The above wristlet has nothing to do with what I plan to talk about today. But it was a pleasant memory, and I felt like it would be appropriate to share this photo again....
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A lady at work and I have developed an office friendship. Since she has a business on the side that I might want to use, we decided to exchange contact information. And I sent out a test message before starting to catch up on my other chores.
You might be wondering, why is this important? If all goes well, I will find a way out of this company, and start a new job with the state. That means I will need to have contact information sooner or later, and it made sense to exchange it now, considering that I expect that both of us will be leaving the office - but for very different reasons.
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The new crew is gradually making its presence known at the office. The former HR person is still employed, but seems to be a minister without portfolio. Other people have had their responsibilities reduced. And new management is not comfortable with the pay scales they need to have to attract New York region employees. So I think a lot more changes will be coming, and few of them for the better.
Being among the grunts gives me a unique perspective on things. And I am lucky that I don't depend on this job to get by from day to day. As I see it, the work will keep coming in, and they will phase out the "management" that once ran the old firm. By the time they are gone, I will likely be gone too. It'll be an interesting thing to say that I started in an Bronze level "Elite" level of corporate life, and ended up in the mail room....
