Yesterday was my first day at my new job and my first impression is favorable.
It's a big group of us starting: about 60 to 70 people, but after a morning filled with all the usual rules and regulations stuff we were split into 4 classrooms. My class has about 20 or so folks in it.
Things I've learned so far...
- Apparently men either really like this company or it's a sign of the economy because unlike any other customer service job I've had, the dudes OUTNUMBER the chicks! Huh?!
- Cafeteria workers have a voice too. Oddly, the cafeteria staff came to speak to the group in the morning marketing their wares. Well, it is run by Aramark (yuck) so I guess they need all the hype they can get.
- Office chairs have either gotten smaller over the past eight months or my ass has gotten bigger. Me thinks it's the latter, unfortunately.
- Due to the location of the office building (in a large research/office park near a major university campus) only insane people brave the stifling heat and stagnant traffic by going out for lunch.
- Since we deal with sensitive information, cell phone use is heavily restricted. So there are designated areas for their use. And during break times, text addicts flock there to stand around like Easter Island statues, staring at their devices in their hands, texting. Non-stop texting.
- When they take your picture for your security badge, sure enough, it'll be while you're blinking and sporting an awkward, goofy grin.
- Five hours of sleep + belly full of lunch + dimmed lights to see the PowerPoint presentation on the projection screen + monotone-voiced training instructor = incredible need for nappy time
- Customer Service workers that are under 25 years old are still fit...those over 30 are definitely, er, NOT.
- Temp workers are the new second-class citizens. We should be thankful we're allowed to breathe.