As I Stumble About my Imagination

I've been confronted with an issue that hasn't even come up yet, and I can't stop thinking about it. I've been asked how interested I am in a position in Atlanta. I really want to go up there because of the city life, but at the same time, Beth and I have become rather settled in South Georgia.

Given the perfect situation, I would jump at the chance. I love the city, though it is an expensive and sometimes dangerous place. I just don't think it would be a smart choice right now. Beth and I are already accepted in our academic programs, and are set to begin study this fall. On top of that, we've got day care lined up for Anika, and we are almost settled in our new house.

Having gone to Atlanta, I know nothing of the school systems there, day care facilities, or even where to live. A lot would have to be worked out in order to make it, and I would have to have a significant raise. All of this thought and bumbling and I haven't even been offered a position. All I know is that I'm favored to be offered it if it comes up.

I love the thought of it, though: the possibility of working from home, the visibility I may get as a result of working in the area and with certain people it's good to be seen by, and actually having something to do every day. The more actual consulting I can do, the better and more enjoyable my job will be. Don't get me wrong - the people in South Georgia definitely need help, but with the resources I could have in Atlanta, I could certainly get more done and inflict more positive change in how our infrastructure benefits the organization.

We (my coworkers and I) are approaching an entirely new way to do something that our organization holds paramount. A development team has been called in, many meetings have been held, and things are finally beginning to roll with the development process. I have asked the one in charge that my team be fully involved in the development process, from conception to back-end processes, all the way through to the interface design. This is very important to my team for many reasons. We need to be involved to understand the inner workings of this mountain of software, so we are able to test it thouroughly, train the workers effectively, and troubleshoot it with clear confidence.

So I would like to be there while all of this is happening, not down south where we are all left out of the loop as we were in the last roll-out. So I've got some thinking to do.