Work has been very busy. Over the course of about a month we hit the trifecta of regulatory inspections. We had the FDA for three days, ISO for four days, and yesterday the EMA (the European equivalent of the FDA) for one very intense day. I’m proud to be part of the team that came through all that with just a few minor observations.
Perhaps things will return to normal now, whatever that may be. Perhaps there will be less overtime. Now, I like the money from overtime, but it seriously cuts into my writing time. Not just in terms of actual hours. It wears me out mentally so I can’t write on both my days off. I need the first one to rest. As they say, getting older isn’t for wimps.
I am off today! Got a lot to do, including a Bar Mitzvah party tonight. Must head out into the cold ...
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19 January 2013
02 November 2012
NaNo and Work
It’s Day 2 of NaNoWriMo. We are crazy busy at work.
Our section dropped from five to three people (attrition), one of the remaining three went to second shift. The two of us on day shift now have two newbies to train while keeping up with the four person workload. AND the other trainer was off three days this week. Yesterday surely set a record for the number of times I was interrupted. I’d be focused on the project I was reviewing, a newbie would come by with a question. Pull mind from project, get a focus on newbie’s project, figure out problem and give answer. Return to my project, just get focused again - and someone else needed something. All. Day. Long. Today had fewer interruptions but an added project of timing (with a stopwatch) each step I do in LIMS (the software we use to manage data) and recording all relevant info for a special IT study.
My brain is a bit fried.
I wrote about 800 words today and am amazed I got that much!
Last year I made word count almost every day and it even felt easy; that was aberrant. Unprecedented for me. This year is shaping up to be more like what I call normal. I know two days of data isn’t reliable for statistical purposes, but trust me here. Normal used to be: lucky if I got 800 or 1000 words on work days. That made Saturday catch-up day, even if it meant 4000 words or more. Sunday was write a cushion day, with a minimum of 4000 words.
My schedule is different now. So this month, Sundays are catch-up day and Mondays are write the cushion day. Probable minimum of 4K each day. Don’t even ask what I’m going to do on the 11th when noon to 6 pm is tied up going to a play with friends. Not ready to deal with that one yet.
Write on!
Our section dropped from five to three people (attrition), one of the remaining three went to second shift. The two of us on day shift now have two newbies to train while keeping up with the four person workload. AND the other trainer was off three days this week. Yesterday surely set a record for the number of times I was interrupted. I’d be focused on the project I was reviewing, a newbie would come by with a question. Pull mind from project, get a focus on newbie’s project, figure out problem and give answer. Return to my project, just get focused again - and someone else needed something. All. Day. Long. Today had fewer interruptions but an added project of timing (with a stopwatch) each step I do in LIMS (the software we use to manage data) and recording all relevant info for a special IT study.
My brain is a bit fried.
I wrote about 800 words today and am amazed I got that much!
Last year I made word count almost every day and it even felt easy; that was aberrant. Unprecedented for me. This year is shaping up to be more like what I call normal. I know two days of data isn’t reliable for statistical purposes, but trust me here. Normal used to be: lucky if I got 800 or 1000 words on work days. That made Saturday catch-up day, even if it meant 4000 words or more. Sunday was write a cushion day, with a minimum of 4000 words.
My schedule is different now. So this month, Sundays are catch-up day and Mondays are write the cushion day. Probable minimum of 4K each day. Don’t even ask what I’m going to do on the 11th when noon to 6 pm is tied up going to a play with friends. Not ready to deal with that one yet.
Write on!
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