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June 17, 2005
Day 1 & 2
Well I guess there really isnt much to write except the new job. Ive only been there 2 days and somehow get the feeling I could have done better. Im planning on giving it a fair chance before making any decisions and we will see how it goes.
The first day was pretty much the tour and the do's & dont's of it all. Cell phones off completely which tends to be a bit strict for my taste. I can appreciate the fact they dont want interuptions but I also have it for emergency situations. I dont like feeling isolated from my family if there does happen to be an emergency.
The other thing was a feeling of being repremanded before doing something wrong. It was a feeling of "if you do this, this is what will happen".
Another thing that got me was the "we have meetings that are after work time". It was the first day and I escaped it because I already had plans before I knew about the meeting but it was the whole "You should stay, its fun and you get paid overtime" thing that got me. Anyway, that was the first day.
The second day was a bit better. Learning more about headsets and products. Learning more about the phones and filemaker (which I cant believe they use for their database). It went by smoothly and I was out on time.
Every night we check in with the customer service manager as well as the CEO himself. It felt like a drill on how much you've learned which I wasnt expecting. Although I learned a lot, the questions that were asked just didnt seem to go with what I learned. All is good and day 3 should be an improvement.
After work, I got home, Josh was out to tea with a friend. All was good until several things happened at once. The cable went out (including the internet), Josh called and left his lights on and his car was dead, my current landlord called to discuss moving out arrangements and showing the place, and I went down to sit with Josh while AAA was coming.
They took over 2 hours to get there and by that time I was starving for food. Steve got home from work and met up with us. Once his car was jumped we took a ride to Noe Valley to a restaurant Josh had wanted to eat at for his birthday. The place was Incanto which I will never eat at again.
The place was loud, cold, and more of dining than a "lets grab something to eat" kind of place. There was no non alcoholic beverages on the menu and instead of bread they had this weird diced olive dip. For those of you who know me, I hate olives. With all of that combined and the time being late, I was a bit unhappy with it all. For the prices, the portions could have been better.
Anyway, today is Friday, the weekend off, and tonight is Margaret Cho. Im excited. Josh is heading to Santa Cruz this weekend for a conference on building your practice. His practice has started to grow and I foresee it growing even more.
Im really happy about that and really hoping it works out well. Im sure it will.
Until next time, lots of hugs
Posted by Des at June 17, 2005 05:47 AM
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