This morning at 9:30 am I met with the folks at Personnel Security, answered a few questions (like, did I have a weapons permit or a camera permit and similar), handed over my badge, and was escorted out of the building. It’s now over for real.<\/p>\n
Driving back to Pocatello I considered how I feel about all of this. There’s definitely a feeling of freedom, relief at no longer having to get up at 4:30 to meet a vanpool at 6 and drive for an hour to work, and feeling of anticipation for what will come next. <\/p>\n
As I got ready to close my company-issued MacBook Pro for the last time (a very nice and very functional computer), there was a bit of a feeling of regret that I wasn’t going to be doing much Python scripting, or web development, or database development because there is so much that the department needs<\/u> to have done. They’re in the process of hiring replacements as my manager was able to turn my departure into requisitions for two people (not that I was doing two people’s work; I’m pretty sure that I was being paid enough that they could hire two people at little increase in cost), one of whom will be an intern. It’ll be nice employment for both of them.<\/p>\n
There is also a kind of a sense of loss of family. I’ve been working closely with a great group of people. They’re intelligent, competent, funny, weird, human. Some weeks I’ve spent more time with them than I have with Nina. I shall miss that association. But that emotion isn’t as strong as I thought it might be, mostly because of the huge feeling of anticipation for the next thing!<\/p>\n
One thing finished, something new at the doorstep. Life is very good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning at 9:30 am I met with the folks at Personnel Security, answered a few questions (like, did I have a weapons permit or a camera permit and similar), handed over my badge, and was escorted out of the building. It’s now over for real. Driving back to Pocatello I considered how I feel … Continue reading Finito<\/span>