Phew – another week passed in the cut and thrust of NZ Government, I just wish the people running this country would make up their minds. They say that 24 hours in politics is a long time but it seems like eternity to me.
It’s been one u-turn after another this week making my worklife very frustrating and doing little for the morale of the team who have to keep redoing things to suit today’s decision which has been overturned within 24 hours. Still, we did end the week back where we started in October 2006 so it’s an impressive adventure of back to the future.
Still this executive is turning to domestic affairs for the next four days with a lonnnng weekend. Waitaingi Day is Tuesday 6th so it would have been pointless not to have taken Monday off too. We’re off on another trip across the Rimutakas to see the builders and architect to nail down the detail on the house as we expect all the paperwork to come to a crescendo in the next 2 weeks.
The only downside this week was a difficult conversation with my boss who is turning up the heat for me to commit to continuing on at work at the end of my contract. Readers, I hope you can feel proud of me as I batted away suggestions of permenancy. Have to admit though I’m keeping my powder dry for some part-time consultancy and coaching with them to keep my chucks and pigs in the style they wish to become accustomed to.