The Promotion

Only a few short months into his career in China, and already Dave is running everything.

I'm not kidding.

The person who ran Dave's department for all of China resigned a few weeks ago, and Dave was named as her replacement. Quite an honor, really, to jump to the top of the office hierarchy within a few weeks. And Dave seems quite happy, enjoying his responsibilities and determining much of his own focus.

The downside is that Dave feels more pressure to work long hours and do his very best. This pressure now comes from within him, which makes him happier. But it still keeps him away from home long hours. We're becoming a family that does not eat dinner together every night, which makes us both sad.