The Eye of Kris

The acquisition of my company finally closed today. The general mood around the office was relief that it's finally done, mixed with some excitement about the bonus checks that will be given to everyone who stuck it out for the last 11 months, as well as a little sadness for the people who will be leaving the company over the week or two. There's still a lot of uncertainty about the structure of the organization and where certain people fit in and what they will ultimately be doing, but now that the deal is done I hope that the lines of communication will open up and things will become much more clear over the next few months.

In addition to that, I had my annual review this week, and it went very well. I scored high in every category, and my (soon to be former) boss said that the only reason I didn't score at the highest point overall is that I didn't really have enough good opportunities this year to do what I do best. I was a little out of place for most of the year, and quite frankly, wasn't all that busy. The move into the architecture group never really panned out to be what it was intended to be. Hopefully, though, now that I'm back with my old team and we are moving forward with the new organization, things will be better this year in that respect.

I did manage to get a little bit of info about who I will be reporting to (at least for the short term), but that information has not been made public yet. I also was told that one of my co-workers (as well as a couple of contract resources) will now be reporting to me.

In a couple of weeks, I'm scheduled to travel to the main headquarters of the new company to meet some of their developers and get a look at some of the tools they are using. I hope to get a better idea of where we will be headed as a company and what opportunities may lie ahead on that trip. For now, though, I'm getting ready for a much-needed vacation. More on that later.