New job
If I were a cartoon character, I would have some kind of cyclone circling my head at all times. it's the new-job chaos, and it's strangely exacerbated by the bit where this is a REAL job. Today I sat through two hours of HR onboarding by conference call. "A 401k plan is, and matching is...". So I am learning the corporate culture, and jumping through the one-time only hoops, and trying to figure out who everyone is, and sending off emails introducing myself and demanding information, software, or adaptive tech. I am going to meetings that I currently have no context for (except I need to have release notes on the 7th. Of this month.) And by going to, I mean teleconference. I am trying to install my machine up to the standards we need, and learn new source control, bug-tracking, time-tracking, and other core programs. I am reading the docs and making notes on what I want. I am reading the bugs and trying to figure out what the new features are for the new release. And on top of that, I am trying to plan a trip to California. A longish trip. Which will be good, as I will get a bunch of culture and hooks and things to understand and the product will make more sense. Oh, and a new commute. Which I managed to botch tonight to the tune of getting home around 8:30.
I've done this before. In a week or so, it will all snap into focus, I will have context to hang things on, and I will be much less stressed. But the only way out is through. This is not "misery", this is "aaa, new job stress".
I've done this before. In a week or so, it will all snap into focus, I will have context to hang things on, and I will be much less stressed. But the only way out is through. This is not "misery", this is "aaa, new job stress".