professionalism

sometimes i experience a moment of clarity, and then pride. i was having trouble solving a problem, and i milled around aimlessly in what is the equivalent of winnie the pooh rapping his paw on his head, and eventually a simple solution popped into mind.

once i'd sorted it out, i noticed something else, then something else... and i've made no headway on the specific task i was meant to be focusing on but overall the project is in a much more stable position and what follows will be much easier. and the next project will benefit from this too.

the reason this is of interest to me is that earlier today, when i went out to get lunch for pg and myself, the boss called to interrogate me about my work logs. what i later discovered is that the ceo has taken an interest because we're still not done with something that was supposed to be delivered months ago, and my boss didn't have a clue how to explain it to him.

what particularly bothers me is that every month, prior to billing, i hand him all my logs and ask him to authorize my hours. and he never actually checks.

don't get me wrong - i appreciate the fact that he trusts me and i won't take advantage of him. what i don't appreciate is that he never actually bothers to go over them. i think that's as irresponsible as not updating and keeping updated via email. and now i have to justify all of these moments collectively? to a man who doesn't like hearing technical details?

i'm very glad that pg has "authorized" my quitting at any time. the new project that i've been getting excited about couldn't begin soon enough.