self-response

That last post went just a wee bit negative in the latter half. Most of the negativity really wasn't strictly work-related, but more people-related. I imagine that in any work environment with as many people as this one there will always be, for lack of a simpler word, jerks. Combine that with the fake-machismo of the oilfield and the jerks seem to come at a higher incidence than what I might call the 'normal' world. Now work itself, as in what I do and the nature of it, are enjoyable. It's just that pesky human aspect that can be bothersome. But hey, learning to work with a variety of different personality types was part of the draw of this job.