Monday, June 14, 2010

My First Day Of Work. Kinda Sorta.

Of course, I waited until I really have to go to bed to remember that I haven't blogged yet today.

Today was my official first day of work. All two hours of it. I barely got there on time (note to self: stop second-guessing directions that you know to be correct when you're barely running on time), but after that it went pretty well. I filled out tax forms, read a manual, got a mini-tour of the store, and talked with my new boss, Kim.

The official name of the first day is First Impressions, the very beginning of the first part of training. Tomorrow will be the first full day: Eight hours, from 9 to 5:30. Kim said most of it would be reading, but she'd pull me to the bar once or twice to learn little hands-on things and give my eyes a break.

The highlight of the day is a tie between the good feeling of joining a team, starting a job I feel good about...and Ryan's cooking.

Ryan thawed out the last two chicken breasts from his first meal here in Indiana, and made us dinner with them, rice, mushrooms, and red and green peppers. He flavored it all with soy sauce and salt and pepper, and, holy cow, my man can cook. Seriously delicious. The best part is, it smelled and tasted like so many good meals I've wanted to dig into in the past, but couldn't because of the onions. This had no onions, and I could just eat with full enjoyment, and it was fantastic. Being picky sucks, and all of you who never have to carefully pick through your meals for the ingredients that make you sick don't know how lucky you have it.

Anyway. I'm rambling, and I need to get to bed early. As I said, tomorrow will be the first full shift, if not the first real day. That will be the first day that I'm on the floor, even if it's just being trained. Or maybe it won't be until the day I'm off the training wheels...we'll see how I feel. For now, to bed! Good night!

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