Whenever I achieve something at work, or do something that is of benefit to the company, I seem to develop a bit of a swagger when I walk for at least the next 10 minutes.
Yes, I’ve sold out so much in terms of becoming a city boy that I do this, but it’s genuinely not consciously. More of getting a rush of self-confidence and a feeling that I do actually merit my job and my salary, which is a feeling that really does ebb and flow. I have slow weeks (hell, I have slow months) which leave me questioning my value to the company, so days like today really give me a boost.
Oddly, they coincide with the days when my immediate superior (and desk neighbour) is out of the office. Maybe I need the responsibility and freedom to do the work my way, with the corresponding consequences, good or bad.
And in the time it’s taken me to write this, I have no doubt lost the swagger. Nevertheless, my head’ll be held high on the way home this evening.
