Unsettling Boredom
I have to admit...I was very bored at work today. I think the worst part of starting a new job is the boredom--because ur new to everything, so everyone treats u with kiddie gloves and doesnt make u work much because ur "learning." Well, my staff is awesome and nice and friendly, so they havent been necessarily treating me with kiddie gloves; but at the same time, I cant really do much in these early stages because I need to know all this information beforehand. Today, my supervisor and boss were both out doing other things in the field, so I spent the day at my desk reading up on the CUNY manual about admissions procedures, financial aid, student life at CUNY, and other stuff. It was a thick manual, so I read a lot. I felt like everyone around me was with it, and I wasnt because I'm new. It's a little unnerving, that feeling. I wish I could just blend in immediately.
On the up side of things, I did kind of shadow and observe my co-worker's counseling sessions today and gave a little input, since we all share one room. Her name's Karen, and she's so funny. She's married, about 35, and moved from Southern California. She has this really commanding, loud, but cool voice and her thought process is a lot like mines. Like I mentioned in an earlier journal, her and my other roomie, Natasha arent college recruiters like me; they actually work in the admissions offices, counseling students. It's odd because my supervisor told me yesterday that the recruiting season is coming to an end...about another month or so. After that, I'll be in the offices like Natasha and Karen, counseling prospective students, etc.