No more burning the midnight toil (Mar 20th)

or the last six weeks, I've been working the most insane schedule.  Thanks to a graveyard shift, I’ve been sleeping during the day and working the entire night since early February.  Not that I mind working graveyard, but my scheduled days off (Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays) made it impossible to return to Los Angeles or have a life without weekends off.  Sparing the details, this arrangement occurred because of a schedule miscommunication between myself and HSBC's Human Resources department.  And for the last six weeks, I've been trying to fix it with the situation exerting a lot of stress and distraction on my life.

Fortunately, it's finally been resolved and I'll be returning to a more traditional schedule tomorrow thanks to my managers who’ve been understanding about my situation.  I'm so relieved since I was prepared to resign if I couldn't be reassigned.  In addition to the pain of finding another job and undergoing weeks of training again at another company, I really want to stay at HSBC.  This is one of the rare moments in my short career where I'm very proud of the organization where I work (thanks to their Hong Kong connection).  In addition, a traditional schedule means it would feel like I’m working at a real office again.  During graveyard hours, the huge building is so quiet and deserted, it felt a bit creepy and surreal.

So yeah, I'm excited about the prospect of having a life again!  Not only can I return to Los Angeles, but I'm looking to volunteering and perhaps return to graduate school someday.