I tend to consider myself a moderately visible person. I’m pretty talkative, not at all aware of how to control my volume, and I’m not a tiny person that could be easily overlooked. Yet somehow, I’m often looked through by others, treated as though I’m not even there. So either I’m finally invisible and people can’t see me, or people just assume I’m stupid. Or more likely – people at large are stupid themselves. I’m going with that one.
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Posted by Dean in Work
I’ve been at the new job for almost 3 months now, and I’m still loving it. My first impression of my manager and coworkers has turned out to be mostly accurate, so I’m glad about that. Everyone here is really nice, though no matter how nice people are there will always be one or two people who insist on causing drama, but I just smile and ignore it. The environment here is entirely different than what I’m used to from other jobs, and in all the best ways. After working here for almost 3 months, I can honestly say that I hope I’m here for many years to come.
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Posted by Dean in Life, tags: Reflection
Sometimes when I walk past a mirror, I actually do a double-take at the face staring back at me. I see my face, and I stare as if looking at a stranger. When I lock eyes with myself, I still see a little boy. I see the teenager who had no idea where his life was going, or how he was going to make it on his own. And the boy in the mirror looks back at me and seems to ask if I’m doing it right, living up to the ideal of what he thought it would be like.
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Okay everyone, it’s time to lay down some groundwork when it comes to work behavior. I was out of the corporate world for almost a year (stupid economy making it difficult to get a job) but now I’m back (hooray!) and am being reminded on a daily basis of all the little things that used to drive me insane. So now I’ll share them with you!
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Posted by Dean in Work
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.
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