Tick Tock, Tick Tock.

I've been thinking a lot lately about my decision to move down south and I guess I'm just at that point where naturally you get worried about making a mistake. It's gonna be hot in the summer and I hate summer. I don't know anyone down there and I've always made fun of southeners which may make it hard to meet people. The people going haven't exactly bonded like I would have thought they would. I'm very focused on the business and how I can contribute more down there, but I feel cut off from being a part of that. People are still wishy washy about going and I'm fully vested at this point, yet my role in this move has been reduced to driving down a moving truck full of equipment in a month.

My vision of how things were going to be executed differs so greatly with the people controlling the situation that it is making me cautious. Not that I'm not prepared to move there and do the same job that I currently do, I'm okay with that. It just doesn't make much sense to me. When a company is transitioning like this to a new facility, I think it's vital to have people on board that know something about the current business, recognize what needs to improve and are 100% committed to making things go down. That about sums me up....but I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs, doing the same job and finding out vital information only when I ask questions. Each day I feel less and less a part of the current work place which is filled with people just biding time until D-Day so they can collect their severence package and unemployment. Yet, I'm not feeling anymore connected to my new work place down south. I realize I am on a need to know basis, but for me I need to know to remain interested in actually making such a sacrifice. I want some type of communication to make me feel like this isn't a mistake. This is what cold feet is I guess.

If we weren't moving, the next year here in Philly would be spent doing the same job anyway. So I'm not sweating the lack of opportunities. I'm content to go there, do my year and see what happens. I can always move back next July once my committment is up. I think I'm more so just curious to see where I will fit in down there. Not just with a job, but socially. Can I survive the south? Time will tell.