So, I am working what I would consider my first "big boy" Sys Admin job. Lots of responsibility, lots of leeway, and a good salary to boot. Get to work from home as much as I want, etc. Late June/Early July, there was a bit of a lull in the work. I relaxed, read reddit, surfed the web, etc. Our infrastructure was FAR from perfect, and I worked on some pet projects, but didn't get a ton of measurable work done, but things were stable, people were taking vacation, no big deal, right?

Now, over the last two weeks, I have been slammed constantly. Things that could have been done in that lull period and were low priority are now screaming high priority and the things I could have done then to make it easier on myself now are kicking me in the butt. I'll likely have to stay up to midnight or 1 AM tonight just to finish what is on my plate for today and tomorrow.

I probably don't even have time to post this, but I'm basically writing it as a reminder to myself. Slow days != dick around time. Slow days = Improvement Days where you make work easier for yourself down the road.

Your future self will thank you.