New job

I started a new role in my firm last week, the first move I’ve made in the six-and-a-half years that I’ve been there. I’m still a project manager, still sitting within the IT function, but I’ve completely changed the area of the company that I’m working for. It’s all very new and exciting and already there are lots of things on my plate – I don’t think I’m going to be bored in my job as there seems as though there is so much to do. I spent the latter part of last week in Zürich, meeting lots of my new colleagues including the entire project team for a system that I will be managing, a trip I requested to take when I found myself on one phonecall too many where I didn’t understand what was being talked about.

I seem to move so quickly from feeling like there isn’t much going on and things are just ticking over to being incredibly busy and a little stressed, trying to prioritise a number of high-priority things to do. The strange thing is that when I am super-busy I’m always looking forward to the so many things that I’ll do when I’m not so busy but when that time rolls around I don’t seem to have the focus and energy to do them. There’s definitely a balance to be struck somewhere. Hopefully I’ll be able to settle and get it just right in the new job.