Well, tomorrow is the day. I start my new job. And I’ve had some mixed emotifeelings about it as the day, inevitably, drew nearer.
There’s the cold feet syndrome, you know. The other morning, as I was rolling around the bed trying not to get up in the four o’clock hour, I had the clearest realization that I’d made a mistake. What was I thinking about taking a job in an office? I’m going to have to get along with others, the same others, day after day for who knows how long. There will be no more random Tuesday early afternoon ends-of-days only to make up the hours another day. I’m going to have to see my boss every day. What is this going to do to my Apple Watch health ring closing? Oh boy.
Of course, I overcame these thoughts after only a little bit, mostly. There was a certain amount of perspective that needed to be seen. For the first time in a long while, I’m going to get to learn new things every single day. I figure it’s going to be at least three months before I think about how boring work is going to be tomorrow. When summer gets here, and it’s nearly one hundred degrees (38C) for ten straight days, I won’t have to be getting in and out of the car all day, never in one air-conditioned place long enough to cool down. I have a whole new company to learn about and explore for future roles.
I’ve noticed a not-insignificant uptick in my snacking habits as day one draws near. I’m pretty sure this is stress-related, though eating is the only real symptom of stress that I am aware of. The past few days, I’ve rationalized it away by thinking once I start work, I will be in a food-controlled environment five days a week. Eating an extra handful of oh-so-yummy fruit slices today will be offset by my inability to binge snacks M-F going forward.
What’s this going to do to my running? I was lucky in my previous role. Those random early afternoons afforded me the time to get my runs in without impacting dinnertime or my time with Nora. Of course, Nora and I keep the same running days, so any day that has me running after work also has her doing the same. Easy peasy.
Honestly, I still think I’m looking forward to this experience. From the interview, I got the feeling that my immediate supervisor, and his supervisor, is a good person who wants the group to succeed by doing things the right way. I can get behind that. Now stay tuned for the forthcoming post about how big a mistake I’ve made. Heh
Any advice for my first day?