Back to the salt mines...

Sooo, screwed up yesterday and gave myself caffeine withdrawal. AFter having 2+ cups of caffeine most of vacation, I only managed to get 1/2 cup of coffee yesterday morning due to the hotel running out of just pure columbian by the time I got to lobby. And as I had banana + almond butter for meal on road, stomach was too acidy to contemplate more caffeine in any form if I had realized. Fortunately, it waited till 7 pm to start hitting. But it took me till 10 pm to figure it out. Doh.

But it didn't interfere too much with sleep. Still had crazy wicked dreams after about 2 am. Of course, again, now I remember why - been taking 2 claritin D's on and off, which always results in much much lighter sleep. Well, not lighter as in you'll wake me up, but lighter as in I remember my REM. Hopefully, tonight I'll have energy and feel like dusting/vacuuming (stomach was upset at 2 bananas yesterday) so that I can reliably go back down to 1 and then start switching to every other day in anticipation of getting off of it before the cold really hits and my fingers/toes suffer. Also, need to make sure I'm off of most of the withdrawal/lethargy BEFORE going to madrid.

Have I mentioned how much I hate my sensitivity to uppers/downers?

On the drive back, my brain was occasionally flashing on all the work that awaits: the workshop prep with client getting more nervous as they keep changing focus, the revisions of the supplements, a new preclin paper from client to revise, and who knows what else has come up. Which, I won't be bored. And there is job security. (and despite my bitching and complaining about the amounts, and tendency to procrastination, I do love what I do. Especially in comparison to anything else I could do with my degree).

Okay, time to get ready so I can actually wander in at 9 am on time for once. Also have to put my desk in order from the "move", so that should be interesting.

I love my job. I do.

At least I keep reminding myself.

Turns out last week was kind of epic at work.

Our main contact at the client, who pretty much is responsible for getting us in to business with this company, has decided to take another job. This resulted in the team needing to get budgets for the rest of the year done and signed.

Then, Friday came around, and our new colleague, SP, informed our boss that she was resigning. She'd just told him on Tuesday that she was happy, she supposedly doesn't have anything else lined up, she just "doesn't like developing content", even though it was repeated emphasized to her that that is what our editorial side does regardless of level and the types of deliverables we develop. (as an aside, found out she was hired in at level above me. *rolls eyes* definitely not that impressed with her anymore)

I mean, we'd relatively eased her in, but she did help out a ton given how busy the last 2 months were. But also just amazed that she gave no indication - I mean we went on walks, ate lunch, etc. Thought she was fine.

Needless to say though, job security. And I might get a little bit more pointed about not getting bump to ASD and what I need to do to get there. Then again, there are benefits to just continued raises without increased responsibility too (except, technically, I do have it).

SP also did not do even half of what I'd needed done on the supplement, and client services decided for better or worse not to send it out. Should see how much of it I can knock out tonight if I don't want things to start getting crazy.

Remember, I love my job. *face plant*