1st post of 2023 and 4 months into the new year already. A quarter done. Employed since last November. It was just that i had gotten COVID a little bit before starting the job. Man, COVID really knocked me out cold...but it has been long enough that i am about to take another vaccination shot. --- I am back to being an engineer. Back to serving the country once more. It is nice in a way i found myself to be in the mental state similar to when i joined my first job - eager to learn. This time i have some years of experience so it is a bit smoother in terms of how i handle stuff. Still, there are challenges to the job scope. Users, systems, teammates and division mates. Eh. I am trying my best to not be dismissive about anything this time. Deep breaths.