Work life at the moment & reflections

It has been 4 months since I left my last employement and embarked upon this new job.  I've more or less settled down.  Why I didn't blog about it is because...
1. I now have less sleeping time
2. I don't wish to blog about work anymore.  I wish to make my blog safe when it accidentally comes to the attention of my boss
3. Due to my employment restrictions, it is not advisable to blog.  I am working under the assumption that the location of this blog is already being monitored

Some things I can say are...
1. It's a huge change in workload.  I feel overwhelmed
2. It's nice to work with a team again.  Not a place where everyone is an island and they divert whatever they can to you.  Such people exist here, but that's a universal constant.  With a proper team, I can draw on the expertise of others
3. It's nice to have a SAP system where someone have a say on the overall design on the system and with proper ownership
4. No stupid boss patrolling the aisle
4. No stupid boss looking over my back
6. No stupid boss looking through my personal effects when I turn my back
7. The air is more free

Some drawbacks...
1. No off in lieu
2. Restrictive authorisation profiles
3. Restrictive data sharing rules
4. Small team; cannot find people to disturb because everyone is so busy...
5. Meetings!!!  Omg...
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In terms of culture and benefits, it felt like I have gone full circle; can't help comparing it with my first job.  I've achieved the position I had set out to obtain, when I left for greener pastures in 2005.  If I had stayed on to my first job and if my director then bothered to groom me, I would have reached the same position that I had know, at the same pace.

So was the 4 years of wandering worth it?

Yes.  I realised there's much more technical challenges that I could do with the ABAP language.  I learned to love and hate the different work cultures that I've been exposed to.  Now, with much older eyes, I could appreciate a little of something from every job.  Certainly, each job has helped me build up my skills.

I regret that during this time, I had not build up more on my functional knowledge.  There is no strong guru to guide me; I could teach my mentors as much as they could teach me. Perhaps if I had stayed, this area of mine would have been stronger.  Nevertheless, I believe I made the right moves.

As at now, I'm back in the Materials Module.  Learning the ropes as a Functional Consultant is fun and exciting but daunting as well.  Some days, I seem to be managing mails and attending meetings; that's not so fun.
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