fish and houseguests...

have you ever overstayed your welcome? i've been with the same company for 7 years and it's time to move on. there were some serious issues here for a couple years, but the job market sucked so badly that i held onto the position. while it wasn't fulfilling and didn't allow room for professional growth the people were fun and it was a steady paycheck. we've gotten a new boss now, who is a really great team leader and understands that employees need to be appreciated, but it's really too little, too late. the decision was already made to go, and it's funny how once it is made, it is hard to unmake it in your head. the job here still doesn't allow for professional growth, and with 35 years to go before i hit retirement age, i constantly need to be growing and learning and adding tools to my toolbox.

i haven't been actively looking yet, but the feelers are out there. i'd been wanting to finish my degree first and catch my breath after the deployment, but a couple of opportunities have popped up. one is an i.t. management opportunity with a small company. on the surface that's perfect for me. it gets me the management/leadership role that i want to transition over from the military. i love team building and i hate leaving that behind when i take the uniform off. it's a decent pay hike and closer to home, and it's with a company that appears to value the i.t. department. i've got another interview with that tomorrow. wish me luck!