A better update, hopefully

So I haven't been online much due to the new job. Granted I'm home a good two full hours earlier than previously, it's just that having some day light hours really rules, especially now the weathers nice.

I've been trying to catch up and check up when I can. You might see that I've been around, but not posting, or making comments as much. I'm still here.

It's just that by nature, I'm a vampire. When given time off, with in about 24 hours, my body says it's time to go to bed at 4 am and get up at 1 pm... so getting up at 5:30 am to get to work by 7am is a little hard on my body.

I've also been trying to keep busy. A few weekends ago, I painted the outside hallway. I didn't mean to really, it did need to be done, but I wasn't really planning on doing it then. After I tried to do a cool effect on it, it looked like shit, so I ended up painting over it. So a 4 hour job turned into 12.

The new job is going really well. I've already gotten compliments on it, and I talked with the SVP today and he told me that I was already ahead of where they hoped I'd be at this point. Which I took as a very big compliment seeing as how my trainer dropped the ball on me.

I did tell him that I was frustrated with the situation and I felt like there were huge holes in what I should have learned. I explained that things I felt comfortable with were gone over more than I needed, and that things I wasn't understanding were breezed over.

I explained that I wasn't sure if I should talk to him about my concerns or if I should have let it go, but he said he was glad that I did as that is one of the reasons they hired me. They told me they liked the fact that I wasn't shy and didn't seem like the person who would have reservations about any issues I encountered. When he said that I felt a great relief and he agreed that there are some gaps.

The new company is really cool. Every day at 3pm, we get free popcorn, coffee and tea are only $0.25 per cup (not that I drink it), hot cocoa is $0.50 a cup. We also have a ping pong table in the office and not only do we not get in trouble for sending emails via our co-workers unlocked computer, the SVP joins in the fun as well.

The company is a bunch of Jokers and practical gag specialists. The CEO has been known to join in the fun.

Last week our A/C went out when it was 97 outside. It was down for two days, and they didn't force us to come in, but for those of us who did, we got free water, soda and juice all day long. The company even bought everyone ice cream bars.

I'm working harder than I was before at The Hartford, but I'm not as stressed when I leave, not even close. And talking with people who have been there 4-5 years, they say the same thing.

The only downside is the working in two states taxes thing, it takes about 1/3 of my paycheck, but I should get most of it back at taxes from what I understand.

This weekend is over time, and in Mass Saturday is time and a half, no matter how many hours worked, Sunday is double time, and if I want to work a paid holiday, I get holiday pay plus double time.... So when I can I'll be working holidays!

I do have to wear my wig when there, but I don't mind. I did ask at HR if the odd colored hair would be a big deal and HR checked with the main HR who asked the CEO, and they stated they would prefer not. I told HR it wasn't a big deal to wear my wig if my other hair color would prevent me from working there. She said that she thought it was too bad because she have loved to see my hair color on a weekly basis. Oh well.

In other news, not too much on the home front. I'm working on a family get together in early July when my brother is in town. That's about it.

Kind of boring around here lately, but chaotic as well.

Just another day in the life of MetalRose. Exciting, I know...

-Metal