Just another day at the office

How do you know if what you are doing is enough or good enough?  Lately at work I have been struggling to keep up with the workload.  I am staying above water on a weekly basis, but most days I find myself falling behind.  I often find myself wondering on the way home if I should have stayed longer, done something differently or if I should continue working when I get home.  I find myself a little more on edge lately in regards to job security and I am not really sure why.  Everyone says I am doing fine and they are pleased with my work, but I still wonder if there is something different that I could be doing that would improve myself or the department.  Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful to have a job right now and I love the job I have and have fun doing it.  It has actually been a pretty exciting year (if computers can be exciting), a lot of work has been transitioned to me and a coworker.  There is even talk of transitioning more work to us.  I don't think that our workload is too much for us, it just provides us with new opportunities.  As I write this, I wonder if this is all stemming from the increased workload in the department due to a major upgrade that has been months in the making and will take almost an entire month to fully implement.

I would like to give thanks to my wife and kids for putting up with everything I have to deal with.  I am very thankful they are in my life.  The kids understand that sometimes Daddy has to help "work fix something" when he gets paged while playing.  Tara is very understanding that sometimes I do have to work on "work" things for a few hours after getting home after a 10 - 12 hour day.  I love you all more than you will ever know.

I would also like to give props to the 'guys' for putting up with all of the sarcasm, smart-ass comments, whining and complaining.  They all have their own work and own issues they deal with daily, but they always have time to listen or join in.  So, JM, JM2, JZ and TA, thanks for the online fun.