Monday, October 22, 2007
Separation of Work & Play
One adjustment I am trying to get used to is not studying when I get home. Ok... let me rephrase that: I am trying to get used to not feeling guilty for not studying when I get home. I am learning all sorts of new things at my job, and it feels weird to only study this new material while I'm at the office. Thats one of the best things about a full-time job rather than school. I can leave my work at work rather than having it ruin my evenings. Why couldn't school have been like this??
Thursday, October 18, 2007
On The Job
Today is my second day of work here at MEDITECH. I was not bold enough to venture on to anything like blogger or aim on my first day of work of course. But over the course of yesterday and today I have learned the "dos and don'ts" for our group. It is an understood fact that the first month or so of training is overwhelmingly boring... you can only read manuals and guides for so many hours in the day! Plus my supervisor is out today so he can't really give me instructions what to do. Don't worry... I have been working today: sitting in on a demo someone gave, going over notes for different concepts.
The setup of the office here is very interesting. They like to encourage communication between group members so nobody is in cubicles. Instead there are desks at "terminals" that face all different directions. Of course the new guy got put in one of the outer terminals that faces away from everyone else in the group. In other words, all of their conversation is to my back and anyone can pretty much watch what I'm doing. No big deal really, not like I'm doing anything sketchy.
So I'm attempting to adjust to "office life." Now I'm wearing a collared shirt and nice pants rather than dirty jeans, a t-shirt, and my faded red sox hat. My commutte is the killer part about this new job. With traffic, I spend about 3 hours a day in the car stuck in some sort of traffic. Hopefully I can move into some sort of close housing in the next month or so. I have an appointment next Monday to check out a Dedham apartment thats about 5 min away from my work. The dimensions are very small though... so we'll see.
Maybe I'll be posting here a lot now... if the first part of training is really as boring as they claim.
The setup of the office here is very interesting. They like to encourage communication between group members so nobody is in cubicles. Instead there are desks at "terminals" that face all different directions. Of course the new guy got put in one of the outer terminals that faces away from everyone else in the group. In other words, all of their conversation is to my back and anyone can pretty much watch what I'm doing. No big deal really, not like I'm doing anything sketchy.
So I'm attempting to adjust to "office life." Now I'm wearing a collared shirt and nice pants rather than dirty jeans, a t-shirt, and my faded red sox hat. My commutte is the killer part about this new job. With traffic, I spend about 3 hours a day in the car stuck in some sort of traffic. Hopefully I can move into some sort of close housing in the next month or so. I have an appointment next Monday to check out a Dedham apartment thats about 5 min away from my work. The dimensions are very small though... so we'll see.
Maybe I'll be posting here a lot now... if the first part of training is really as boring as they claim.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Grounded Life
Solitude in a crowd
Space to clear my mind
Remembering the important
Seeking only to find
Silence has been waiting all along
Far above the clouds
It seems at this height
I am reminded of the big picture
Though we travel by night
The darkest black I've ever seen
I live with impatience
Choose a frown over a smile
Take love for granted
Gratitude only once in a while
For blessings I've been given
No reason for negativity
How can I be down
Don't deserve what I've been given
Not right to wear a frown
My life I did not design
The air pressure is dropping
The plane begins to shake
Touchdown is eminent
But one thing I will take
A new perspective on my grounded life
Space to clear my mind
Remembering the important
Seeking only to find
Silence has been waiting all along
Far above the clouds
It seems at this height
I am reminded of the big picture
Though we travel by night
The darkest black I've ever seen
I live with impatience
Choose a frown over a smile
Take love for granted
Gratitude only once in a while
For blessings I've been given
No reason for negativity
How can I be down
Don't deserve what I've been given
Not right to wear a frown
My life I did not design
The air pressure is dropping
The plane begins to shake
Touchdown is eminent
But one thing I will take
A new perspective on my grounded life
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Joe Is All Growed Up!
So it is OFFICIAL! - I will start working for MEDITECH, Inc on Oct. 15th.
They are the number one provider of healthcare software in the US and parts of Canada. I've been hired as a Client Training Specialist which means I will be training and supporting specific hospitals as they migrate to our software. This will include traveling onsite to hospitals across the country several times a month, which I'm pretty excited about! Benefits are very good as well which is nice.
I will be working out of Westwood, MA, which is right off 128 (north of Norwood). It's right off the highway, but this means I'm going to need to find an apartment within the next month because it takes 50 min. to get there with absolutely NO traffic. This translates to a 1 1/2 hr commute on a Monday morning. Anybody know someone who is looking to get an apartment in this area??
They are the number one provider of healthcare software in the US and parts of Canada. I've been hired as a Client Training Specialist which means I will be training and supporting specific hospitals as they migrate to our software. This will include traveling onsite to hospitals across the country several times a month, which I'm pretty excited about! Benefits are very good as well which is nice.
I will be working out of Westwood, MA, which is right off 128 (north of Norwood). It's right off the highway, but this means I'm going to need to find an apartment within the next month because it takes 50 min. to get there with absolutely NO traffic. This translates to a 1 1/2 hr commute on a Monday morning. Anybody know someone who is looking to get an apartment in this area??
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
when the world caves in
trying to listen to whispered clues
leading towards heart's home
open eyes towards a moonlit sky
restless thoughts still roam
discontented in the night
regret of my indecisions
shame of falling once again
following countless provisions
closer than close
face to face
so far away
different place
throw to the wind...
or grab a hold
and never let go...
leading towards heart's home
open eyes towards a moonlit sky
restless thoughts still roam
discontented in the night
regret of my indecisions
shame of falling once again
following countless provisions
closer than close
face to face
so far away
different place
throw to the wind...
or grab a hold
and never let go...
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