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Change change change is in the air this year.
12 years ago
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So; a couple big announcements on my life.
On Tuesday I gave notice at my job that my last day would be December 6th. Still reeling from the feeling of finally being free. This job was my first work out of College, my only career period, and the place where I've spent most of my waking time for the entire 5 years I've lived in the Seattle area. I don't know what's kept me there so long, I have gained tons of great experience, but it was a very stressful workplace with much demand placed on the employees in terms of extra time and weekend time, all of it unpaid as I was salaried. It was probably fear of being without an income in a bad time economically, probably fear of upsetting the status quo when I had a steady reliable income and didn't know how to function in the professional environment. But in any case it's over. These last two days at work have been some of the most enjoyable in all my time there, I feel freed of stress and burden of feeling stuck in that workplace and can finally let my guard down.
So, second announcement; I will be starting my new position in early December at a new company in Kirkland I am very excited about. On my tour of the area I was amazed at how beautiful the building was, how much fun the employee's I would be working with look. And on top of that, Kirkland is a much much better place to work then Kent or Tukwila, in terms of places I can now live.
So, pursuant to announcement #2, I will now by moving apartments for the 3rd time this year. Doing some quick searching, finding a place not just nearby but actually in bicycling distance looks like it should not be much of a problem. I haven't been able to live in cycling distance from work since my summer job in Fairbanks, I can't wait to be freed from using my car on a daily basis. I hope I can find a place more rural and in the trees then my previous abodes. The next 6 months at the new job will be a lot of work and I'm going to be more short of money then the last couple years, but I hope it will pay off.
Oh also: Got my first ever tattoo today. Will post pics as soon as it heals up a bit.
On Tuesday I gave notice at my job that my last day would be December 6th. Still reeling from the feeling of finally being free. This job was my first work out of College, my only career period, and the place where I've spent most of my waking time for the entire 5 years I've lived in the Seattle area. I don't know what's kept me there so long, I have gained tons of great experience, but it was a very stressful workplace with much demand placed on the employees in terms of extra time and weekend time, all of it unpaid as I was salaried. It was probably fear of being without an income in a bad time economically, probably fear of upsetting the status quo when I had a steady reliable income and didn't know how to function in the professional environment. But in any case it's over. These last two days at work have been some of the most enjoyable in all my time there, I feel freed of stress and burden of feeling stuck in that workplace and can finally let my guard down.
So, second announcement; I will be starting my new position in early December at a new company in Kirkland I am very excited about. On my tour of the area I was amazed at how beautiful the building was, how much fun the employee's I would be working with look. And on top of that, Kirkland is a much much better place to work then Kent or Tukwila, in terms of places I can now live.
So, pursuant to announcement #2, I will now by moving apartments for the 3rd time this year. Doing some quick searching, finding a place not just nearby but actually in bicycling distance looks like it should not be much of a problem. I haven't been able to live in cycling distance from work since my summer job in Fairbanks, I can't wait to be freed from using my car on a daily basis. I hope I can find a place more rural and in the trees then my previous abodes. The next 6 months at the new job will be a lot of work and I'm going to be more short of money then the last couple years, but I hope it will pay off.
Oh also: Got my first ever tattoo today. Will post pics as soon as it heals up a bit.
Tattoo!? Oooo ja get a tribal Martin?
And hey, I like cycling too, sometimes. Seeing as I don't drive it's a better way to get about, and helps if you have nice scenery too. Something I didn't do enough of this year.
I put the pics in my scraps folder~