2014 was not the year of Bob. 2015 will be the year of Bob!
I'm not at all a believer in karma or superstition and all that but I am a believer in things working and balancing themselves out. Like that Even Steven episode of Seinfeld ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prvm5ZFPIrE ).
My 2014 has been well documented here. A flood of health issues made for an "interesting" year to say the least. Health sucked and my race season sucked. Thankfully my family and family life were fine.
Career wise 2014 was just awful. Worst of my GMAN career so far. In mid-2013 the powers that be decided to move some of the heavier hitting financial crime investigators to another squad in order to strengthen that squad. Not that this other squad is financial crime heavy or anything so I never really understood the reasoning but that was a decision made two or three pay grades above me. I voiced my concerns but what was done was done. It's a squad that did not have the best reputation around the office for a variety of reasons. Let's just leave it at that.
It has been a disaster. I spent the first six months trying to figuring out the nuances of the new criminal violation I was tasked to work and the last 12 months figuring out how to get the hell off that squad. The work stinks, the people are fine individually but work horribly together for some reason (what's the opposite of synergy?), and the supervisor, while nice as can be, is just not a very effective supervisor. It was the polar opposite of the squad I had spent the previous 10 years. The work was great, the people were top notch and worked well together, and the supervisors (three during that span) ranged from competent to awesome. Imagine driving a Porsche for 10 years and someone then forcing you to drive a Kia.
A new leadership structure is in place in our office and the white collar component is now under the leadership of a guy who more understands how that world works. I've never been a squeaky wheel kind of guy but I had a nice conversation with him a couple of weeks back. I guess he agreed. Found out this week I'm being transferred back to my old squad. Took 19 months but I managed to get back. 
The Even Steven philosophy is already starting to work its magic in 2015. In December I put in for a very specialized transfer to one of three field offices of my choosing. I should find out in the next month or two about that. Even Steven.
I should probably win the Kona Lottery as well. That would help to even out 2014. 
2015
Year of Bob
That is all!
Comments
Nice to hear things are looking up.
Opposite of synergy would be entropy. From Merriem: a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder. Also, Chaos, Disintegration, Randomness, etc.
Go Bob!
Not even considering the work issues, your health problems alone last year should grant you a flawless 2015! Hope it happens for you.