Woody Cavenaugh

You never truly know a person until you find yourself moving offices on the same day they are. Our building has been doing a little square dance in the name of progress, something I highly encourage. Change is good, productive change is really good. This change should be a productive one. Even when it stomps flat the hearts and souls of aging programmers and database administrators, a demographic sent into a frothing frenzy at the mere mention of the word. What can I say, I get sadistic pleasure from their angst.

This whole shaking of the ant farm really gives me insight into the people around me. I find about three distinct groups, though a good sociologist could and would break it down better. There are those who enjoy change because it gives them an opportunity to try something new. There are those who accept change as inevitable and plod on. Finally, there are those who fear change with all of their being.

These reactions to change are either inherent to who they are to the point of guiding their career decisions, or it is a learned behavior perhaps brought on or further strengthened by their careers. Either way, I enjoy things and task that are varied, and my past jobs and interest have all reflected this. I will have to keep this in mind as I consider what I want to be when I grow up. My wife keeps asking me, and I had better figure out what I am going to tell her as soon as I can. ;)