American Project Controller - airing this fall on the Narcolepsy Network!

So, how is the new job going, anyway, you ask?

The answer comes down to whether you are more comfortable with the devil you know or the devil you don’t know. It goes back to my comment last week about getting out of one’s comfort zone, expanding one’s boundaries. Anyway, taking the temperature of the new position:

Pro: I love the new working environment. I share an 8 x 15 cube (which is approximately 15 miles from Doom’s office) with another guy who they brought in from the outside; he seems pretty quiet thus far, but …

Con: … he is a fan of Boston-area sports. Which – well, wow, my God do I love Boston’s sports teams. The Red Sox, the Patriots … man, I just eat that shit up. (No, I don’t.) At least he’s not a dick about it. Regardless, my blog-ready pseudonym for him is especially apt: Hereafter, he will be known only as Nemesis.

Pro: I’ll be making more money!

Con: But I still haven’t received my offer letter yet. As far as I know, I’m still working at the same rate that I was previously, even though I know what I’m supposed to be making, and there’s quite the disparity between the two amounts. I guess it’s still tied up in HR or something, the bastards.

Pro: I’m learning new and exciting stuff!

Con: No, I’m not. The subject matter is about as dry as an Arizona summer, and I’ve only learned about 5 percent of what I need to know to succeed. Sigh. Still, it beats the hell out of whatever that was I working for before.

I’m not getting impatient, but I do still wonder what I’ve stepped into. Hey, did you know that project controllers can go to prison if they do their jobs incorrectly and they can't prove that they aren't idiots?

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