A few things have presented themselves loudly in the past few days that make me really grateful that i chose to leave my old group at the time i did. There are a few other things about my new job that are just awesome all by themselves. I just want to share a few things that have occurred to me lately.
- I no longer have to deal with the zOS operating system. Hurray!
- I didn’t have to login from home and work on my snow day. There was a constant feeling of playing catch-up in the old position, and i saw quite a few emails from my former group members on the snow day indicating they had worked for a good portion of the day.
- The old division has been completely re-orged. Re-orgs are common in the corporate world, but there is always a lot of uncertainty in the midst of one.
- I’m going to get to use my statistics degree. I need to brush up on a few things, but i’m looking forward to that part.
- I get a shiny new Mac. This software releases on Mac, Windows and Linux only.
- I get to work with my mentor.
- I click really well with my new manager. I liked my ex-manager well enough, but i often felt like we didn’t quite “get” each other.
- There will be opportunities to meet real customers, and that’s a side of business i am definitely interested in.
I have only been here a few days, but i’m more excited about it every day.