New job starts

Today, I started my new job at CUP. It’s quite a shock, after 6 years of working from home as a freelance, to don a shirt and tie (effectively, for the first regular reason since my schooldays) and go into an office. Fortunately, the folks are nice. :-) Unfortunately, the nearest Gents’ toilets are beyond 2 security doors. Go figure!

First day, of course, was mostly taken up with meeting new people, finding the photocopier and stationery cupboard, and reading guff from Personnel. In the next couple of days, I can look forward to being given some real work, once they’ve brought me up to speed on the processes and workflow patterns. That, and reading lots of GCSE and A-level science textbooks and CD-ROMs, so that I can get a better idea of the sorts of things I’ll be working with. Somewhat of a change from the academic journals I’m used to editing – but, then, that’s part of the appeal. After over 8 years effectively doing the same thing (!), it’ll be nice to learn some new stuff.

pax et bonum

Article posted at 8:25pm on 12 September 2005
Category: Life, Struggling, General