Last week Friday (March 3) was my last day in the McGill University Archives. This past Monday (March 6) was my first day away from the job, a job that I had held for over 5 years. It's difficult to let go so suddenly. However, I know I still made the right move.
And speaking of which, I read on Ed Bilodeau's blog (a fellow McGill blogger) that he, Ed, has decided to leave his faculty lecturer post to pursue some real cool work at McGill's Web Services Group (WSG), which is the unit in charge of designing and developing McGill University's Gateway website. Sounds like a great gig. Good luck, Ed!
The WSG are a great bunch of smart and creative people. I've collaborated with them in the past, and I believe their plans and projects for the future will be impressive.
So much change going, it's amazing, especially since so many of these changes involve a McGill friend or colleague.
I think there comes a time--or perhaps, in these shaky days, several times--in one's personal or professional life when one realizes, either euphorically or painfully or most likely regrettably, that what one has invested so much time and energy in has not truly fulfilled one's hopes and dreams. There is contemplation and serious questioning. There must be more.
In reading Ed's posting, one line in particular struck me: "The rest of my life has taken a back seat for long enough!"
Well said.
It's time to get behind the wheel and drive.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
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Thanks for the note. My time at the Centre was the longest I've ever stayed in one job. Good times, but it was time for a change. Mind you, I'm not sure I could have jumped into the unknown as you did.
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