In 1995 my employer put me on two technical standards committees (and on subcommittees of one committee). In 2000 a new testing standard committee was formed and I was placed on it. In 2007 I was placed on a European organization. So far, okay. I can handle 4, not counting subcommittees (which is where most of the work is done anyway).
But one of my subcommittees is related to Smart Grid work. So I was sent to a Smart Grid conference a couple of weeks ago to became a member of a subcommittee there. This is getting bad. Now I am to become a member of an over-subcommittee, and am a member of a corporate internal "shadow committee."
Over half my day today and tomorrow is tied up in meetings and teleconferences.
"Run away..."
“Run away FAST! (And don’t look behind you!)”