- Signed: Matthew Hartman
- Filed under Internet , relationships , work .
Yeah, so it's been over a month since I wrote anything in here. I apologize...
There has been plenty on my mind lately... I just don't know if writing about some of these things would be appropriate. Mainly because they involve work, the people that work there, and some negative things I would really like to see addressed. Oops, did I say too much already?
Either way, I just wish people would stop complaining and just do their jobs. Is that too much to ask for? I don't think so, but apparently it is.
There are some changes coming for me at work and this should help a lot of the above. One, I'll get away from most of the negativity that's been festering about the Operations Department. Two, I won't have to forecast these big, nasty, mixed-precipitation storms any longer. Three, I'll be jumping into something new and exciting in the Road Weather Department. And finally, four, I'll be involved in the company a little more. The latter, of which, is something I've wanted for well over a year now.
I was a part of the lead forecasting try-outs, this winter and really thought I had a leg up on my competition with my management background. If I had continued down this path, I probably would have ended up with an offer for the position this Spring. Once, I returned from my unfortunate trip home in January, I had some serious reservations on my long-term plans with Meridian, however. I had to rethink what I really wanted and even considered applying for positions elsewhere. Fortunately, I didn't even get to that point.
I spoke with my sister on several occasions on what the wisest choice might be and spoke with my supervisor, as well. When the position for the Road Weather Specialist opened up at work, I didn't initially look at it as a option. Further consideration, came however, when management stated that internal candidates were being accepted. I looked at the position and saw two major draw points. One, having a normal schedule for once... and two, moving on to something new, challenging, and exciting.
I haven't necessarily lost interest in forecasting and I didn't especially want to leave the forecasting department at Meridian. At the same time, however, I felt to achieve what I really wanted (to have a bigger role in the business), that this was a great opportunity for me. I didn't want to let it slide and took some initiative in applying.
Since accepting the position, I have been very anxious to start this new venture in my life. I will miss forecasting, I know... and I will miss working along-side my fellow co-workers. The times we get silly during shift, listen to all sorts of music, laugh and make the occasional joke - I'll miss. There are perks of this position, though, that I'm sure will make up for some of that. Again, having that normal schedule - Monday through Friday - and having a normal sleep schedule will pay dividends. I'll have weekends off, now... I'll have holidays off. I'll have every single evening open, now. And lest we forget, the new job may take me out of the office occasionally.
For someone that immensely loves to travel, this will also be a great opportunity to possibly see parts of the country I have never seen.
So, yes, you can say I'm very excited... I have seven forecasting shifts left. My last forecasting shift will come April 15th.
In the meantime, I continue to live my life, much in the same routine as I have in the past. Nothing too new in my life, otherwise. With the exception of a couple of things...
First (I've had several numbered reasons tonight, haven't I?), there's Twitter. This new little "device" for communicating has taken a hold of my life the past couple of days. Yes, I finally jumped on the bandwagon. It's getting addictive and I can see why a lot of people use it. We'll see how often I actually use it.
If you would like to "follow" me, simply visit
And second, I have someone new in my life that may just turn into something special. I'm trying like the dickens not to get my hopes up too high, but it feels a little different this time around and she seems genuinely interested. She seems like a sweet, intelligent person and not only is that attractive, but her personality and mine seem to mesh really well. We've been communicating back and forth for the past couple of weeks and we just moved things off eHarmony very recently. We'll see where it goes, but it is something I'm excited about.
Enough for now, I suppose. It's been so long since I wrote, I had to catch you all up. Take care of yourselves and for those of you in the Valley, stay warm and dry. The river seems to receding, for now, but I could easily see further problems again, with the melting snow-cover, especially over the southern Red River Basin. More flood issues... Just what we need, right?
There has been plenty on my mind lately... I just don't know if writing about some of these things would be appropriate. Mainly because they involve work, the people that work there, and some negative things I would really like to see addressed. Oops, did I say too much already?
Either way, I just wish people would stop complaining and just do their jobs. Is that too much to ask for? I don't think so, but apparently it is.
There are some changes coming for me at work and this should help a lot of the above. One, I'll get away from most of the negativity that's been festering about the Operations Department. Two, I won't have to forecast these big, nasty, mixed-precipitation storms any longer. Three, I'll be jumping into something new and exciting in the Road Weather Department. And finally, four, I'll be involved in the company a little more. The latter, of which, is something I've wanted for well over a year now.
I was a part of the lead forecasting try-outs, this winter and really thought I had a leg up on my competition with my management background. If I had continued down this path, I probably would have ended up with an offer for the position this Spring. Once, I returned from my unfortunate trip home in January, I had some serious reservations on my long-term plans with Meridian, however. I had to rethink what I really wanted and even considered applying for positions elsewhere. Fortunately, I didn't even get to that point.
I spoke with my sister on several occasions on what the wisest choice might be and spoke with my supervisor, as well. When the position for the Road Weather Specialist opened up at work, I didn't initially look at it as a option. Further consideration, came however, when management stated that internal candidates were being accepted. I looked at the position and saw two major draw points. One, having a normal schedule for once... and two, moving on to something new, challenging, and exciting.
I haven't necessarily lost interest in forecasting and I didn't especially want to leave the forecasting department at Meridian. At the same time, however, I felt to achieve what I really wanted (to have a bigger role in the business), that this was a great opportunity for me. I didn't want to let it slide and took some initiative in applying.
Since accepting the position, I have been very anxious to start this new venture in my life. I will miss forecasting, I know... and I will miss working along-side my fellow co-workers. The times we get silly during shift, listen to all sorts of music, laugh and make the occasional joke - I'll miss. There are perks of this position, though, that I'm sure will make up for some of that. Again, having that normal schedule - Monday through Friday - and having a normal sleep schedule will pay dividends. I'll have weekends off, now... I'll have holidays off. I'll have every single evening open, now. And lest we forget, the new job may take me out of the office occasionally.
For someone that immensely loves to travel, this will also be a great opportunity to possibly see parts of the country I have never seen.
So, yes, you can say I'm very excited... I have seven forecasting shifts left. My last forecasting shift will come April 15th.
In the meantime, I continue to live my life, much in the same routine as I have in the past. Nothing too new in my life, otherwise. With the exception of a couple of things...
First (I've had several numbered reasons tonight, haven't I?), there's Twitter. This new little "device" for communicating has taken a hold of my life the past couple of days. Yes, I finally jumped on the bandwagon. It's getting addictive and I can see why a lot of people use it. We'll see how often I actually use it.
If you would like to "follow" me, simply visit
And second, I have someone new in my life that may just turn into something special. I'm trying like the dickens not to get my hopes up too high, but it feels a little different this time around and she seems genuinely interested. She seems like a sweet, intelligent person and not only is that attractive, but her personality and mine seem to mesh really well. We've been communicating back and forth for the past couple of weeks and we just moved things off eHarmony very recently. We'll see where it goes, but it is something I'm excited about.
Enough for now, I suppose. It's been so long since I wrote, I had to catch you all up. Take care of yourselves and for those of you in the Valley, stay warm and dry. The river seems to receding, for now, but I could easily see further problems again, with the melting snow-cover, especially over the southern Red River Basin. More flood issues... Just what we need, right?
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