Passed 20 Year Milestone at DTCC

Twenty or so commencement ceremonies, and nearly as many collegewide end of year fests that are now called Employee Appreciation Day.  Somewhat amazing considering I took the job on a temporary basis intially, and I had never worked anywhere longer than two and a half years previously.  Today was a day long cheer-fest of how great everyone is.  When one considers that the achievements are real and substantive, perhaps the prolixity and intensity of the positive spin of this event can be forgiven.  Some.  It finally doesn’t bother me that I have evolved so much that I don’t really feel that I “fit in” anymore.  Our fearless leader continually refers to us as the “Delaware Tech family”.  If so than I am like a flamboyant transvestite drama queen of the family, who never feels truly herself when toning herself down in order to fly under the radar of the family’s conservatism.  I guess diversity and creativity are OK as long as the result isn’t too “different”.