Disclaimer:
These are NOT the opinions of my employer, AWS, and the only purpose of this newsletter is to share, learn through sharing, and foster some honest discourse in the community at large.
Obviously it has been weeks since I said anything.
In general since taking my new gig, I am less vocal than before. Such is life. I have a large team to manage, lots of new things to learn, COVID life is making work hard and I am just focusing on my craft.
In most of my previous roles I needed to have a voice. I was raising money, or hiring, or trying to get my product noticed or trying to get Startups to come to me when they wanted to raise funds. I worked hard to get my voice heard - I wanted to build up a persona and felt I always had to say something.
Needless to say in my new role the work I have to do is not about being vocal. Yes - I am hiring so I tweet about that some. I am just not writing as much or more to the point, my writing now is not for public consumption.
I am writing more than ever to be honest, Amazon has a way with words.
https://slab.com/blog/jeff-bezos-writing-management-strategy/
In general I am busy with my craft, very busy, but my craft isn’t very public facing at the moment. It might change - I have some tests to pass first.
All that being said I am also quiet because I don’t have much to say. I am tired from the lockdown. Every day is the same. I work too much. I want my kids to go out for a day and give me and them some space. I am tired of cooking. I am tired of working out in the same spot, on the same mat, in the same corner of my bedroom I am sick of looking at.
All first world problems as they saying goes.
I am employed, my family is with me, my family is healthy and I don’t really have anything to complain about.
I have a close friend who got COVID and was cut off from his family for more weeks than I thought was needed but that was how it worked.
I have friends out of work.
I have friends and family with businesses getting crushed.
I have a friend who lost his Dad during this and couldn’t visit. Couldn’t attend the funeral.
Lots of suffering going on and yet I am complaining just due to hating lockdown.
Meaning - I really have nothing to complain about.
My solution - just keep my mouth shut.
New coping method: Vermouth Rosso and ginger ale early evening spritzer.
Stay healthy!