First Day

Today was my first day at my new job. I’d been out of work for 10 months, since I left my job in Boston to move to Oklahoma, so it felt very weird to spend a whole day in an office. But I did get to come home for lunch since we get an hour off and I live so close by. That broke up the day nicely. Tomorrow it looks like Tim will come by the office and we’ll get some lunch nearby.

I’d say I had a good first day. Of course, learning how an office runs isn’t easy, especially since every workplace does things a little differently. At this office they seem to love floppy disks, and for some reason we’re not supposed to save files to the server. It seems odd to me, but I’ll just use floppies and also archive files to CDs with some regularity since floppies don’t last as long and can more easily be ruined than CDs. I’d love to see a database of contacts on the server instead of using a Rolodex that is located in someone’s office. But these are the things that I’m sure I’ll get used to and that won’t seem quite as strange once I spend more time there. Everyone I met was very nice, and also helpful in explaining how things work, who does what, and where to find various things.

I got to see some pictures of call ducks, and they really are cute. I’m not surprised people like raising them. In the next few days I’ll get really involved with putting out this year’s edition of the club’s yearbook, which is due out as soon as we can finish it. It’s nice to jump right into things, but also daunting. After all, I don’t really know what I’m doing yet. I’m sure I will have to learn very quickly.