Editor Dave... is Editing.
So, in news...
I finished being an Audio Visual Events Support Supervisor a week ago. Work contrived to get steadily busier and more stressful for the last two weeks of my role, as I was summing up, wrapping up, documenting and handing over the various parts of my vaguely defined and scope-creepy role, gradually pushing various meetings and discussions further and further back, as demand and sickness interfered, until at least a couple of tasks were handed over without any kind of handover. Never mind; the tasks involved were being handed over to people who very clearly intended to do exactly what they wanted and totally ignore what I had in place, so no harm done. Final day was reasonally productive and relaxed, including a pub lunch with some of the lads and wrapping up with a piss up around the corner. Typically, some of this feature bitching about work, which I could finally do with absolutely no reservations. Hee hee.
I started being an Editor six days ago. I came in late, at Claire's request, as they'd be too busy in the morning to deal with me, filled in some paperwork and ran through toilets, health & safety, HR stuff etc., and then went to my desk. So, rest of the day drinking tea, playing Solitaire, and fidgeting as my boss tries to find things for me to do and gets my training sorted out? Bollocks to that; I sat down and my boss dropped a manuscript in front of me, saying "I've already started it, can you run through what I've done and finish it up as soon as you can, I'll try and provide training right after that," and away I go. So straight in at the deep end, which was a little overwhelming for the first day, but I've absolutely loved it. Manuscript nearly done, getting a feel for what's needed, interested to see what different challenges different authors will pose me. Of course, yet to see what my author thinks of the changes I've proposed for his manuscript...
Loving the shorter commute, loving the shorter day, loving the no-shifts. Cooking in the evening for my wife. Basically pretty gorram happy with everything. Wish you were living my life.