Tag: Work
Rush IGX
by Jon on Aug.26, 2009, under Work
Good news: I am up for promotion in a few weeks. It is understood that I am deadly dangerous with technology. But the folks at work are discovering that I also have these soft skills: chiefly, talking to people. So, they are moving me into Sales Engineering. I am going to become the technical guru, breaking down the details for the people who write the checks.
In preparation, the next month or two are my veritable ‘rush weeks’ at work. Jim’s goal is to, “throw as much weird shit at [me]” as he can. Which is good on a couple levels:
- Stress testing. How does Johnny C balance his current workload with these additional new duties? Jury’s still out.
- Cramming. Soon I’m going to be expected to be a product genius on our software. So it’s good to get exposure to the many strange facets of the software we ship out to customers. I need to know my stuff.
Admittedly, last week was absolute hell. This week I realized I gotta buck up, manage people and get my stuff done. Been reading a lotta that Merlin Mann bullhonkey. I check my email twice(!) a day, and I am loving it. Staying busy and feeling good about it.
This is really a completely new direction, too. My major (MIS) is perfectly suited for this, but every role I have ever had has been strictly development. Ain’t no going back to programming after I make this jump. But, maybe that’s a great thing for me.
