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[tanaise]

9,440 hours of my time has been assigned to projects between now and next march.

I don't actually think there are 9,440 hours between now and next march, but you can be damn sure I won't be working all of them.

I'm sort of half-heartedly looking for another job--half-heartedly because on the one hand, this isn't what I want to do with my life, but on the other I didn't know what I do want to do. And on the one hand, i like doing what I'm doing most of the time, but on the other hand, I hate not being treated fairly about it. And I'm pretty sure there's another set of hands in there as well. So I've started reading through the job section of the paper when I remember to. I think I want to stay with publishing, but that I"d probably like to go someplace smaller so that maybe I could get to do a wider variety of stuff. Part of me even wants to go to a non-profit, but I know I'd either take a pay cut or not get a raise if I did so. But if I was doing things that I'd like to be doing, I wouldn't mind not getting a raise right now. It's not like I'm just squeaking by these days (though I do need to sort out my finances a little better since I slid off of the correct schedule and my rent checks are now coming out of the wrong pay check, which confuses everything.), even if I wouldn't mind making more money than I am right now. And I want a new place to live this fall, I think, but also, that's sort of up in the air, as I don't think I'd be happy living by myself and I don't know anyone to live with.

Lately all I've been doing at work is reading over our request for bid papers and updating them for the project that's forthcoming very soon, and soon after that, the other two projects. And I'm such a grown-up that today I went and got folders to stick particular pieces of paper in them for reference. (I will undoubtedly put them on a shelf and forget about them for months now, but I actually did get to use them when my supervisor came over to talk to me about why I was arguing with him about launch dates. I was proven right, through the use of my various pieces of paper.) I count this as largely lazy work, since it's taking me ages and it really shouldn't--if I had other things to work on, I'd power through these, but I don't, so I don't care. Plus, these count as project management work, and I'm all about getting as much of that time as possible on my time card.

Comments

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

I know you were talking about Cambridge, but if you'd be interested in JP at all, I heard from Very Tall Matt this morning that he's got roommates moving out. Give a yell if you want.

[secritcrush.livejournal.com]

I think the answer to your work troubles is clear: celia clones.

[tanaise.livejournal.com]

Virtual Celias would be better, as then I wouldn't have to worry about feeding or housing the clones.