well, thanks for all your thoughts/prayers/wellwishings. i had a very nice day at my new job today.
admittedly i didn’t actually do any real work, but i didn’t fall asleep, and i did manage to set up my computer and arrange my stationery items around my desk so that when the real work starts i’ll be optimised.
truth be known (and let it be!), i’ve never known a company be so good at providing instructions for their new starters. i’ve been really impressed. i’ve already got my laptop, numerous passwords, pin numbers, usernames and work swipe pass all set up. My boss is coming up from Wellington for the next two days so she can properly induce me and i hopefully tell me why i’m in a different colour on the department org chart …
anyway, the bus journey in and out was painless – although i learnt from a colleague that the timetabled buses have a habit of leaving the bus station 5-10 minutes earlier than scheduled which can be a bit of a pain if you’ve rushed to get there on time. we’ll have to see how it goes as with only 4 buses in the morning (and a similar amount coming home) timing is key.
i’ll ask jane to do her entry for today as i’ve no idea what she’s been up to, although i can tell she’s started packing up ready for the move to the new house (which starts tomorrow pm, and concludes Wednesday when we have to leave this house in an Indiana Jones stylee)
about the photos:
the mannequins at the top are in a retro-clothing shop near my office. i thought it was very apt showing me going to work with my lovely wife watching from the background. (if i don’t write anything tomorrow it’s because jane has wacked me round the head).
and the stuffed bird with the hat on is also near my office, but from a different shop. it’s quite a strange area of town.