I am now oriented.

Notes:

Employer doesn't list all of its competitors on the page referring to them in the orientation packet. One wonders if this is because they are clueless enough not to realize other competitors are out there, or if this was a decision on somebody's part not to list certain competitors for some unseen reason.

Employer says they offer leaves of absence, but then says they're only for family medical emergencies. What.ever.

It's hard to take orientation seriously when you've been hearing about the place for months from people who work there. It's also hard to keep from snickering when they talk about how serious they are about employee retention. And I didn't bring up how the company name should just be "And" at this point after they've sold off so much of the old core business.

At least I'll have my own badge tomorrow and won't be going past security with somebody else's badge. Somebody's old badge. Somebody who looks nothing like me, mind you. That's some security we have downstairs.

link (2000-02-22)

Note to self:

Commute at off hours: 35 minutes.

Commute during rush hour on an effective Monday after Mercury just went retrograde: 65 minutes.

Lesson learned: don't leave work at 6pm.

Now why was it you said you wouldn't move out of your current place unless you moved out of the metro area entirely? And what would it take to get you to reconsider? Is this on the list?

If you move, what's to stop you from quitting that job and getting another one back in the District, thus getting an even worse commute in the bargain?

Oh wait, maybe that's why you said you wouldn't move unless you moved out of the area entirely. You understood this implicitly.

Good on you, mate. Of course, it was better on you when you could ride your bike to work and were starting to lose your love handles.

Further note to self:

Don't randomly quote the dysfunctional family circus when people who might not catch the reference might be reading.

Further further note to self:

Talking to yourself in second person is weird. You should have yourself checked.

link (2000-02-22)