getting in shape
...and in a series of decisions this week, I find myself planning for our last big vacation in probably quite a while. This makes me only a little sad that we won't be able to go to a western-culture country for Christmas (it'll be an at-home, Japan Christmas...sigh), but the thought of three weeks in Italy, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland is pretty damn good. And I'll be missing my most hated office days in August, so that will be fantabulous.
I hate the "even though you don't have anything to do for work, show up and pretend like you're doing something useful so we can feel justified in paying you" idea around here. At least for my job, though I have seen the career counselor in the desk next to me occasionally close his eyes while reading his dictionary. For times when there really is nothing to do, I'd almost rather take a pay cut, go home, and do something interesting. Sometimes. I'm glad I'm not at my office most of the year. Very glad. 13 more months here...and I can almost guarantee you they're going to be extremely different from the past 23. And that makes me excited.
I hate the "even though you don't have anything to do for work, show up and pretend like you're doing something useful so we can feel justified in paying you" idea around here. At least for my job, though I have seen the career counselor in the desk next to me occasionally close his eyes while reading his dictionary. For times when there really is nothing to do, I'd almost rather take a pay cut, go home, and do something interesting. Sometimes. I'm glad I'm not at my office most of the year. Very glad. 13 more months here...and I can almost guarantee you they're going to be extremely different from the past 23. And that makes me excited.