Wednesday 16 April 2008
So now they know
... and I should have anticipated the concerns and questions over another layer of management which, to be honest, is really only a means to an end. Anyway, tomorrow the fun starts - I can start doing something!
Tuesday 15 April 2008
Tomorrow's the day
Now keep up!
I've got a new job and can't tell anyone because my new team haven't been told. Well, today the current manager of my new team was told and tomorrow, I'll be greatly surprised if he doesn't tell the rest of them. But I still have to wait for my boss (or even his boss) to issue an official notification to make sure that we have done things the "right way".
Still, on the other hand, I didn't want to wander over to the new team (those in the UK, that is) and simply say "Oh, by the way, I'm your new boss". It doesn't quite seem to ring true.
So despite my keenness to get on with things, I am still going to hang back and wait for the official announcement.
... and tomorrow is the day that it should be made.
WWHHOOOOHHAAYY!!
I've got a new job and can't tell anyone because my new team haven't been told. Well, today the current manager of my new team was told and tomorrow, I'll be greatly surprised if he doesn't tell the rest of them. But I still have to wait for my boss (or even his boss) to issue an official notification to make sure that we have done things the "right way".
Still, on the other hand, I didn't want to wander over to the new team (those in the UK, that is) and simply say "Oh, by the way, I'm your new boss". It doesn't quite seem to ring true.
So despite my keenness to get on with things, I am still going to hang back and wait for the official announcement.
... and tomorrow is the day that it should be made.
WWHHOOOOHHAAYY!!
Wednesday 9 April 2008
Long day - new job
Yesterday I had a long day.
Up at 04:30, leaving home at 05:15 in order to go to York, where I was offered a new job.
I must comment that I had not applied for a new job, but a new opportunity arose in my team because some additional responsibilities had been brought into the team - needing a manager.
So from Monday I will no longer be a Release Manager, but a Test Environment Support Manager. Nether of these terms will mean much to anybody outside of the IT world, so when asked "what do you do?" I'm still simply an IT Manager. This still means that I manage people and not IT, but the people do different things with the IT.
Oh, and ssssshhhhhh - nobody is supposed to know until Monday, when my new team are told that they have a new manager !
Up at 04:30, leaving home at 05:15 in order to go to York, where I was offered a new job.
I must comment that I had not applied for a new job, but a new opportunity arose in my team because some additional responsibilities had been brought into the team - needing a manager.
So from Monday I will no longer be a Release Manager, but a Test Environment Support Manager. Nether of these terms will mean much to anybody outside of the IT world, so when asked "what do you do?" I'm still simply an IT Manager. This still means that I manage people and not IT, but the people do different things with the IT.
Oh, and ssssshhhhhh - nobody is supposed to know until Monday, when my new team are told that they have a new manager !
Sunday 2 March 2008
After the wedding
Well, the wedding is over.
My eldest niece is now married and the whole ceremony went really well, even down to some fine speeches, especially from the best man (Craig), the groom's younger brother, not to mention the groom (Stuart) and the bride's father (Brian).
Once there are some pictures available, I will post some here. Meanwhile, here is a picture of Stuart and Michelle with son Taylor, who was born just under a year ago.
My eldest niece is now married and the whole ceremony went really well, even down to some fine speeches, especially from the best man (Craig), the groom's younger brother, not to mention the groom (Stuart) and the bride's father (Brian).
Once there are some pictures available, I will post some here. Meanwhile, here is a picture of Stuart and Michelle with son Taylor, who was born just under a year ago.
Friday 29 February 2008
Wedding Time
Tomorrow morning we will set off for Berkshire to attend my niece's wedding.
As a church organist, I have played the organ at numerous church weddings (and blessings), in fact too many to count. At one of the churches I was organist at, I think we averaged two per Saturday for about five months of the year!
In my longer distant past, I worked as a wine waiter in the restaurant of an art gallery whilst at University. Because of the setting, many wedding receptions took place there and so I have served the "happy couples" in a different capacity.
However, my niece's wedding will be the first time I have attended a wedding where the entire event takes place at a single location. I have even heard that we will not be going outside. Indoor photos, eh?
I will write a review (possibly with pictures) after the event.
As a church organist, I have played the organ at numerous church weddings (and blessings), in fact too many to count. At one of the churches I was organist at, I think we averaged two per Saturday for about five months of the year!
In my longer distant past, I worked as a wine waiter in the restaurant of an art gallery whilst at University. Because of the setting, many wedding receptions took place there and so I have served the "happy couples" in a different capacity.
However, my niece's wedding will be the first time I have attended a wedding where the entire event takes place at a single location. I have even heard that we will not be going outside. Indoor photos, eh?
I will write a review (possibly with pictures) after the event.
The end of Netscape
I read today on a BBC site that AOL (the current owner) is removing support for Netscape Navigator. The other browsers built on the technology are Firefox (gottit!) and Flock (what?? Nevereardofit!)
So, I decided to make an excursion into this new "social web browser" (I think I have got that right) and have loaded it. Having found that I can set up my blog so that I don't actually log into the blog page, but simply get a little window up that allows me to type my next set of diatribe, I thought I would give it a go. And, if this works, you will be able to read this!
So, I decided to make an excursion into this new "social web browser" (I think I have got that right) and have loaded it. Having found that I can set up my blog so that I don't actually log into the blog page, but simply get a little window up that allows me to type my next set of diatribe, I thought I would give it a go. And, if this works, you will be able to read this!
Blogged with Flock
Monday 11 February 2008
Now I see clearly
Well, it has happened at last. No, nothing dreadful. Just the inevitable effect of a design flaw. This design flaw means that something that should be able to flex has now not got as much flex in it. It goes one way, but not the other. And what does this mean? It means that no matter how hard my eye muscles pull, the lenses in my eyes just cannot focus on close objects any more. And it is a design flaw, as the lenses just will not carry on for ever doing what they did when they were younger. And so neither can I. Therefore on January 31st I was not a spectacle wearer, but on February 1st I was. Just like that. But I'm not bitter - after all now I can see clearly all those small print things that I had to hold at arms length to focus on, but which then became too small to read. Yes - the health information on most packaging was beyond my eyesight. And now I can read it, will I follow it? I don't think I'm going to change that much!
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