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Adventures and learning
Jul. 12th, 2019 12:28 pmToday is the day Oscar and I head out for Banff! I feel a little under-packed but I think it's that we're not camping… we'll be staying and going on adventures around the area with Heather, Andrea and Morgen for nearly a week. It's my first time in Banff and first vacation with H&A, and Oscar's first time out of the time zone or travelling by plane.
I've been busy lately: we negotiated a tentative agreement for research employees in the core federal public service and now members are voting. I did my but for the ratification campaign with a seminar and talking it up around the office. Odds are very good we'll have a better-than-inflation pay bump, some new rights, and a contract until 2022!
Adapting to the new position is feeling a little long… I'm still trying to hold the fort a little on some of my old duties as my replacement there is due to arrive around Christmas. The ways of doing things in the new division are pretty different, too… I know feeling competent takes a while but it's hard. I'm good at many things, but by unit's business is taking a lot of learning and I find myself trying to pepper my weeks with some of the things I am good at — holding the fort on my old work, Positive Space, union stuff… Anyhow, I have some downtime now and will come back to some routine tasks of my new unit that I'll be able to help take care of. I'm hoping a little basic stuff will help me get my feet under me. The learning will continue!
I've been busy lately: we negotiated a tentative agreement for research employees in the core federal public service and now members are voting. I did my but for the ratification campaign with a seminar and talking it up around the office. Odds are very good we'll have a better-than-inflation pay bump, some new rights, and a contract until 2022!
Adapting to the new position is feeling a little long… I'm still trying to hold the fort a little on some of my old duties as my replacement there is due to arrive around Christmas. The ways of doing things in the new division are pretty different, too… I know feeling competent takes a while but it's hard. I'm good at many things, but by unit's business is taking a lot of learning and I find myself trying to pepper my weeks with some of the things I am good at — holding the fort on my old work, Positive Space, union stuff… Anyhow, I have some downtime now and will come back to some routine tasks of my new unit that I'll be able to help take care of. I'm hoping a little basic stuff will help me get my feet under me. The learning will continue!
