I started my job on Monday!!
I have received many texts, emails, and FB posts from friends offering CONGRATS and Well Wishes, as well as questions of “How was your 1st (or 2nd) day?”
It’s a little too soon to tell, but for the most part….all is good.
The commute is great for me–it’s between 20-25 minutes in each directions–all “reverse” commute.
The two ladies I work for are very, very nice. Both mornings, the HR Director, once she settles herself in her own office, comes out and sits down across from me at my desk and asks me how things are going, asks about my boys, etc. She is being friendly and trying to establish a relationship. I very much appreciate it.
The Benefits Manager is very nice as well. She is usually on “high” speed because she has so much to do, but she doesn’t mind if I interrupt her with questions or ideas. She stops and listens. I appreciate that too.
So far all I’ve really done is filing–all sorts. Apparently, I’m very good at filing, as I finish my tasks within an hour and a half. Each day I have provided suggestions or ideas that the HR Director and Benefits Manager hadn’t thought of, and they each wanted me to implement the change. Nothing monumental, but just something that was so intuitive to me, and it works!
Although my hours are 9am-3pm, I have been “done” with all my tasks by 1:30 each day. I know it’s still the early stages of my employment and I am hoping that more “meatier” stuff will come my way in the coming days. Or maybe they just over-estimated how long it would take someone to do the tasks. Hubby keeps telling me I have to pace myself better!
I think there was an expectation of sorts (by me? by Hubby?) that I would be tired from working 6 hours a day, PLUS coming home and helping with the Homework, making Dinner, doing Laundry, and everything else that falls under my umbrella. Surprisingly, I have had MORE energy! I haven’t fallen asleep on the couch yet! When I come home and the boys finish their homework, I am *looking* for stuff to do.
So far the VP is happy, the boys are happy for me, and Thomas Inc. is running smoothly. All after 2 days.
I’ll keep you posted if anything changes! ;>)
Tags: Job, return to work
