My job is a lot of things to me. An escape from the boredom of being at home all day, every day. A place where I get to try out new toys and software and constantly learn new things. Something I'm pretty damn good at, if I ask myself. I have the opportunity to travel a bit, meet interesting clients and learn the minute details of a whole lot shit I would never have cared about before. Ask me how carpet fibers are woven. (I dare you to ask me) After a 3 week trial on that subject I could pen a fucking thesis on weaves and texture of the average plush rug in your living room.
The problem lies in that I've been with the same law firm for 6 years now, and while I've never say I've learned all I can learn - it is getting a bit stale. I'm getting tired of the politics and drama surrounding the people that I work with. They are mostly lawyers after all, and are sometimes at the emotional maturity level of your average 3rd grader.
What I really crave is something more... just more. I want to be trusted more by my managers. I want to have more input into daily decisions and be able to venture out on a limb from time to time without it becoming a grand production involving a priest, a rabbi and my OBGYN.
I'm not planning on going anywhere right now (Note for anyone from my office who happens to be reading this) but one day, in a few years, I want to set my own schedule, choose my own projects and be my own boss. I know that is probably years down the road, but it is something to dream towards.
On a side note - Nugget broke his glasses in a bad way and is now sans glasses while we wait for a new pair. He looks SO DAMN WEIRD without them.
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