Hi Ruby Vee, You have no idea how much I needed to read this today. Thank you so much for sharing your experience -- It's heartening to know that someone so seasoned remembers what it was like, and can articulate how they felt. I'm in a new job too, and am working so hard to try to make up for my lack of process, that I'm going through the same thing you did (with regards to keeping my nose to the grindstone and not forging relationships). You've given me some hope, and that's what I needed most of all. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! RN_KTZ