Oct/074
First day…
Well I survived the first day. It wasn't so bad. I am annoyed because they didn't have a computer or cubicle for me. I'm in an empty cube that is going to be occupied by the guy that is currently in my future cube. It looks like he had no idea I was even being hired, because his cube is a total disaster and there is no way he's moving out of there anytime soon. And I have no idea why they don't have a computer for me. I spent most of the day setting up a new notebook for a training room. Don't know why they didn't have me set up a computer for myself.
My co-workers seem kind of fun. Both of them. A guy and a girl. There are three people in my area including me. And the girl is part time. The other side of IT are the mainframe people, and there are three of them.
Working full time really chews up your day. I mean it's 9:30 pm already, and I haven't even turned on the tv yet today.
I've decided to go back tomorrow. The first day is always rough when you start anywhere new. Well except at my last job because we usually knew when new people were starting and had a computer for them.
Also, here's a weird thing. The CEO doesn't like when guys wear crew neck t-shirts under their collar shirts or polo shirts, so we aren't allowed to wear them. Only v-neck t-shirts. It's a pet peevee or something. Which I think has got to be some kind of discrimination thing. I mean what's next? What if he said that he doesn't like brown shoes or brown people?
The upside to everything is that I only have around 30 more years to work. Yeah! If I'm lucky I will hit the lottery, and then I can write this from my own island somewhere warm and sunny.
October 17th, 2007
Sounds like a good job, you should try to get away with as much as you can right from the beginning, just so they know they can’t push you around.
October 17th, 2007
Yeah I plan on it. I’m already scheduling time off. I’ve been there 3 days in a row, so obviously I need some time off. I don’t want them thinking I’m one of THOSE employees who come to work everyday.
October 18th, 2007
Now you’re thinking straight. Get some vacation time in and take a few sick days right away. You don’t want to get a repuation for being dependable. Also be sure to abuse your environment, print out books worth of personal stuff and drink all the coffee every morning before anyone else gets any. Make a lot of personal phone calls to Japan and bash the hell out of the candy machine. Add the words “as foretold in the prophecy” to the end of every sentence while at work and change into your work clothes every morning in your cube.
October 18th, 2007
Oh, and be sure to open several accounts at a rival credit union and hang one of their free calendars in your cube.