We were practically hiding in a dungeon this week for our Lean/Kaizen activity. We thought it was a welcome break from our daily drudgery. But no! I was (and still am) physically and mentally drained. Toss in emotionally drained to that basket of woes as well. But like our Lean consultant would always tell us, a conscious mind cannot complain. I signed up for this, and really, I've been learning a lot, but man, this is more than I signed up for. Imagine being trapped in a room of bullies, trapos, ratholes - all the different office characters you can dare come up with. For TWO FULL DAYS. Argh. But anyways, we have pushed for what we wanted, and we got it, and now we're making some progress. Light at the end of the tunnel :) Meanwhile, I've gotten a chance to interact with more people I don't normally interact with, and I'm quite surprised with what I'm seeing.