscal year, because it's getting annoying to sit around and wait for one or two to roll by every once in awhile. Some overseas assignments are starting to look real tempting, but the odds of getting them are slim to none. That Paris one was really juicy; too bad I was totally unqualified and couldn't even apply to it. Ideally, within a year from now I'll be in a new position or at least in the midst of training, but we all know how slow the government works, so we'll see if that pans out. I'm just happy to have a steady job that isn't too hard and gives me fun adventures every once in awhile. I could certainly use another theme park or out-of-state trip, however.
I'm probably a little behind in where I saw my life at this point, but that's just because I'm a picky person and stubborn. I've made adjustments, so I do hope that these adjustments help and do not hinder me in any unforeseen ways. I love it when I have to be vague on my own journal. And yet, I think about these things. Just part of getting older, I guess.
SO I hope the next five years are as terrorist-free as my first five have been (and I don't mean substituting it with lazy spies). Because I don't like terrorists. They annoy me.