First two days
December 11th 2007 09:14
Well, I’ve now done two days at the new job, and am still coming to grips with it. A lot of the time I’ve listened to discussions about what the group as a whole do; some of the time I’ve tinkered with things on the computer; I’ve gone and done shopping for a dinner that’s on tomorrow and used the boss’s credit card - and then got her pin number wrong and had to use my own; I’ve been taken out for lunch (there were eight of us in all); I’ve cut out bits of stuff and made up a photocopied collage (there was a real purpose behind it); I’ve learnt how to use the pocket calendar/personal thingee – at least I’ve learnt how to do some things on it; I’ve tried to figure out how to use Adobe Professional – with not much success so far (but not much time to do it either); I’ve washed the dishes; I’ve bound up the cardboard for recycling.
As you can see it’s all a bit this and that. My official title, believe it or not, is The Research and Resources Development Assistant. Fancy, huh? What it means is that at some point I’ll actually be collating material for people to use, anything from stats to anecdotes, from articles to jokes, from reflections to sermons. I’ll go hunting for stuff and bring it back to present to the wider family– a kind of hunter/gatherer job, in fact.
I felt quite uncomfortable yesterday, because things are rather laid-back in some respects, and most of all, I wanted to get on and do something. But today, having got to grips with the fact that things aren’t all about doing in this job, I was more relaxed, and went with the flow.
Tomorrow I drive to a different location altogether, and join some of the team from around the country for a day of meetings – and lunch. And Christmas dinner.
In some ways I’ve arrived at just the right time!
As you can see it’s all a bit this and that. My official title, believe it or not, is The Research and Resources Development Assistant. Fancy, huh? What it means is that at some point I’ll actually be collating material for people to use, anything from stats to anecdotes, from articles to jokes, from reflections to sermons. I’ll go hunting for stuff and bring it back to present to the wider family– a kind of hunter/gatherer job, in fact.
I felt quite uncomfortable yesterday, because things are rather laid-back in some respects, and most of all, I wanted to get on and do something. But today, having got to grips with the fact that things aren’t all about doing in this job, I was more relaxed, and went with the flow.
Tomorrow I drive to a different location altogether, and join some of the team from around the country for a day of meetings – and lunch. And Christmas dinner.
In some ways I’ve arrived at just the right time!
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