My Existence

I gots me a new job, of course….that is obvious if you read the title!

So what does a computer gaming genius who spends every waking moment in front of a PC do at his new job?  Spend nearly all day in front of a PC learning how to build, program, use, repair and troubleshoot robots!!  Such a change from my home life, eh?

I am loving it thus far.  My new boss, Jeff, seems like a pretty laid back kinda guy.  I work with an old high school friend, Adam, such a n00b.  Good guy though, really knows his stuff in this place…REALLY knows his stuff from what I have seen and heard.  That is what I want to become in this position myself if possible.  I think I even have the potential to surpass Adam, but I don’t want to mention that yet, could be a little premature…haven’t been working at this place long enough to *know*, yet.

I have met a lot of people recently at this place, and I can’t remember HALF the names!  I remember a Mike, Matt, Dennis, Angela, Olga( sp? ), Michelle, Bob…Bob…Bob, a Dave?  Lot of new faces, and I am the new kid on the block who knows SQUAT!

Very  very VERY VERY VERY far cry from the job I have kinda sorta just left but am kinda sorta still working at?  More on that later.  I am stepping out of well worn, well traveled, well experienced and extremely comfortable fitting shoes.  I knew EVERYONE.  I knew EVERYTHING about ANYTHING.  I *was* the go to guy for any question that needed an answer.  99 times out of a hundred, I had an answer…and it was usually the RIGHT one.  I was the man.

Now, I am so far from being the man its making me giddy with excitement.  A new challenge?  Something to aspire to, to achieve?  Finally I can put forth effort again and feel the rewards of figuring things out for the first time.  The pleasure of learning anew, of having to ACTUALLY think during the working day.

I can only hope I am up to the task.  I certainly do NOT want to disappoint my new employers.  Hopefully, I am able to do for them what I have been able to do for Bonk the past five years, and amaze them with my versatility, adaptability, aptitude for learning, desire for knowledge, and desire to always do things the right way, the first time.

I must say, this is the first time in QUITE a while I have been looking forward to waking up.  I always loved going to work, even at Bonk for DHL Express.  It didn’t challenge me mentally, but I enjoyed the work and always always did the job to the best of my ability….problem was that it didn’t take a lot of my ability after a while and I never had to put 100% into the job to do it right.  Is that a good or a bad thing?

Regardless, I know nothing at this new job.  I don’t have the luxury of not giving 100%.  There is so much to learn, I may be giving 100% for a month or two just to take it all in….and that is something I look forward to doing. 

Wish me luck.