I only find the will and inspiration to blog for fun when I'm away from home. I realise that probably only my wife reads my blog, perhaps twice during my travels, so I think it is more a tool to help me remain connected.
Following my 18 hour working day (11 hour flight and then another 7 hours in the office straight away!) I arrived in San Francisco, and so far have not seen any blue in the sky and certainly no sun. Currently it's raining, it's dreary, it's a concrete jungle in the bit in which I'm working (Financial District), and I'm here with one other guy (my boss) who doesn't really do the relationship thing and seems to talk in sentences containing only buzz words and wildly ambitious targets.
In short, I wish I wasn't here. I am being very much of a grump! I loved traveling to Asia, the people were so humble and kind and considerate, and the weather was usually very warm, and everything cheap. The U.S. is a little different in all of these considerations!
I'm hoping the 'boss' won't insists on another late night in the office (9.30pm and 9pm so far), so I can get my head together, read a book, get to the gym and have dinner before they stop serving. However, my money is on being told how to do my job and deliver a great 'wow' factor with awesome 'customer delight' at approximately 9pm.
I must bite my tongue, last night I had to make a run for it as I began to tell him what I really thought of his approach...
Weirdly I feel far more of a forginer here than I do in China or South Korea. I wonder why.
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