This week I found another reason I love working where I work. The company is currently looking to hire a new boss for my department and has brought several possible candidates in so far. The interesting thing about this is who is doing the interviewing. After my boss's boss picks out suitable selections, the 3 employees in my department are the ones that actually interview the potential candidate and accepts or rejects him. Granted once we decide on someone, the boss's boss will make the final decision on wether or not to hire them, but they have to get past us first. How awesome is that?

This is such an positively odd development, that the company actually understands that this selection is going to affect the performance of our team, and being so, are allowing us to make sure this person will be compatible and inspirational for our environment. You would almost expect that we would choose someone based on whether or not they will allow us to play video games all day, but we are actually taking this very seriously and looking for someone who will be an inspiration to us to do better while not choking us by being over controlling.

I made a statement while interviewing the latest candidate that I hadn't really thought about until I said it. We were discussing the current environment and I mentioned that I have not once since getting this job, granted its only been three months, woke up in the morning and thought 'Damn, I have to go to work.' I would like to stay home and get paid to play Doom 3 like the rest of you, but I am fortunate to have a job that I really enjoy when many are unable to find work. And its not just the work I enjoy, but the environment we create for ourselves while we are doing our work.