Thought I'd add my congratulations to this thread so as to lend an air of gravitas to your achievement; there's apparently a lot of bouncing around going on on the previous one.
Seriously, though, many congratulations.
Speaking as one (albeit in a lower orbit) who has previously moved from "vaguely employed, blueskying, getting there anyway" to "permanently employed, no thinking time, deadlines", I've found it a bit annoying only in the sense that employers tend to think you need to be (i) typing, or (ii) in meetings, to be employed. Caught a couple of months ago with my feet up on my desk and my eyes shut, I had to explain to my line manager that visualising software (which was TRULY what I was doing - honest) can't always be done with an HB pencil and a pad.
Anyway - all the best, and I hope you find yourself with a positive team already in place.
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Date: 2008-08-19 08:12 pm (UTC)Seriously, though, many congratulations.
Speaking as one (albeit in a lower orbit) who has previously moved from "vaguely employed, blueskying, getting there anyway" to "permanently employed, no thinking time, deadlines", I've found it a bit annoying only in the sense that employers tend to think you need to be (i) typing, or (ii) in meetings, to be employed. Caught a couple of months ago with my feet up on my desk and my eyes shut, I had to explain to my line manager that visualising software (which was TRULY what I was doing - honest) can't always be done with an HB pencil and a pad.
Anyway - all the best, and I hope you find yourself with a positive team already in place.