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Eric Korpela Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1382 Credit: 54,506,847 RAC: 60 |
My name is Eric and I'm a workaholic. I'm not complaining and I'm certainly not bragging. I'm not looking for pity. I just want some you to know why I don't answer my email for days on end, or keep up with what's going on in the forums. It sucks sometimes, but its what I am. I've become what I, as a child, vowed never to become. My father, in other words. I guess it happens to us all. How do I know I'm a workaholic? I know the warning signs. My vacation pot is full at 384 hours. If I don't use vacation days, I don't earn any more. (But my grants still get charged for them). I would like to use them, but when I dream about vacation, I usually dream about using the time to do the work I don't have time to do when I'm at work (i.e. the parts of work I enjoy). And my cats don't remember who I am. I could have picked a better substance to become addicted to. Maybe if I added in amphetamines... Then I'd really get some work done. No? I guess caffeine will have to do. That's not to say I don't enjoy my job. I do... Some of the time. Not really this week. I spent the entire week pounding the keyboard trying to get a proposal done in hope that I can convince a committee of my peers (read: people who don't want to see me get any money if what I'm doing might compete with their work) that I'm worthy of getting enough money to pay a bit less half my salary for the next three years. It goes with the turf, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. A fortunate part of aging is that you can't put in the hours like you used to. As a grad student I used to sleep at the lab 2 hours a night for weeks on end. Now that would kill me, and if it didn't my wife would. The unfortunate part of aging is that after a 16 hour work day you can't do much of anything. My desk is so comfortable that I can barely turn my head. Does it look to you like I'm developing a shoulder hump? I think I can sleep face down without my chest touching the mattress. The proposal is due on tuesday, so there are only 4 more 16 hour work days before I can get back to work. But I can't. My parents are coming into town on Wednesday night and won't be leaving until Tuesday morning. Looks like I'll get to use 20 hours of that vacation time after all. Unless I count my actual work hours that is. Think there's any chance I won't have put in 40 hours by the time I leave work on Tuesday? Sorry for the downer. I'll try to be a bit more upbeat next week, after a decent night's sleep. Well, back to work... It's not quitting time yet. -- Eric @SETIEric@qoto.org (Mastodon) |
1mp0£173 Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0 |
(group responds) Hi Eric.... |
Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0 |
@ Eric - from this Cruncher's Perspective, You're doing a Fine Job ps - get the rest when you can - Health is a Priority Sir . . . |
Wander Saito Send message Joined: 7 Jul 03 Posts: 555 Credit: 2,136,061 RAC: 0 |
Hi Eric, As indicated by Ned, certainly there are a lot of us (workaholics) here :) I just saw a post on the Beta forum noting that there is Astropulse app version in the applications page of that project. I though we still had some way to go testing the Multibeam WUs. Is that what you're working on lately? (or maybe just one of them!) Regards, Wander |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
wow..I was just thinking about how tired I was from work before I read that. I think I need a nap. Reality Internet Personality |
Eric Korpela Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1382 Credit: 54,506,847 RAC: 60 |
Josh is mostly doing that. I need to get him to come here, (and on the beta forums) to explain what he's up to. Eric @SETIEric@qoto.org (Mastodon) |
Geek@Play Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0 |
For Dr. Eric Korpela, Will the Allen Telescope Array project and Dr. Seth Shostak make our efforts here meaningless in the near future? Thanks Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc.... |
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