Today was the first day at the new job, and as of this morning I couldn’t decide what to feel. Nervous? Excited? Scared? Prepared? I didn’t know. I only knew the bare minimum of the job description, and had never even been inside the building since I’d been hired based on a phone interview and a recommendation from a friend who already works there. I woke up early this morning to make sure I had time to shave and eat breakfast and still have a few minutes to sit still before heading off to work for the first time in 8 months. When I pulled into the parking lot this morning I was ready. I had every intention of facing the day head on and making it great.
And I did just that. I met my manager and my coworkers (one of which I knew from Citigroup and had been looking forward to seeing ever since I found out about the job), sat through multiple meetings and training sessions, and then was thrown onto my computer to get to work. I have email, a phone, and a tiny little half-cubicle that nobody else wanted but that I’m perfectly happy to stay in until something bigger is available. :-)
It’s gonna be a great job. I can already tell that even though things may seem a little tedious, that I’m going to enjoy myself at this company. I’ll do my best at everything I do and try to keep my head up and look on the bright side of every situation. I was unemployed for 8 months – I’m just happy to get my foot back in the door somewhere.
I stopped at Walmart on my way home today and picked up a few little things I’d like for my desk that I can’t really request from the supply room at work. Organizers and such. I’m gonna make myself comfortable. I intend to be there for quite a while.
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Great to hear you’re settling into your new job. Best of luck!
So what is it that you do now. Not once have you said what you do.
Its nice that you have a job again… but who do you work for and what are you doing?
As for who I work for, I don’t really intend to reveal the company name on here. When I worked for Citi I avoided using their name in any post just to keep from having any ties to the company with anything I said, and I’ll be doing the same here. As for what I do, I’ll be posting another blog shortly with a little more detail since I’m more settled in now than I was the first week.