7:05pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, Wednesday evening, August 31, 2022. Another day spent at the office. Met a lot of the field staff this morning and spent more time with the office staff this afternoon. All in all a pretty good day. I am going to enjoy working here for the next couple of months.
Tag: Work
A practical note
6:06pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Tuesday evening, August 30, 2022. Spent the day meeting with employees and getting to processes. Overall things should go well. It isn’t perfect but not unmanageable. On a practical note, I was excited to learn the office building has a gym. Everything at the hotel is nice, except the fitness center is terrible.
Exciting weekend
5:20pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Saturday evening, August 27, 2022. Heading to Scottsdale to have dinner with a friend. Tomorrow, I will drive to Orange County, California to stay with my daughter before traveling to Dublin, California for work. Exciting weekend, lots going on.
Road warrior
6:35pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Wednesday night, August 24, 2022. Another day of orientation videos, a couple of errands and a run to the grocery store. I got my suitcase out to prepare for travel next week. Time to transition my thinking back to road warrior mode.
Now it is time
5:52pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Monday evening, August 22, 2022. Took my daughter to school this morning, then stopped in Irvine on my way to Arizona to complete some work. Once I arrived in Chandler I took a short nap and worked out. Now it is time for dinner, a little free time, and a good nights sleep.
I would have been embarrassed
8:53pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA, Friday night, August 19, 2022. Dropped my daughter off at school this morning. First day of high school. Boy, has time has gone fast. Afterwards, I drove to Irvine and found an office building with an empty suite. The door was propped open with marketing material set out, indicating potential tenants were free to enter and look around. The place wasn’t busy so I walked through the lobby to the back area. It was empty and most lights were off but, there was power to charge my devices and enough cell reception to use my phone’s hot spot. I stayed for three hours and got a lot of work done. It was nice to have a place to camp out but, I must admit, I would have been embarrassed if someone walked in and saw me.
Time to relax
6:49pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Rancho Mirage, California, USA, Tuesday night, August 16, 2022. Didn’t leave the office until almost six pm because meetings ran long. Then I stopped to get dinner before heading back to the hotel. Time to relax and prepare for tomorrow.
First day of new job
6:46pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Rancho Mirage, California, Monday evening, August 15, 2022. First day of the new job. Things went amazingly well. So much of the hardware and software are similar to what we used in my past job. That will make getting up and running efficient. I spend the rest of the week here (Palm Desert) then shadow other directors before taking my first assignment the beginning of September.
Nervousness
3:29pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA, Saturday afternoon, August 13, 2022. On the way to Orange County this morning I exited in Palm Desert to find the office I will go to Monday. It is literally within walking distance of the hotel I always stop at between Chandler and Dana Point. I am glad I will be starting this new job in such familiar surroundings. It reduces my pre-job nervousness.
A new chapter of my life
5:40pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Friday evening, August 12, 2022. Spent the day doing laundry and getting ready to leave. I will be in California the next two weeks for work and to visit family. In many ways a new chapter of my life begins tomorrow. Time to get started.
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