One week

I am a week in to my new job and I love it. It's such a good atmosphere and everyone seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. There's a real sense of comradery within the team and I'd completely forgotten what that felt like.

It's really odd to be at a desk in front of a computer all day. I've never experienced anything like it. It's also a little bit peculiar wearing a headset. I'd worn one before when I'd been answering the phones for comic relief but they were single ear headsets and the one I've got now covers both ears - a bit like a gaming headset. Proper weird and difficult to hear everyone around me - probably a good thing in the future so I don't get distracted but while I'm training and need constant prompting it's been tricksy.

I've also learnt I'm bloody terrible at note taking and making things succinct. I think I'll get better at this when I start to learn what is important I note down and what isn't. I am also awful at taking people's names - every time you speak with someone you have to note their name. I'll probably get better at that with time too.

There a metric ton of stuff to learn. It's like learning a new language in some systems - although POD will always mean Proof of Deposit. One of the systems we use appears to run on DOS - my trainer refers to it as the Ceefax system - and it runs on typed commands and it's essentially a guessing game to try and get t to work.

I'm really enjoying it so far and I hope that I can continue to enjoy it. There's another newbie joining next week though so I won't be the new kid anymore. Obviously I'll still be new-ish but I won't be shop shiny new. Happy days.

Until next time.