WOW, what a first week a new job. I left Regina on Friday, and drove back to Edmonton, spent the weekend unpacking and packing to head off to Calgary Sunday where TransCanada had rented me a furnished apartment. I have just about completed my first week at my new job , and I must say it was definitely an information overload kind of week. I had my orientation on Monday and then 2 days in a project kick off meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, and yesterday more meetings and information sessions. I still have to do all my safety and orientation type stuff over the next month, but it will be good as I don't have a lot of holidays(since I am new) and that will help fill in the time for myself. Ironically I even received my first paycheck on my first day at work, how sweet is that, no line ups , no waiting!
I must say they were very well organized when I arrived. They had my laptop for me, my blackberry ordered and programmed for me, like I said, my pay done. What a contrast to the other place, who took almost 3 weeks just to get me a computer of my own.
Today will be a relatively light day with me working the morning and meetings from 1-2 then off to the airport to fly home around 3:30. Its dress down day so jeans it is, and I feel, even though this week has been so much, that I am going to love this job and working for Transcanada. It is funny even though I feel sometimes I am not qualified for the jobs I apply to, or that I am way over my head, I seem to be able to grasp and learn and work within the scope that people hire me in. I think that the old saying about experience vs education comes into play, and that i can feed on my past experience to help me succeed at my future challenges.
Next week I will be heading off to Michigan to visit the EPC company that was hired to the Engineering, and then the week after I am off to Toronto to meet with the constructor and to be involved in a team building session. That will work out great for me as I can then stay in Toronto the next week for Christmas holidays with the family.
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