Office Gossips

In every company there's gossip. Sometimes just the light gossip about what someone's wearing that day and some other times comments that can try to influence the way you see and interact with other people.

Since I'm here in my new job, several people came to me to "warn me" about a certain colleague. Because they've seen me talking to her and it seems to be general opinion that she's the Devil in Skirt from the house.

Well, let me put things this way:

I talk to everybody and I don't have preconceived ideas about no one. I don't evaluate people based on somebody else's opinion, but I stay alert.

I stay alert based in the simple fact that if one person comes to me and give me a warning about a certain other person that might simply say [that] they don't like each other but when nearly everybody gives me the same information - without knowledge of the rest of the people - that may indicate that the person is indeed, sign for trouble.

Even being like this, I refuse to label someone based on gossip. Until the person pushes my buttons, I will act normally to her. And when, and if, the time comes for my buttons to be pushed, I'll act accordingly.

Simple, non?

Week 2 (Late) Review

VCE Vblock System

OK, so I was lazy enough last Friday not to update you all in what's been happening with me in the last few days.

It was a very fast going week, with a lot of new stuff going on (nothing new here) and a very pleasant experience at work with the official Orientation happening for two days - Wednesday and Thursday.

So, basically, it was like this:

Wednesday

1. I got to go to work at 9 am, instead of 8.30 am as usual, to a very tastefully decorated meeting room where I was able to meet some of the other colleagues, some of them coming from locations as far as Dubai.
2. We were all presented with a breakfast worth of a king and then we had several presentations about all the departments and the expansion of the company. Very nice. Especially because then they took us for lunch in the canteen, very well provided by a company called BiteSize.
3. Still not enough, we came back for another hour and then they shipped us home (for some, hotel) by taxi to get ready for dinner here. Once again, simply excellent. Then a few drinks and shipped home to rest for the day. 

Thursday

1. Starting at 9 am once again and once again delicious breakfast
2. Case study and presentation about company products
3. Again, astonishing lunch by the above. Really good stuff in mini sizes. I'm in love with it.
4. Then, leave at to 2 pm. Rest is good.

Unofficially then the day was over, but the group decided to get together and take "the foreigners" (here, laugh. Everybody knows I'm a foreigner myself, but who cares?) out for a couple of drinks.

We went here (as usual) and it was pretty nice.

Anyway, it wasn't that nice on Friday when I was dying of exhaustion. But my really nice manager let me go home at 2.30 pm. Thank you D!!

Anyway, to answer a question that was made to me by one of my besties (BTW J, did I mention how much I hate because you live in the sunshine? GRRR), my role is Technical Support Representative (TSR) for a product called Vblock. Now, J, just go online here and check it out, babe. It is complicated to explain in 3 lines or so. But I'll leave something here for the laugh, made by colleagues:

Hope you enjoy it people :)

I'm living my simplicity. Happy days.

Friday details - End of week 1

This was a week full of nice moments and as well full of knowledge.
As everybody can imagine already, I finally started that new job I've been talking about so much, and I have to say in honesty: I am absolutely delighted!
Little things really, really make a difference. On my first day (last Monday), I got to the office in my best behavior to cause a good impression on my new peers. I was shown my desk (Desk: large, nice. Two desktops, a laptop, a Cisco phone, a wireless (!) headset, - very nice to go get a coffee while still listening to the training modules - loads of office supplies, - it's the end of having to chase people around to get a new pen or post its - all the certification manuals that I'm going to need, a laptop transportation bag and a very comfortable and ergonomic office chair.
The environment here is amazing, everybody always coming to check if I need some kind of help or just another coffee.
Talking about coffee... I have loads of free goodies here every morning. I actually think this is going to be the chance for me to actually have schedules for breakfast because I've never been very regular in that matter. So, all I want - from machiattos to latte, to espresso coffee, to tea (plain or flavors  - including different types of bread, scones, butter, Philadelphia (2 types), fruit, cereals, soup, all of it - FOR FREE. How not to like this place?
Schedules... were always or almost always an issue for me..so far. Here? 8.30 am to 5 pm and Fridays? Leaving at 4 pm. Free weekends. What else to ask for? I have no break or lunch schedules. I can take them when I want and they're are very flexible if I need 5 or ten minutes more every now and then. As long as we don't push it, we're fine. If you look like you're about to fall asleep, take a break (my manager said this to me!).
And then of course... free bus transportation to work and then again home at the end of the day. Again... delighted.
First day, people really worried about me having everything I need. A new Blackberry has been requested, I have a direct line, the laptop (a plus if I happen to be sick - I can request to work from home in special situations). Holiday approved for Elsa's wedding next June...
Life is awesome.
I am actually sitting down in the office while I write this - no internet restrictions here. As long as my tasks are done, I can do whatever I want.
I also have a mentor called Nicola. I really liked her, she's very nice. She's off on holiday now in Tenerife, but she left me a full training plan that I have to follow. I'm doing my best to have it done when she's back on the 13th.
Well... better go to work again... the server is back up (I was writing in server maintenance break).

Today, is as simple as it can be. Happy days.