As I've been alluding over the past several months, I've been looking to change my job situation for some time now. After almost twelve years working for the TIME Magazine News Desk, I was finding myself in a bit of a bind, struggling to balance the unconventional scheduling demands of a weekly news magazine (acting as a liaison between TIME's extensive network of correspondents and reporters in the field and the editorial staff here in New York) and the needs of my expanding family. At long last, I'm happy to report that I've been offered another job outside of Time Inc. and accepted the offer in question yesterday afternoon.
At the risk of sounding needlessly histrionic, this is the end of an era for me, and a bittersweet one at that. While I was invariably renowned for grumbling about my Nosferatu-suitable work schedule, TIME Magazine became much more than simply the place where I worked. I'm very lucky and very proud to say I've worked with some of the brightest and most interesting people imaginable, and I have made some of the dearest friends of my life in this building. I've learned more in my time here than I picked up in any of the schools I attended. From my nerve-shredding first night alone manning the News Desk (which ended up being the same evening as O.J. Simpson's notorious slow-chase in the white Bronco), I've lived through countless historic events -- the death of Princess Diana, the assasination of Yitzach Rabin, the disappearance of John Kennedy Jr., the Oklahoma City Bombing, Columbine, Monica Lewinsky's stained blue dress, numerous political conventions, elections, scandals, "trials of the century", hurricanes, earthquakes, blackouts, the Tsunami and, of course, September 11, 2001, to name but a few -- all experienced alongside veteran journalists whose insight and dedication were constantly inspiring. But beyond their titles and impressive credentials, the individuals I was fortunate enough to work with at the magazine, by and large, are just great, genuine people, and I feel honored to have worked alongside each and every one of them for so long.
If you know me at all, you'll know that I'm somewhat reluctant to rapturously embrace change. I'm deplorably sentimental when it comes to these things and while change is invariably healthy, postive and necessary, I often have a hard time with it. This particular change for me is truly for the best and has been a long time coming, and I'm genuinely excited and looking forward to the challenges ahead of me. That said, leaving TIME Magazine doesn't feel like leaving just another job. It feels like leaving home, and I will miss the place very much.
Onward and Upward!
- Alex in NYC
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