Ch-ch-ch-changes...

Things are a-changing around here, and I think it is for the better.  In the last year or so, my little family has done a lot of changing.  Two employers, a family "emergency" stituation and a personal health emergency. 

I've been with my current employer for four months now and here are some things I've noticed:

• I am treated like an adult.  I am trusted to show up and do my job without the (unjustified) fear that I am somehow scamming the company out of tremendous resources.  My department and my supervisor check in on me minimally, but they are able to do it without paranoia and suspiscion when they do.
• I am appreciated.  I am expected to work hard, and I do.  My team is elated at the things that I am accomplishing with them, and my supervisor is pleased with my progress and abilities.  I was actually told that she hoped she would be able to keep me for a long time, and that I am doing an "awesome" job.
• My new employer is MORE flexible and progressive than the last.  I am working through my health problems and doing my best to be available and productive for work.  I recognize that being new I don't have as many options available with regard to FMLA or my banked paid time off or even short-term disability.  After only four months, they are so willing to offer alternatives and work with me to stay on top of my health and recovery.  I am blown-away and grateful. 
• I am excited to come to work again.  I am being challenged and I am doing work that feels rewarding and interesting.  It may not be perfect, and there are still times in the day when I may wish I was doing something else, but I am overwhelmingly appreciative to be here and enjoying my time working here.  I am actually engaged for the first time in a long time.

Long story short, on the job front, this was a tremendous move.