Affirmation

I mentioned that I was pretty sure something I worked on was going to get reversed on appeal.  It was one of the first things I worked on as a professional lawyer type, and the appeal has been pending forever and ever. I was sure I'd hear any day that it was reversed, and the reversal would be based on the research and reasoning I contributed.  Paranoid? Maybe... but I was invested in this one, and I worked on a tough, novel issue. 

I heard this week:  AFFIRMED. Woo! 

Work has been stressful lately.  I have a huge project that I'm seriously behind on because I keep getting stuck with other projects.  So this was nice news. 

The thing about my job is that something like this won't get me any recognition or kudos (probably true for many jobs) ... but I feel sure the excrement would have hit the oscillating rotary blades had the result been otherwise.