that I haven't had as much time on my hands since I started my new job. Aaaaaand you'd be correct. I'm working nine, nine and a half hour days, with a half-hour for lunch some days. Some days none.
And I'll tell you - I haven't worked this hard for a while, and I'm still getting the hang of the new gig and all its gears and levers. So I go home cross-eyed tired every day.
But am I complaining? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Like I've said elsewhere, if the work is even mildly interesting, if the company is even moderately well-run, and if there's even just a possibility of making decent money, I'm miles ahead of where I've been for the past three years.
But three years of treading water and living in alternating states of dread and delusion did take a certain toll - aside from the financial aspect. Namely, I did lose some stamina, and maybe some ability to focus.
Hence the profound exhaustion. I'm like a runner getting back on his feet after a extended period of forced inactivity. But every day, it gets a little better.
And I'll tell you - I haven't worked this hard for a while, and I'm still getting the hang of the new gig and all its gears and levers. So I go home cross-eyed tired every day.
But am I complaining? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Like I've said elsewhere, if the work is even mildly interesting, if the company is even moderately well-run, and if there's even just a possibility of making decent money, I'm miles ahead of where I've been for the past three years.
But three years of treading water and living in alternating states of dread and delusion did take a certain toll - aside from the financial aspect. Namely, I did lose some stamina, and maybe some ability to focus.
Hence the profound exhaustion. I'm like a runner getting back on his feet after a extended period of forced inactivity. But every day, it gets a little better.
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