Busy, yes, but not "swamped." It's still honeymoon time, but my hands are dirtier just a few days in than with other jobs I've had.
I've already got five cases; three plats, a special use, and a PUD amendment. It was trial by fire; the files were plunked on my desk Monday morning, and I was told that there would be a development review committee meeting the next morning. At the DRC meeting, I held my own; I presented plans that were dripping in red ink, and I felt confident that I knew my way around.
The co-workers are friendly and helpful; yesterday was an impromptu birthday party for the PD, and tonight there's a gathering at a brewpub in KCMO. The dress code is pretty much "Friday casual" all week, with no ties.
The office environment is quiet. I have a real office, about 10'X10', but there's no windows. The new Planning/Development Services will be moving to the third floor of the new city hall in about six months; workers have just started to finish off the space. I'll have a BIG window! I know ... it's silly to think of things like this, but even in the building we're in now, I don't take the office environment for granted. There's a lot of things here I don't take for granted; plenty of office supplies, city vehicles, support staff, being able to go to conferences, and so on
As for "attractive co-workers" ... well, yes. Still, though, they're co-workers, I respect them as planners, and I can't think of them as prospective dates. Homey don't do the intra-office dating thing, and besides, there seems to be no shortage of sweet Midwestern girls in the KC area.
