homecoming
so, i started the new job. it actually feels good to work for a non-profit. i had a day and 1/2 of orientation where they scared the living crap out of me with diseases and the certification entitiy that allows us to get the money we get. but, other than that, i realized i did miss working in the IT/IS department. i did that intermitently when i worked for a consulting firm and then i went to small places where they really didn't have a "department" per se. i remebered the "vibe" and it just came to me that i missed the "vibe". i mean where can you go and crack a random geek joke and EVERYONE at the table laughs at it? yep, there are perks.
thank goodness that i'm not on any "mission" critical systems here. altho, my group does take care of the kronos time clocks. interestingly enough in all my years in the tech field i never had pager duty until now. and i even have my own pager for whatever "critical" stuff i get into. it is silent now. not sure i'll be able to say that in a year. my group is merciful enough to let me slip into pager rotation in a couple of months instead of right now.
this is my 10th day here and quite litterally after i got out of orientation, i had my first meeting on day 2. i actually did change management the first week and pushed up 2 changes. now, i'm in the throws of modifing all our documents in our content management system and figuring out an enterprisewide search solution. do i contact google and check out the appliance/mini or go with something else? and like i say this is my 2nd week.
they don't mess around here. it's been great to be busy and not "copying and pasting"
love it!