My first day at the new job was uneventful.  I spent all but an hour of it in “new employee disorientation.”  That’s what my fellow employees call it, and I find the term rather appropriate.

It really encompassed more information than was necessary.  Some of it had nothing whatsoever to do with me.  A great deal of it could have been more succinct.  Instead, overwhelming amounts of gobbledygook information induced lethargy and coma simply because it was presented in its longest form.  Yawn…

Otherwise, the day was spent learning some of the ins and outs of the company, taking note of the requirements I need to fulfill in the near future (e.g., training and paperwork), and briefly visiting my own office location to get an idea of where I’ll be sitting.

Without access to the network at present, there was little else I could do.  I had hoped by going from one office to the other that I could complete at least some of my busy work, like HR documentation, direct deposit setup, and reading the nauseatingly long employee handbook.

But that was not to be.

Instead, I visited a bit with my teammates, took a brief tour of the new digs, and discussed in rapid manner some of the prodigious amount of information I’ll need to digest and learn in the coming weeks and months.

So today is a new day.

(Please realize I’m actually writing this post Monday evening, so saying “today is a new day” is a bit odd because my mind wants me to reiterate that tomorrow is a new day as I’ve just told you about today—yesterday from your perspective.  Having a great deal of experience with switching personal pronouns, changing familial titles, and play-acting, all because I’m gay, gives me far more experience with the use of disingenuous language.  It’s the sad truth of our lives.)

I hope the majority of this week will be spent on the various and sundry requirements of employment, such as a plethora of CBT training that must be completed in the first 60 days, filling out the necessary online forms to get my payroll and tax information in order, reading the terribly verbose policy manual, and dealing with benefits.  We shall see.

[And yes, I’ve just revealed to you that I’ve writing my posts and scheduling them to appear the next day.  It’s working thus far.  I fear it will still need to be reduced in volume if I’m to work, blog, and focus on my novels.  I’ll let you know…]