Hmm, time flies. Already two weeks into my new job, still feel unreal. The worst thing is, as you can imagine, I have been so occupied with the new job (including opening the computer and working at night and on weekends) and have not done any study! The best thing is, my employer has a very flexible culture and delivers what they promise. I have not worked from home yet, simply due to overwhelming induction sessions, numerous meetings and all the other stress associated with starting a new job. Theoretically I can turn up or leave the office at any time I like and no one would even care. Except for Mondays when we usually have management meetings, I can work from home at any other days if I like. This is A BIG THING for me. I really love this new job and hope the good feeling would continue.
For my work, I feel I still need two to three months to settle in before taking control. For my (poor, neglected) study, I have just made some resolutions that I’ll get into the study mood from tomorrow night (15th Oct) and will try to ensure 15 – 20 hours of study time each week from this week onward.
Tonight I just did my Annual Progress Report draft for Session 1 and sent to my supervisors for their comments before submitting online. Hope they will OK my report. Fingers crossed.
My methodology chapter has been “work in progress” for too long. During the past month – September, it experienced another shift of direction. Now I was advised to re-focus on the qualitative method only without bothering to add a quantitative part, which was a big hit for me unfortunately, after spending so much time on reading, designing and writing the quantitative element. Anyway, I think it is natural to move back and forth during the DBA journey and I’ll just have to take it as a learning experience.
I hope everybody else in the class has made good, steady progress in their study. All the best to all of us!
Work-life balance 