Oh how I wish that my title pertained to parties, shopping, cooking and visiting friends and family.
No, rather it is about work. I love the holidays, or should say that I used to love the holidays when I was a child. But then, why wouldn't I love it then. My only responsibilities were to help decorate the tree, watch my mother prepare Christmas Dinner, pick out gifts for others to pay for and write letters to Santa. Pure bliss.
Since 1999 the Holidays have not been the same for me. I still love giving and receiving gifts, but loosing my mother; finally being in the financial place where I could indulge my self without having to resort to meatless weeks for a lack of money resulting in me being one of those people who are very hard to shop for; having to work the day after Thanksgiving, and having the office be closed only on Christmas Day, the holidays became less special.
This year is the first year that I went out of my way to decorate (2 trees, light outside, cookies) and it is fun, but it is hard to enjoy when exhausted from work. What happens is that several vendors run their business such that they have contract renewals at the end of the year, then you have to face those who plan to take the last 2 years of the year off. So I find my self scrambling to get things done to meet others needs and schedules instead of doing things on my own schedule. To top it off, I have had a nasty sinus infection that has had me dizzy and sleepy for over 10 days.
Next year I am going to be smarter. I am going to save enough vacation to be able to take more than 3 days off at the end of the year, and I am going to plan to take a winter vacation in early January!
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Hair Balls and other pre sleep musings.
Sometime all you can do is move the hair ball to the other pocket.
This is currently how I feel today.
Not exactly sure what it means with respect to me, but I read it in a "Dilbert" comic (see my reader list) and it made me laugh. The more I thought about it the more I decided that I applied to me, today, right now.
It probably stems from being overworked and slightly stressed. The problem in being in the services business, is that other peoples schedules and needs suddenly determine your schedule. Usually I don't mind, but today it really got on my nerves. I really need to take some time and work on my patience. Someone called me about an agreement, that actually was next in line, but I told him (not to kindly) that he would get it tomorrow after I got several other agreements that were equally as important to the people who asked for it first. Sigh, I really need to work on my holiday spirit.
This is currently how I feel today.
Not exactly sure what it means with respect to me, but I read it in a "Dilbert" comic (see my reader list) and it made me laugh. The more I thought about it the more I decided that I applied to me, today, right now.
It probably stems from being overworked and slightly stressed. The problem in being in the services business, is that other peoples schedules and needs suddenly determine your schedule. Usually I don't mind, but today it really got on my nerves. I really need to take some time and work on my patience. Someone called me about an agreement, that actually was next in line, but I told him (not to kindly) that he would get it tomorrow after I got several other agreements that were equally as important to the people who asked for it first. Sigh, I really need to work on my holiday spirit.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Mind Games
I really love being an attorney. I enjoy having a job where I am able to think creatively about problems and help people settle their issues.
About a year ago I took a new job. It is very exciting and has renewed my love of practicing law. I was a technology attorney for about 13 years. I worked on software, services, outsourcing, consulting and electronic trade agreements. I worked for computer companies, travel companies, Internet data providers and investment banks. I had a great time. But after a while I became bored with doing the same thing over and over again.
I decided to leave my beloved NYC and move to South Western Michigan to have a chance to be a generalist. My new job is all that I hoped it would be and more. I am working on employee benefits, employment and labor law, I do commercial transactions and I am involved with investment decisions, litigation and a smattering of technology. It is great fun.
Today I have worked on issues that involve federal codes, federal civil procedure, technology law with a bit of employment law thrown in. I really does not get much better than this in my estimation.
It is sad that most people come in contact with what I will call general criminal or commercial lawyers, and that is where they form their impression of the practice of law. I am happy that there are people out there who help private citizens with their legal problems, but I am also just as happy that I don't practice that type of law. I wonder if people who come into contact with lawyers for happy reasons (buying real estate or purchasing a business,) have a better impression of lawyers than the ones who only engage lawyers to sue others. Probably.
About a year ago I took a new job. It is very exciting and has renewed my love of practicing law. I was a technology attorney for about 13 years. I worked on software, services, outsourcing, consulting and electronic trade agreements. I worked for computer companies, travel companies, Internet data providers and investment banks. I had a great time. But after a while I became bored with doing the same thing over and over again.
I decided to leave my beloved NYC and move to South Western Michigan to have a chance to be a generalist. My new job is all that I hoped it would be and more. I am working on employee benefits, employment and labor law, I do commercial transactions and I am involved with investment decisions, litigation and a smattering of technology. It is great fun.
Today I have worked on issues that involve federal codes, federal civil procedure, technology law with a bit of employment law thrown in. I really does not get much better than this in my estimation.
It is sad that most people come in contact with what I will call general criminal or commercial lawyers, and that is where they form their impression of the practice of law. I am happy that there are people out there who help private citizens with their legal problems, but I am also just as happy that I don't practice that type of law. I wonder if people who come into contact with lawyers for happy reasons (buying real estate or purchasing a business,) have a better impression of lawyers than the ones who only engage lawyers to sue others. Probably.
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