Wow! That one little word somehow manages to sum up the transition I have made into a new job. For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting news on how things are going, or have called or emailed me asking... well, here goes.
Monday morning I was up bright and early and ready to leave the house by 5:00 am. I didn't have to be at the new job until 8:00 am, but what can I say? I was ready to go. After I got over to the other side of town, explored the neighborhood a bit and concentrated on not getting lost, I walked into Viking Electric for the first time as an employee. From there, I was greeted by the receptionist and my new boss. Once I deposited my stuff, oggled my new flat screen monitor and computer (It's a MAC... more on that marvel later), met with the HR Manager and filled out the requisite paperwork, I was deposited back in my boss's office (Carol) who proceeded to take me around the entire building and introduce me to (I swear) nearly every person there. By the time I'd shaken hands with Viking employee # 25 the faces started to blurr. I know that in 10 or 12 years or so I will know all of their names... Actually, that's probably not too far off the mark as there are over 250 employees in this one building alone! That's more than the entire workforce of JH Larson! Whew! The rest of the day was pretty much a blur. I know I had time to play with the computer and learned to navigate that a bit, but beyond that I don't know how much I accomplished. I will say however, that regardless of the size of this company, I don't know that I've ever been so warmly welcomed by everyone I met there. The names still elude me but they have really welcomed me with open arms no matter where in the company they work.
The remainder of this week has proven to be a steady increase in stuff to do, nearly all of it creative and fun. I think I am finally getting the hang of this whole Macintosh thing, though it still surprises me quite frequently by doing things I don' t expect. Virginia, my counterpart, has been wonderful in explaining these anomalies to me, not to mention being extremely helpful and friendly. She's also terrifyingly creative and talented so I'm hoping she can teach me a thing or two! Carol, my boss has designated herself our protector in that she's doing her best to catch any new requests coming in before they get dropped on either my desk or Virginia's out of turn. Having come from an environment where my inbox was fair game for anyone with an "idea", this is really refreshing!
So, all in all my Viking Voyage is going pretty well. I'm slowly getting to see the familiar faces of our manufacturer reps which really helps to make me feel like I haven't left the planet entirely, and little by little I'm feeling like I belong there. I figure my biggest hurdles now are to stop referring to JH Larson as "we", to train myself on all of the little idiosyncrasies inherent in MACs, learn multiple passwords and, memorize the names of all of those employees I met on Monday.
Okay, employee # 25; What was your name again?
Monday morning I was up bright and early and ready to leave the house by 5:00 am. I didn't have to be at the new job until 8:00 am, but what can I say? I was ready to go. After I got over to the other side of town, explored the neighborhood a bit and concentrated on not getting lost, I walked into Viking Electric for the first time as an employee. From there, I was greeted by the receptionist and my new boss. Once I deposited my stuff, oggled my new flat screen monitor and computer (It's a MAC... more on that marvel later), met with the HR Manager and filled out the requisite paperwork, I was deposited back in my boss's office (Carol) who proceeded to take me around the entire building and introduce me to (I swear) nearly every person there. By the time I'd shaken hands with Viking employee # 25 the faces started to blurr. I know that in 10 or 12 years or so I will know all of their names... Actually, that's probably not too far off the mark as there are over 250 employees in this one building alone! That's more than the entire workforce of JH Larson! Whew! The rest of the day was pretty much a blur. I know I had time to play with the computer and learned to navigate that a bit, but beyond that I don't know how much I accomplished. I will say however, that regardless of the size of this company, I don't know that I've ever been so warmly welcomed by everyone I met there. The names still elude me but they have really welcomed me with open arms no matter where in the company they work.
The remainder of this week has proven to be a steady increase in stuff to do, nearly all of it creative and fun. I think I am finally getting the hang of this whole Macintosh thing, though it still surprises me quite frequently by doing things I don' t expect. Virginia, my counterpart, has been wonderful in explaining these anomalies to me, not to mention being extremely helpful and friendly. She's also terrifyingly creative and talented so I'm hoping she can teach me a thing or two! Carol, my boss has designated herself our protector in that she's doing her best to catch any new requests coming in before they get dropped on either my desk or Virginia's out of turn. Having come from an environment where my inbox was fair game for anyone with an "idea", this is really refreshing!
So, all in all my Viking Voyage is going pretty well. I'm slowly getting to see the familiar faces of our manufacturer reps which really helps to make me feel like I haven't left the planet entirely, and little by little I'm feeling like I belong there. I figure my biggest hurdles now are to stop referring to JH Larson as "we", to train myself on all of the little idiosyncrasies inherent in MACs, learn multiple passwords and, memorize the names of all of those employees I met on Monday.
Okay, employee # 25; What was your name again?
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