I am sitting at my new desk
Posted
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:31 PM
Started new job today. It's a big open environment, so I am a feeling a little like big brother is watching me...and I don't have a big brother. The two brits that own the company are SUPER nice though. Of course, after 6 weeks of non-steady employment (9 day tenure at network job does not count and the awesome freelancing money still left me jobless for weeks) I get an incredible email from a ginormous, high-level exec at a huge name company emails me for a meeting. Nothing but an informal meet and greet, but the potential for SOMETHING is ridiculous...and even more ridiculous to be even THINKING of this possibility one day into a job I took for the long-term.
The took me out for lunch at a mexican restaurant..and I think it's a great time to pause here to say that there are stark difference's between "mexican" and tex-mex" food. I like "tex-mex"...and I don't like spice. We had spicy "mexican" food, so I sucked it up and ate a spicy taco...
the KICKER is that these two guys and I, who are STILL getting to know each other, have to witness the NYC screeching craziness of a customer discovering a COCKROACH on the floor of the restaurant. Even better was the fact that after the dastardly insect was properly extinguished, said customers sat back down and resumed conversation like NOTHING happened. Granted, they were done eating, but HELLO.
I had an excuse not to kill my poor taste buds for another second and was not questioned with the large leftover portion on my plate.
Job seems OK. I have a lot to learn in a different area of things. I have to convert from PC girl to a MAC one, so that will take a second. I already miss my right-click button. But the potential is pretty gi-normous at this small company.
One day in and I am already baby-dreaming for #2...
BUT, for right now I am sitting at my new desk.