First job. First day at work. Not very eventful. And since I had a lot of time to think, I couldn’t refrain from drawing comparisons between Swan and the current place. At Swan, I was an intern. And all my anxieties apart, I was not really “responsible” for much. Here, I am an EMPLOYEE. The word has such an ominous ring to it! And I am not ‘sitting on the fence’ anymore…I am a part of the circus!
A major difference…is that I did not get a panic attack imagining all sorts of worst case scenarios about what the people would be like, since Bunny’s there! :-) So, I was unusually at ease on my very first day. She’s been filling me in abt the official and unofficial details. After being stranded all alone for the training, it’s great to have someone around. Someone with whom I don’t have to go through the colleague>>acquaintance>>friend routine before getting comfy with. So, YAY for Bunny! :)
Things I miss about Swan, which I think every office needs…a) a clean loo …this one is downright dingy! Uggghhhhh b) windows! It rained today and I couldn’t see it! The office is in the basement…I didn’t even KNOW that it was raining. Major bummer!! c) Balcony/ terrace. There HAS to be a place where ppl can chill without going out of office. I want balcony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One big difference here is, though no one claims to be passionate about what they are doing (which is not to say they R’nt!), they don’t crib either. And they don’t pack up their bags n leave as soon as office time is up. Wow. At six, I had to use a huge amount of self-restrain to not leave. Just b’coz no one else was! Haha
These are my initial thoughts however and I would be glad to consider other options. Lol.