N8ivWarrior: Missing My Home

And a little over the edge.

Missing My Home

Published Friday, November 10, 2006 by John Burkholder | E-mail this post

I have been in Virginia for 3 weeks now. Several things have happened that put me here. But when I first came out here the belief was that my family would join me in January.

That isn't going to happen now. Knowing this makes this new job cause a sour taste in my mouth. I like the work because it is a huge challenge and I have a significant amount of support to pull it off. But it is all futile if I don't have my family with me.

I miss the Queen.

I miss the kids.

They are more important than my job or how much I "prosper." It only took 40 years and some broken hearts for me to realize this. Man...am I hard-headed!

Going back is not going to be as easy as leaving. Getting a job in Virginia required one phone call and one day. I have a very good network built up in the DC metropolitan area. My network is considerably smaller in the Chicagoland area. Add to that my standard and requirements for living, and it minimizes the opportunities.

This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). If anyone is looking for a IT operations director with 22 years of IT experience, please comment on this blog. I need to go home.

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