Long Time No Post

So it's been quite some time since I've posted anything here. I was browsing through my previous entries and thought I'd follow up on my job interview prep post.

I ended up taking that contract. It started out as a 6-month assignment, and was extended for another 6 months. By the end of the second 6-month stint, I was offered a permanent position, which I accepted.

I took a huge pay cut going from a contract to a permanent role, but I expected that to be the trade-off for job security, which I've definitely got. I'm employed for the rest of my life, if I so choose. I'm not sure yet, because quite frankly the work sucks. I haven't touched a line of code since about 2 weeks after I started there. My title is "Systems Administrator", which is really an exaggeration. It was "Sr. Systems Analyst, MDS" until a couple weeks ago when they completely rewrote almost everybody's title, and in some cases their salaries. This job really does drain my soul. I work >60 hours per week, but that should be coming back down to relatively sane in the near future (a few weeks). Once it does, I might have the energy and motivation to get back on track with technology I enjoy, as well as some more leisurely activities.