I told myself I'd make a blog entry every day and, sure enough, I missed day #2. I had good intentions but last night I fell asleep in a chair, fully clothed, wearing glasses, laptop on my lap, TV and lights on...somewhere around 7:30pm (del boca vista time.) I either have narcolepsy or I guess all that readin' and learnin' during my first week of the new job finally caught up with me.
I do like my new job but can't help comparing and contrasting:
I do like my new job but can't help comparing and contrasting:
At my previous job, I worked for a large company in a specialized department consisting of approximately 30 people, each and every one with big, loud and colorful personalities. Everyone shared similar work ethics and tended to be type-A personalities but while they worked hard, they also played hard. At any given moment you could hear hysterical laughter, chatter with each other over cubicle walls, minor squabbles, a few major meltdowns complete with crying and dramatic flair, and all sorts of familial dysfunction...but mainly laughter. Lots of laughter and friendship. Just about everyone had been christened with an endearing nickname whether they wanted one or not and whether they actually knew they had one or not. Morning rituals consisted of discussing what to eat for breakfast, family updates, pimping school fundraiser items, lively debates on whether you should wear brown or black shoes with navy pants, the latest political candidate gaffes, and the like.
My new job is at a fairly large company as well. However, the local office is small consisting of 12 nice people. Perfectly nice and unbelievably quiet people. It's like working in a library. I literally listen to two things for 8 hours a day while I work: (1) the jingle of tiny, itty, bitty bells on a bracelet worn by a lovely co-worker which simultaneously creates feelings of the joy of Christmas and thoughts of stabbing a pencil through my ears. I like jingling bells as much as the next person but all day? I was going to bring in a wreath made of bells in on Monday to hang in my cubicle but I'm tempted to wear it as a necklace instead. (2) I work near a claims adjuster who amuses me because she spends the majority of the day working on the telephone and swears like a sailor. Have I mentioned that in addition to my previously stated O.C.D. tendancies, I also have mild A.D.D.? I find myself absorbed in her expletive laden phone conversations discussing various claimants and their back injuries, mangled toes and other hideous injuries and why they aren't back at work yet. Uh, maybe because three of his toes fell off. I find her fascinating. I also find it fascinating that the morning ritual consists of discussing the office temperature vs the outdoor temperature. Evidently, it is colder inside the office than outside and that's a real problem. I think my body temperature must be different from most people because I'm usually comfortable in most settings, hot or cold. I am oblivious to weather forecasts and temperatures. Family members from out of state have called me out of concern about a storm happening here that I am completely unaware of. As far as temperature, as long as I'm comfortable, what's the problem? If I'm cold, I put a sweater on. If I'm hot, I remove it. If there's a storm coming, I trust someone will tell me. I can't stress in front of the TV watching the Weather Channel. So, I just sit and listen to my new co-workers whilest drinking my complimentary flavored coffee (I love that little perk.) All in all, the people are nice. It's just a different atmosphere.
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