It's only a matter of time, now

I recently received word that my long awaited security clearance is in its final stage and will be done in a week or two. Yeah, it’s the same clearance I submitted in November of 2005 (Thanksgiving break). I’ve been full-time in the Fairmont office of IRC while I wait on the clearance. I’m anxious to get this process overwith, but I wonder what it will be like at Lockheed Martin. I know I’ll be working in a UNIX based environment with Java as the core language; but, I don’t know any of the people I’ll be working with, what my office space will look like (cubicle?), if I’ll have outside internet access and so on. I’m sort of nervous. It’s almost as if I’m starting all over again. I guess I am starting all over again. I’ll have a new project, new co-workers, new language and no more web-development. Although, I have to say, the last month or two at work has been rough. I’ve been switched over to a project that I’m not particularly fond of. It’s to the point where I’m almost ready to leave for Lockheed because of this project. It’s just not for me. It’s entirely not IRC’s fault, though – they were kind enough to let me go full-time back in January while I wait on the FBI, which basically means I work on several different projects. I’ve been able to save a lot of money and pay off a couple of those annoying bills that never seem to go away.

I guess there are high points and low points about leaving, but I can sum it up briefly. The reason(s) I want to go is to get a break from the current project I’m on, plus it will be a really good experience. The reason(s) I don’t want to leave is because of the people I work with. They are the absolute best, and the atmosphere around the office could never be replaced. It’s a great place to work. System.out.println("So, I guess it's time to get out the Java book again. Redundant, lengthy code, here I come!");