Lots Going On... No Time to Talk About It...

It's been 15 months since our last meeting. I have been busting my ass the whole time. The whole time... Turns out... I wasn't quite the "hot stuff" I thought I was. I made a huge mistake, which was quite the wake-up call. I needed to re-invent myself, if I had any chance of completing my goal at all, let alone make any real progress toward the lofty goal. (What is the goal? Past posts will reveal, and we need all humanoids to catch up. I know it's been a while...) I proceeded to re-invent myself. Learning all I could, I have taken on every task put before without hesitation. This has afforded me a very nice position within what is now called "The Hub". These tasks have made me into quite the operator. Dare I say... "Smooth Operator"??? I now, with pride, feel that I am one of my Supervisor's top lieutenants. You'd have to ask him if this is true, but I am confident that he would answer yes, while laughing of course. This "new me" is confident, and looking for a new posistion in "The Evil Empire". Perhaps my own command is not out of reach, and certainly fits in my plan. West Palm Beach be expensive, and I need to stack major chips if I am ever taking over the world. A less expensive home base could allow for this. I have sent out feelers to other stations, to see just how I am viewed throughout the Empire. Not quite the result I was expecting. I have gotten two nibbles... one of them being a hard bite. On April 30th, I will be travelling to Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have an interview there. It's not quite the glamour I had my sights set on, but I make the best out of any situation I am in. "It's how I roll." I turn negatives into positives. Chattanooga is not a negative, in any way whatsoever. There are so many positives about this, on paper of course, that I need to see exactly how they operate. In the end, I am not auditioning for them, but they are auditioning for me. Make no bones about it. I have a career goal and 5 year plan. If they are a good fit for me, then that is the route I will take. I am going to go there prepared. I have a list of things I must see, and a list of things I must not see. I am excited to see how another hub operates, as the one I work in now is extremely efficient. Stepping back, I am amazed at what we do on a daily basis. The sparkle is still just as bright. I am quite specialized now, thanks to my Supervisor. He knows how to push me. He knows how to test my limits. I go to work every day with the purpose of impressing upon him that I am always his personal "clutch player". He rewards me with "special projects", and other things that show me that I truly am one of his top guys. No words are ever exchanged like that. I feel that he doesn't train "operators". He trains operators to be supervisors. Now... I teach operators, waiting for the right moment to pull the trigger. Steady... Breathe... Stand by...