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Had my first 2 days at work and survived. The commute went better than expected. For a 2 hour one-way trip, I don't think you could have an easier one. 6 blocks to train station, straight 40 minute or so shot to Secaucus station, Up stairs, Down stairs, get on train to Penn station. That's the most painful change since it's luck on the draw on how fast train empties, how long you have to stand on the hot platform waiting to get stairs or escalator up to main sections, then trekking across the station and finding the right nook to go into to go down to subway, Then straight shot on the 1 down 5 stations to work where I have only a block or less to walk from station to my building. So not bad. Just requires me to get up no later than 5:30 every morning.
Of course, yesterday I did do dumb blond thing of thinking it was too risky to take my 10 one way NJ train passes to work with me and so only took the 2 I needed for the day, Somehow I managed to use the 2 from the previous day so I had to purchase new tickets. So I decided to just say "f it" and use only my phone for the tickets now on and go ahead and quickly transition to the monthly pass since my transit benefit goes directly in my bank account so there's no reason to wait. But frankly, that's better than getting on the wrong train so I'll call it a draw rather than a fail.
Train is too bumpy to decide yet if I can work/write on it. So we'll see.
Work itself is off to good start. Everyone is nice, they have a nice amount of work, I got thrown in directly to client politics due to sitting in on meeting on Thursday and hearing that there's some in fighting between departments over whose in charge of what etc. So par for the course. And yesterday introduced in the afternoon to a project that is midway that needs information to complete a portion of it by end of next week. So I have my first official assignment.
Biggest issue is that due to the client I'm working with, my computer is a macbook. It's nice and light since its an AIR, but it's a macbook which means none of the commands I'm use to work exactly as I think they should and omg the mouse is awful and gah. I'll adjust but still.
The biggest thing from the commute is the realization that a rolling briefcase on it is a waste and I'm glad I put off buying anything other than my free one from my past life. Switched to my small backpack suitcase yesterday and it was much better though i'm still sore. Need to get a larger one so I can fit my lunch into that and have my hands free. Hopefully.
Anyway, now starts the weekend of errands that thanks to bergen county all have to fit into a saturday. Dry cleaning to pick up, trip to post office, freezer delivered, house cleaning, slides to fact check from old job before saying adios to them, cooking, food shopping, and then back to the rat race on Monday.
Also glad I held off on any gym memberships. Because at this rate, I wouldn't be able to go in am, and it looks like i'll be consistently getting home at 8pm so i won't necessarily want to go at night either so will need to see if I can get into frame to do most of it at home, if that's enough to lose a couple of inches i need to around my waist for health reasons, or what else I need to do that I can fit into my days with the understanding that I know I don't want to be doing shit outside come winter since my face/teeth are not down with that without causing me lots of pain.
Of course, yesterday I did do dumb blond thing of thinking it was too risky to take my 10 one way NJ train passes to work with me and so only took the 2 I needed for the day, Somehow I managed to use the 2 from the previous day so I had to purchase new tickets. So I decided to just say "f it" and use only my phone for the tickets now on and go ahead and quickly transition to the monthly pass since my transit benefit goes directly in my bank account so there's no reason to wait. But frankly, that's better than getting on the wrong train so I'll call it a draw rather than a fail.
Train is too bumpy to decide yet if I can work/write on it. So we'll see.
Work itself is off to good start. Everyone is nice, they have a nice amount of work, I got thrown in directly to client politics due to sitting in on meeting on Thursday and hearing that there's some in fighting between departments over whose in charge of what etc. So par for the course. And yesterday introduced in the afternoon to a project that is midway that needs information to complete a portion of it by end of next week. So I have my first official assignment.
Biggest issue is that due to the client I'm working with, my computer is a macbook. It's nice and light since its an AIR, but it's a macbook which means none of the commands I'm use to work exactly as I think they should and omg the mouse is awful and gah. I'll adjust but still.
The biggest thing from the commute is the realization that a rolling briefcase on it is a waste and I'm glad I put off buying anything other than my free one from my past life. Switched to my small backpack suitcase yesterday and it was much better though i'm still sore. Need to get a larger one so I can fit my lunch into that and have my hands free. Hopefully.
Anyway, now starts the weekend of errands that thanks to bergen county all have to fit into a saturday. Dry cleaning to pick up, trip to post office, freezer delivered, house cleaning, slides to fact check from old job before saying adios to them, cooking, food shopping, and then back to the rat race on Monday.
Also glad I held off on any gym memberships. Because at this rate, I wouldn't be able to go in am, and it looks like i'll be consistently getting home at 8pm so i won't necessarily want to go at night either so will need to see if I can get into frame to do most of it at home, if that's enough to lose a couple of inches i need to around my waist for health reasons, or what else I need to do that I can fit into my days with the understanding that I know I don't want to be doing shit outside come winter since my face/teeth are not down with that without causing me lots of pain.