Week #1

     I have made it through the first week at my new job which really has not seemed like a new job other than the fact that I'm in and air conditioned office with more desk space.

     I did learn a couple new things and have seen an increase in e-mails but that is about all.  Most of what I have been doing is covering my old job until the replacement has been picked.  When my replacement is picked I'll be busy cross training and once the end of the month reports need to be tabulated I'll be busy learning.

     In the mean time, I'm not going crazy - at least not at work.  At home we've been dealing with sick kids, mostly a 3 year old who wants nothing but to be held - 24/7.

New Job

     I've done something crazy - I decided to put in an application at work for a job opening.  The job is a step up and has more responsibility than what I currently do.  I was given an interview and last Monday I was offered the job.  I accepted.

     My current job title is Quality Senior and as such I am kept busy.  My new job title will be Quality Technician which will likely keep me busier and I'll have 4 to 5 quality seniors indirectly under me.

It looks like my transition into my new roll will come mid May as the department needs to fins a replacement for me.

Forgotten Glasses

     I'm surviving the weekend without my glasses.  Friday at the end of the work day I forgot to place my glasses and my book into my lunch box to bring home.  To survive I've been enlarging everything on the computer.  Forgetting the glasses makes me realize just how much I've come to depend on them for reading.

     Beyond that, work has been keeping me very busy.

4 - 3 - 2

     The craziness at work is over. We made it through the worst of our moves at work and have named the lines we now have  4, 3 and 2 with the last line yet to come being called 1.  as a result we can try to form a new normal and not have to work Saturdays, at least not for awhile.  Of course, working Saturdays made for some nice pay checks.

Crazy Choas?

     This week we made some big moves at work as far as rearranging our lines.  Needles to say it has been Crazy.  In fact, today I worked a 12 hour day as the major part of the moving was done today and I'll be going back tomorrow to help finish getting equipment up and running so we can run production come Monday morning.

     Beyond the craziness at work, I've been busy writing our Standard Work Procedures for all the new equipment / processes that we brought into the plant from our other plant.

     In the meantime we are still waiting for spring but the weatherman says 15 below followed by a potential for 6" of snow.