So glad this is a 4 day week. It's been grueling and I think I may have over-handled some stuff but everything seems in hand (sort of, in a chaotic-nothings-caught-fire kind of way).
Still tired. Will be sleeping for another couple of hours before I do anything else. This role comes to an end in the next couple of weeks.
I have mixed feelings. It's been exhausting but I've enjoyed it - definitely been a challenge. I've certainly made an impact. Could I do this long term? - I'm not sure, the cognitive load is heavy and a lot of information gets delivered verbally which I'm not too great at processing (this was one of my clear markers on my assessment). It's been harder to get down-time between tasks and there's been a lot of task switching. I can maintain this - but only for so long, and it's been made easier because I know the team I'm working on, I know the people and I know the issues. Had this been a brand new role (as it was the last time I did this), without structured support in place I think I would have tanked. Some folk can move into roles "fresh" and it's all new. I'm one of those that would struggle to do that - it'd be too disorientating. Plus, in a more managerial type role where there's more conversations, conflicting views, sometimes a lack of confidence from people in what's going on that is a lot of stuff I'd struggle to navigate if I didn't understand the area of work.
May as well admit that now.
Plus the HR issues have been minimal. I think that if I'd had to wade through that as well it would've put me off it full stop.
