Managed to wake up nice and early for my first day at work and I now know that to get to work on time I need to leave the house by 7:30am. The trains on the way home are packed like sardine cans but if you wait another 6 minutes you can usually hit a train that’s less scary when it comes to invasion of personal space. Home by 5:15pm. Not bad.

I had to cancel my P&B meeting this afternoon to attend a meeting related to one of my portfolios – ooh, I have portfolios – so it’s been rescheduled for first thing tomorrow am.

I don’t have any IDs or a computer yet but hopefully that will be sorted out in the next day or so. Until then I have lots of reading to do.

My new boss and co-workers are very upbeat and friendly. People seem to enjoy what they’re doing which is always a good sign. I’m the only external hire in the group so others have a really good grasp on the services offered in the department. What I bring to the table is a lot of software and development experience.

My summer vacation is approved as is an upcoming day off to write my final exam for my Mil Psych class. The other two exams are written in the evenings so I have nothing to worry about there.

The office is downtown which will take a bit of getting used to. I’ve never really spent any time downtown so I don’t know my way around well. However, since the gov’t offices are spread out everywhere, I’m sure I’ll learn quickly. If I do get lost my phone has google maps on it and can help with directions.

Overall it was a very nice first day.

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