Highs and Lows

The past few days have been hella crazy at the office. Last weekend, our project went live and it was what it was. Successful deployment. Rock 'n Roll in production! Haha. The issues and risks we called out were realized. I smugly say, "We told you so!" But then all the problems in production are OUR problems. Hehe.

Anyway, there have been a couple of great and not so great things the past few days... Highs and Lows.

HIGH. Last weekend, I stopped by Ate Love's for burger-fun merienda. Just before my merienda trip, I saw about 4 episodes of "How I Met Your Mother". The last Best Burger in NY episode got my appetite going. Ate Love made awesome crunchy burger patties. I topped them with cheese (while the pattie was on top of the griller) Nothing like a craving satisfied!

LOW. Getting up at 5AM on a Sunday Morning to go to work. Working for 11 hours! ON a Sunday morning. The up side to it I guess is that I wasn't working alone.

HIGH. A rather successful implementation! I'm amazed at the commitment and energy of the people. IT was a really good implementation. We were on top of the issues. Addressing them one by one. The white board we had close to my desk was such a good tool in keeping everyone in the loop about all the open issues.

LOW. After 11 hours of work, I got sucked into this conference all at 11pm. Everyone just sounded tired. The PC was good enough to call it a day.

HIGH. Yesterday, we were forced to work together to bring this code fix into production. It was good to see actual results spring out of team work and determination. The email exchanges from the PC were also nice and uplifting. I really enjoy working with people with positive working attitudes. And it also feels good to be part of the solution. And to drive it towards completion.

LOW. Apathetic & manipulative people. There are some, who despite the amount of work they see you're doing, have the gall to either take credit for the things you do or make you feel inadequate. In my current situation, the boundaries of the scope of my responsibilities are blurry. Which sucks in a way because "going the extra mile" is part of my so-called job (which is pretty unclear to begin with).

HIGH. Managing issues and helping provide solutions. I like controllable chaos (if there's such a thing). It gives me an adrenalin rush.

LOW. Working till late with an empty stomach. The result? Grouchyness! TO those who were still in the office between the hours of 9:30pm-10:30pm, I apologize for any outburst and cries of frustration. I try my best to always stay positive about any situation. Everyone has a break point. I almost reached mine at between 9:30-10:30pm today.

HIGH. Unwinding with my parents. My folks picked me up from work and we had a late dinner at Isshin. It was nice to just unload my frustrations. I constantly remind myself (and so do my parents), that it's just work. If I'm turning into a person who I don't like, then I better stop myself.

HIGH. Good to know that there are Highs and Lows. Nothing is permanent. This too shall pass. This too shall pass.