New Job, day 1
Okay, to all you people who've known about my new job and have been pestering me for news: Today was my first day. I know I've been talking about it for the past two weeks, ever since I found out I had the job, but I didn't start until today. So.
As is normal for a first day on any new job, I felt pretty out of my league and somewhat bewildered. Not about how to do the everyday things like cooking, following recipes and cleaning, but just...getting used to a new kitchen, new coworkers, new policies and procedures. It's a busy workday, and since I didn't know where anything was, I ended up taking more time than I normally would to get things done because I'd spend longer than normal looking for ingredients! *shakes head ruefully* At the end of the day, the kitchen manager said I had a good first day and he knew I'd get the hang of things quickly, so not to worry if I didn't get as much done as I felt I should. (Which, of course, is exactly how I felt)
The coworkers all seemed really great, though. Very helpful and understanding of my confusions, all willing to give me advice on how to get things done more efficiently and offering to help when they had the time. Everything I'd hoped for, honestly. I made two soups in the morning, and the afternoon was spent prepping tofu, sun-dried tomato pesto, and pasta for pad thai. I was hoping to get the rest of the pad thai prep done (veggies and the like), but time ran out on me and I had to set it aside for tomorrow morning. No major mishaps, though, for which I was terribly grateful. Hopefully my learning curve (which is usually pretty high) will kick in and my first week will find me getting faster and more efficient. My coworkers all assured me that the first few weeks are the toughest and not to feel bad if things don't seem to be coming together as quickly as I want them to.
My biggest surprise, interestingly enough, came from the fact that when music was put on, I offered to plug in my iPod and everyone said, "Sure, go for it, we do that a lot"...and nobody had any issue with my incredibly eclectic music. Techno, punk, Indian pop, classic rock...nobody batted an eye. Wow. And they were actually pleasantly amused by my habit of singing along. So yeah...looks like I really do have the chance of fitting in well there. *whew*
As is normal for a first day on any new job, I felt pretty out of my league and somewhat bewildered. Not about how to do the everyday things like cooking, following recipes and cleaning, but just...getting used to a new kitchen, new coworkers, new policies and procedures. It's a busy workday, and since I didn't know where anything was, I ended up taking more time than I normally would to get things done because I'd spend longer than normal looking for ingredients! *shakes head ruefully* At the end of the day, the kitchen manager said I had a good first day and he knew I'd get the hang of things quickly, so not to worry if I didn't get as much done as I felt I should. (Which, of course, is exactly how I felt)
The coworkers all seemed really great, though. Very helpful and understanding of my confusions, all willing to give me advice on how to get things done more efficiently and offering to help when they had the time. Everything I'd hoped for, honestly. I made two soups in the morning, and the afternoon was spent prepping tofu, sun-dried tomato pesto, and pasta for pad thai. I was hoping to get the rest of the pad thai prep done (veggies and the like), but time ran out on me and I had to set it aside for tomorrow morning. No major mishaps, though, for which I was terribly grateful. Hopefully my learning curve (which is usually pretty high) will kick in and my first week will find me getting faster and more efficient. My coworkers all assured me that the first few weeks are the toughest and not to feel bad if things don't seem to be coming together as quickly as I want them to.
My biggest surprise, interestingly enough, came from the fact that when music was put on, I offered to plug in my iPod and everyone said, "Sure, go for it, we do that a lot"...and nobody had any issue with my incredibly eclectic music. Techno, punk, Indian pop, classic rock...nobody batted an eye. Wow. And they were actually pleasantly amused by my habit of singing along. So yeah...looks like I really do have the chance of fitting in well there. *whew*