Alright, here's the situation: about a month ago, my job asked me to move about 250 miles (4 hours' drive) for an unknown period of time. In a way this is great -- it means my bosses are confident in my abilities, and it makes me look really good the next time there's room for somebody from my department to get promoted.
But I have no idea how long I'm going to be out here. My assignment is to cover a field "district" while the usual guy is on sick leave. Management (understandably) doesn't want to share the details of his illness with anybody, and either cannot or will not give me an estimate of how long this "temporary coverage" is going to last. I feel like I could cope with any given time period, but not knowing is *really* getting to me.
As is the loneliness -- I don't know anybody out here. I'm living in a hotel. There's not an office in this area, so I only see other people from the company once or twice a month. I miss my family, the few friends I have back home, and my husband-to-be. He comes out to visit whenever he can get enough consecutive time off to make it worth the trip, but the separation has been hard on him, too. Me driving back on weekends is out, because I'm using a company vehicle and making that trip more than once in a month would get me in serious hot water at work. The company I work for is known for frequently relocating people all over creation, so I've gotten a lot of advice on being in a new place - but most of it relies on knowing you'll be there a while. It doesn't seem fair to join a local group like a bowling league if I'm going to have to pick up and leave on three days' notice again. Going out and exploring the area on my own is tough, I struggle with anxiety just doing my grocery shopping.
Escapists, I need your advice! How would you deal with this kind of living? Keeping busy during non-work hours, not being able to make semi-long-term plans, living in a building full of families on vacation?
But I have no idea how long I'm going to be out here. My assignment is to cover a field "district" while the usual guy is on sick leave. Management (understandably) doesn't want to share the details of his illness with anybody, and either cannot or will not give me an estimate of how long this "temporary coverage" is going to last. I feel like I could cope with any given time period, but not knowing is *really* getting to me.
As is the loneliness -- I don't know anybody out here. I'm living in a hotel. There's not an office in this area, so I only see other people from the company once or twice a month. I miss my family, the few friends I have back home, and my husband-to-be. He comes out to visit whenever he can get enough consecutive time off to make it worth the trip, but the separation has been hard on him, too. Me driving back on weekends is out, because I'm using a company vehicle and making that trip more than once in a month would get me in serious hot water at work. The company I work for is known for frequently relocating people all over creation, so I've gotten a lot of advice on being in a new place - but most of it relies on knowing you'll be there a while. It doesn't seem fair to join a local group like a bowling league if I'm going to have to pick up and leave on three days' notice again. Going out and exploring the area on my own is tough, I struggle with anxiety just doing my grocery shopping.
Escapists, I need your advice! How would you deal with this kind of living? Keeping busy during non-work hours, not being able to make semi-long-term plans, living in a building full of families on vacation?
