Working At The Top

Sorry for the hiatus, loyal readers. I've begun new employment and have been busy with work and spending quality time with the Xbox 360 wife. My nephew (the bigger one) asked his mom/my sister if it was normal for one person to have three jobs in one year, referring to his uncle, of course. That's a testament to just one example of the good influences I'm having to the youth of tomorrow.

Although this breaks my "get-laid-off-every-two-years" streak, it was very liberating to hand in my resignation letter and for the first time be fully in control of my situation. The following two weeks after my resignation was spent exploring new areas of the Internet, and fully distracting other co-workers who had better things to do than watch me play with the chotchkes on their desks.

I'm just starting week 3 of the new gig. My new office is above the Manhattan Mall, where I can get Cajun chicken, video games, and teenage girl clothing without ever having to leave the building. (I've amassed frequent diner cards for three of the food court eateries so far.) Looking back ten years ago, my very first job was in the Electronics Boutique in the basement of the same building, and here I am now, just a few floors above it. I think that's what they call the "Circle of Life."

Things are going much better than I anticipated at this new place. I'm afraid to look back on this blog and see if this was my same feeling four months ago at the brand name company where I so readily resigned from. As I'm writing this, I have two friends who are beginning their first days at new jobs themselves. I had told them that changes like this can only lead to good. And I do believe that, so I'll stick to my guns and concentrate on moving forward and not looking back, unless someone complains how bad their job is, and I'm sure I can dig up some experiences from my past to top theirs.