Five months ago, I left my job. During that time, I got some much needed R&R and I made a trip to the UK and Europe. When I came back, I bought a new MacBook Pro and then I found myself with no money left. That’s when I knew I had to find work again.The whole thought of the job application process was not appealing to me. It took a week for me to even update my resume and post it online. Within two weeks, I had an interview set up with a company. I didn’t even have to look through job postings, they came looking for me. A second interview was not necessary and I was offered the position three days after the interview. Now those are results I can live with.Last week was my first week at work and on Day 2, they already had me on a site visit to Kamloops. I was there for three days and back in Vancouver on Friday. So far, everthing’s been going well. The only thing is that I’m not very busy right now (even though it’s month-end). I’ve done everything that’s been tasked to me, but with people in and out of the office, there’s not as much training as I had hoped for and thus not as much work. I never thought I’d be complaining about not having anything to do! I’m sure that will change next week.

Along with a regular paycheque again, other perks with this new position include my own laptop and a 20″ widescreen display (for my cubicle in the office). I didn’t have either at my old job. However, my new cubicle doesn’t have a window, which I did at my old job. You can decide if that’s an equal trade. My thoughts go like this: private corner office > private office > cubicle with window > personal notebook > widescreen display. I’m going down the perks chain, that’s not good. However, I do have a speakerphone now, which was something I had asked for repeatedly at my old job. There’s just something about being able to talk on the phone as I’m working; it’s like I’m too busy to even hold the phone to talk.I’m still the new guy but I’m starting to get to know people in the office. Hopefully the people here will be just as good as the people from my old job.