Working again

August 4, 2008 on 6:13 pm | In Life In General | 2 Comments

I started my new job today.  It seems pretty good.  Unlike my last job, they actually knew I’d be starting and had things ready for me.  I even could get into the computer on the first day.  And I got my ID badge and everything.  And they have free coffee, which I am allowed to drink at my desk.  It is a lot like the health insurance company I worked for back in the US, but nicer.  Nicer because it’s just a small branch office of a large corporation, so it’s friendlier than working at a location with several hundred employees. 

I wasn’t sure what I was coming into, so I wore long sleeves to hide the scars and tattoos.  By lunch time, I figured that it wouldn’t be a problem.  Just in my small working team, there are at least two others with tattoos.  And casual Friday actually means casual, with jeans and stuff.  No one seems to care if I wear comfortable shoes.

It’s a good thing I did wear comfortable shoes because I have about a 15 minute walk to get from my office to the bus stop to get home.  But it’s a nice walk through mostly quiet wooded areas.  I could catch a bus right outside the office, but it wouldn’t take me all the way home, and that bus is only once an hour.  

So I’m getting more exercise, whether I like it or not.  My doctor is happy about that, but I’m just tired.

Alana

 

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  1. It sounds like it was a good start for you. I’m glad it went well. A leisurely walk through the woods sounds like a good way to decompress after a day of work. It could be a good thing. Time will tell.

    Comment by mom — 4 August 2008 #

  2. Phil & I are thrilled that your first day went well with your new job. We are thankful you are working in a better environment. I’d love the walk after work – it sounds like a lovely place to blow off the pressures of the day so you can arrive at home with peace in your heart & mind. We are looking forward to seeing you and Neil next month. We are all trying to work out our schedules so we can go to the Renaissance Festival in Mpls. Love ya!

    Comment by Cheryl Dewey — 4 August 2008 #

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