by Saurabh
5. June 2007 20:17
I wish this past month never should have been, I wish it could have been erased somehow. Absolutely nothing went the way, I hoped it would in May.
Professionally - Server crashes, hardware failures, security breaches, application vulnerabilities all marred the 31 days of this month that haven't happened in 3 years I've been on the job, in fact I don't remember hearing more than 1 of such scenarios happening simultaneously or in quick successions when Raj Shekhar was the captain of this small ship nor did I experience anything of this proportion the 2 years since I have taken over his place. There are delays and there are delays!". This project; that I'm heading (supposedly last for my current employer), is at a stage today where it should have been exactly a month ago. Efficiency is one of the strongest traits of my character, and of course there have been occasional lags in the projects I've led but never so much. Dealing with undesirable client requests for old projects and shifting of priorities enforced upon by higher management were instrumental in demoralizing the team's zest for the new interesting & challenging project.
Personally - So I can't brag about my skills with the ladies, nor am I a party animal but even hanging out with friends became so hard that we were able to catch (a rather disappointing) Mr Bean's Holiday happened after 5 reschedules by someone or the other including yours truly requesting it twice. This only added to my social misery. And even though I try to forget about it I was reminded at least 5 times how much of a productivity killer Migraine can become.