When Sarah and Meaghan were much younger, I could tell a half hour ahead of time when they were going to have a squabble. When I was growing up in a house full of boys there was no such notice. A dispute could erupt at a moments notice. This relates to the subject in that for the last few months I’ve been expect a technical situation to come to a head.
For the last couple months I’ve been working away at trying to diffuse it. Ironically, I’ve been trying to do that through other people because, organizationally, it’s their job. And, like many large organizations, I don’t have the access to areas that are not my job.
This week the situation did come to a head. Although there are still miscellaneous items to be done, the problem has been resolved. I had intended tonight to write a few thoughts about life in general which have come to the fore as a result of recent and upcoming events. But, I’ve not been able to collect my thoughts.
Sounds like you are one of those rare gems — a tech guy with great people skills. Congrats on getting at least some of the folks who needed to do things to do them. Too many organizations work in crisis mode too much of the time.
One day soon you might have time to reflect and collect your thoughts. But this has been a stressful time, I’m sure.