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Isherwood  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 19, 2015

I'm settling in to my new job and it's... different.

I've been pushing for this position for a year and a half and now that it's here, everyone is amazed. My company hasn't moved much in the past two years and the fact that I made a new position has garnered me a reputation as a miracle worker. The spot I created is a training position and it's been needed for a while, so everyone is freaking out about it.

All of these things are moving the bar higher and higher and almost to unrealistic levels. I've been spending the week resetting expectations and making sure people know I'm just some guy. It's one of those "problems" where everything is great and really difficult. I certainly can't complain about it in the office, so here I am complaining to all of you.

It's good though. I'm getting a lot done and there's a lot of momentum behind the project so things keep moving.