Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Hotel Room and a Laptop

I'm writing this from a hotel room in Red Deer. I'm out of town for the week in training seminars for work. With work on the brain I realized I've never posted about my new job. Since coming back to Kung Fu I've been asked, "where have you been?" a lot so I thought I should maybe explain a bit. This may prove yawn worthy.

I graduated from N.A.I.T last May with a diploma in electrical engineering technologies. The engineering is thrown into the official name to make it sound fancier. It means I am an electrical technologist. It was a two year program and I disappeared from kung fu sometime in my second year so I could focus on school. After I graduated I got a job as a designer for FortisAlberta.For anyone unfamiliar with the company, they are a large electrical utility. They own approximately 60% of the distribution power lines in the province. My job entails designing and managing the construction of power lines all over the province. It's kind of a mash up of civil/electrical engineering, surveying, land, material ordering and project management.

So far it's proven to be interesting and very challenging. There is so much for me to learn and I like that. I think its important for me to be challenged, to always be thinking. I dread the day I start going through the motions. Its both comforting and depressing to see so many people I work with having 20-30 years in with the company. I am still in a bewildered state. Adjusting to the change from dead end job to actual career. So for the past 10 months work has been a dominant force in my life. Therefore I'm sure I've been talking about it more than people would like and glazed eyes are all to familiar.

I'd be lying if I said that this hasn't interfered with my kung fu. As I'm adjusting to my new found state I'm remembering the other more important parts of my life, parts like Silent River. These other parts are starting to get the attention they deserve and it will only get better.

4 comments:

  1. this is not yawn worthy, this is a huge accomplishment to finish tech school and find a position in your field with a note-worthy employer. Well done Sifu.

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  2. Thanks for telling us, I was curious but I didn't want ask! I found a career 22 years ago that I love and still find challenging, I hope that you have done the same.

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  3. I am very glad that you posted about your career and job as I meant to ask you quite a few times where you were with that. Congrats on both! Fortis is a good company with lots of room to move and grow plus working on different projects will keep you from getting bored. :)

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  4. The challenge of maintaining a career, kung fu, family and the rest of the life that you desire; I know this journey far too well. If you'd like to sit back with an orange juice and talk sometime Sifu, I'd be glad to. One thing that I have noticed from the students (Sifu's in particular)is the drive to reach goals and take on challenges. I have nothing but faith in your ability and desire Sifu. All the best.

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