2008-10-09 
 

first day out

Good first day. Not sure what part of today was the "interview" part. The folks I trained with acted as if it were a fact that I'd be staying on at least through next week from the moment I walked in the door, so I felt immediately relaxed. (the whole working interview thing had me a bit stressed, but perhaps it was the temp company screwing with my head because I dared to ask for more?)

In truth, I'm finding that this position is pretty much just a small part of what I used to at the Iconic American Brand (IAB) in San Francisco, only with more copywriting and proofreading thrown in. That is to say, it's what I've been hoping for. So far. Ask me again in a few weeks and I might be tearing my hair out, but so far most folks seem pretty normal and laid back. Except for the VP of my group who is better than normal, she's HILARIOUS. (in a deadpan way and with whom I immediately bonded thanks to her dry sense of humor and my general "less is more" approach to creative)

As I did with the IAB I'll keep comments about the company itself to a minimum on the blog, but I will say that the daily commute in Boston traffic might strain me a bit. It's 30 minutes from door to door...without the aforementioned traffic. It was 55 minutes this morning and then 45 minutes this evening. Where is my Jetsonmobile(TM) to take me there? The way I figure it, going there directly via air vs. having to deal with the loopy routes and traffic on ground would take about 15-20 minutes at 55MPH. Given that the standard Jetsonmobile(TM)has an average flight speed of 100MPH, I could be there in 10 minutes!

Just saying.

Labels: boston, dose of mikey, sharketing

* posted by me at 6:02 PM

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