I forgot to title this post
Ok, the first week at the new job has been really hectic. SO MUCH to learn! I don’t like to talk about where I work because in this case it will be easy place it. Must not blog about work. But…
Let me say that its a manufacturing job, NOT patent work. I get make stuff again! We make polymer laminate materials. There’s about a million different parts numbers and materials that go into them and everyone has them memorized. I’m a little frazzled. Also? I’m a manager now. So I have to be mature and show leadership traits, which is not so very characteristic of me. My plan is to do what needs to be done to get the work finished and to make my people grow in their abilities and make them look good for the owner. When they look good, then I look good. Everyone wins. :)
The drive to work is very long, so I need books on tape or a language program or something.
Can I bitch about the old job? Yeah, it sucked. It sucked working on commission. It sucked working for whom I worked for. It sucked working for people that showed preferential treatment for people of their same religion or who wore short skirts and low-cut blouses. My legs weren’t good enough and I didn’t swear over the right holy book. I’m very thankful to be out of there and be away from all that, but mostly because I wasn’t happy sitting behind a desk and typing all day. Its not for me. I need to make something and see the physical results of my work, rather than electronic data stored at the patent office.
I’ve been running a bit. Trying to get in my three miles a day (30 minutes), although I missed all last week. I put in 6 miles last weekend and last night I sped up the pace to get the rust worked out. Tonight I didn’t have time to run, so I mowed the lawn instead. Usually I use the power-drive on the mower but this time I didn’t, and just pushed the big pig mower by hand. Good sweat for 30 minutes.
I have a 5K in a couple weeks, then another in July after the Boilermaker. This year I am NOT doing a fall marathon because I am doing the 20K in New Haven and don’t want to kill myself in training.
Oh, and hopefully this week I will have my first give-away! Well, there’s stipulations and provisos of course. TANSTAFL. (know what that means?) :)
June 3rd, 2008 22:47
it means no grenades. you let me down, jon. i’m so disappointed.
June 4th, 2008 01:08
It means There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch and it was coined by Heinlein, not by some Stanford economist who used it liberally.
Congrats on getting a new job - yay!
June 4th, 2008 01:56
Google threw-up, I mean out: There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
It sounds like your new job will be very satisfying. Sorry to hear that you have to be mature and show leadership traits, hopefully it won’t be so bad ;-)
June 4th, 2008 07:17
Congrats on the new job. The old place wouldn’t like me because when I swear it’s far from the holy book. My breasts might have fit in there though.
June 4th, 2008 10:09
glad you are now a better work place.
June 4th, 2008 13:35
Glad you like the new place and that you’re getting your run on again. Too bad you won’t have a fall marathon on the schedule.
June 4th, 2008 15:53
Congratulations on the new gig!!!!!
June 5th, 2008 00:27
Best of luck in the new job!
Try some podcasts on your drive. e.g. This American Life is only once a week, but fantastic.
June 5th, 2008 00:48
Cannot wait until New Haven.
June 6th, 2008 00:34
very few things sucketh more than a job that steals your soul. congrats on getting out and hitting the road more consistently. you’re going to love how things start to be less tiring now that you don’t hate what you do and where you are 8+ hours a day. don’t ask me how I know…
June 13th, 2008 19:07
It’s so great to hear about the new job!! A crap job is one of the worst things in the world. I’m so happy for you!!!!
June 21st, 2008 23:36
Congratulations on the new job!
June 21st, 2008 23:41
i am SOOO happy for you. i know how much you needed the change. i hope it’s great!
June 27th, 2008 10:01
Congratulations on your new job!!
July 6th, 2008 23:04
show a little leg and cleavage? Where do i sign up for that?
it’s obvious you are in a MUCH better place–whoo hooo!
i just read an article about how when people work for a manager who makes them laugh, they perform much better.
which means the people under me should be standouts…
welcome to the wonderful world of management!