This may be my last post about work and I am hoping that the worst of the craziness is over. I think that if I ever even talk about leaving consulting, someone needs to e-mail me and crack me up side the head. What ended up happening on my last day at the other company was that I sat around for 4 hours staring at a PC screen doing nothing but checking e-mail and reading articles on line; I also spent a good part of that time walking over to the so-called project lead's cube and asking her what else needed to be done.
The fact that there was nothing that could be done until certain reports were run (by her because nobody else had access) was not lost on me. The project lead was busy dealing with personal issues that she didn't run the reports and so I spent the morning staring at my screen. The last 4 hours of my day were spent doing nothing at home. The "lead" sent me home because there was nothing to do. So, because I do a great job of CYA (cover yer ass) I sent an e-mail to the VP of Operations letting her know that I charged 4 hours to "flex time" and I fully expected to get paid for a full day because the "lead" told me to go home. It's all so childish and unprofessional and I will be lucky if I never have to work at that type of company again.
Honestly, it was like being in Kindergarten and if there were cookies there is no doubt that one of my ex-coworkers would have thrown one at me. Today was my first day at the new company and it was a relief to be back to a place where I felt comfortable. I did all of my paperwork, had lunch with some new co-workers, and went home. I suppose timing is everything because this is where I would have been if I had accepted my boss' offer to be the Practice Director back in June of this year. All in all, it was a good week even though the first part of this week was a bit rocky.
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