notes from week #1 of new job

[moominmolly]

(1) I believe that having green hair got me unexpected professional respect, today. That was fun.

(2) The people in the office I work in -- all non-technical -- are neither nerds nor arty types. They are also not suits. I have to look vaguely presentable, since people come in to this office to interview a lot (it's an admissions office). I have NO idea what to wear in the mornings. This is going to get exciting quickly.

(3) Dear world: Charmed as I am that you assume I'm a professor because I work at a university, I have to inform you that there are people who work on university grounds who aren't students, faculty, or food service.

(4) I kind of love it when people don't expect me to be smart and then realize that I am. (Not my officemates.)

(5) My first day of work, I got a thank-you card for showing up. Seriously. It was like a "we'll miss you!" card, except that everyone had written a few lines about how excited they were I was coming to work for them.

(6) One guy I work with is an ex-personal-trainer photographer cyclist type with a dry sense of humor and a vague interest in Buddhism. Today, my boss told a funny story about some guy she hooked up with at her last job, and it made me feel relaxed rather than uncomfortable. When I got the tour of the office, the first thing they showed me was where they kept the really, really, really nice printer paper and the color printer, and then basically told me that I should feel free to waste office supplies. (Yes, my office now has photos in it.) This place makes me feel *comfortable*.

(7) I don't think I've ever wanted to go to an office holiday party before.

Comments

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

I have the so not knowing what to wear problem when I first started at my recent job. Slacks and a button down are almost always ok, and in the winter add a sweater! I must say I love some of the NY and Co shirts because they are less gappy than many places.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

I must say I love some of the NY and Co shirts

YES YES YES

fanw and I (who both have, you know, breasts) are always talking about how we get all our work clothes from there. Especially now with the nursing I have had to just totally ignore all my work shirts from anywhere else.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Slacks and a button-down is what I'm defaulting to, but the problem is basically that everyone is fashionable-looking. In a nerdier office, people are often trying to look nice without really trying to look too interesting. This doesn't seem to be that. Still, I should go to NY and Co.

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... nice jewelry makes me feel more interesting. There is plenty of classy but also interesting stuff that I think would appeal to you and would make you feel more neat!

[veek.livejournal.com]

When you do, provided I have a job by then, I would like to accompany you.

[rising-moon.livejournal.com]

I'm a NY and Co devotee, after finding one of their shirts at a thrift store in San Francisco. Now I have six. I plan to rotate through them (and my collection of subtly varied black slacks) when, you know, the weather is warmer.