Okay, maybe it's just the fact that I'm back at work after 5 months of doing nothing, or maybe it was the less than joyous response from my new team at my introductory meeting, maybe it was the fact that I had only about 5 hours of restless sleep, or maybe it was the 1.5 hour trip (each way) out to a client meeting in Altona, a town near the States border, but I would not say that I enjoyed my day today.
It's hard to be listening to every single word everyone says for 8 hours straight, and be sure to capture everything. It's not like normal where people talk to you a bit, and then you do your thing for a while, then you go talk to someone or make a phone call. First days are all about people pummeling you with information, they want to get it all out of them and into you. The sooner that happens, the sooner it becomes your responsibility.
What's tough is that, as a new position, there are no clearly defined boundaries of the role, so a big part of today was me wondering whether I am responsible for stuff. And no one knows.
Tomorrow is another day, and will have its own challenges to be sure, but I feel better already just being home for a bit and being able to recoup. So it's off to bed for an early start in the morning.
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Thanks tonight go to Earl and Caleb Shyjak, who helped me put the last wall onto the sauna this evening and run wire to it. We (meaning Earl) also set up the wiring for our new, larger, hotter, hot water heater. Finally in sight is an end to the strict shower time/temperature regime. We'll be able to luxuriate to no end with our hot water surplus and a sweatbox to boot.
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