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Topic: A first step
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WakingFromADream
♂ 33934
Member # 33934 |  Posted: 11:05 PM, July 28th (Sunday), 2013 |     |
Both in terms of starting my first thread here and with moving forward with my life. The first day of my new job is tomorrow. I am so scared and excited and anxious.
I spent most of today shopping for new clothes just to make sure that I had something to wear tomorrow. I'll probably just end up returning half of what I bought since I probably won't need it.  It will be a big guess for what I'm really supposed to wear as it's business casual but I have no idea where on the spectrum it is supposed to fall as I haven't actually met any of my soon-to-be coworkers in person. I'm going for the business end and should be fine.
Oh my gosh oh my gosh OMG!!! I so need to chill out and get some sleep.
Me(35) XWW(36) DS(7) DD 11/16/11 EA(PA?) M 11y D 9/3/13
Don't make anyone a priority when you are only an option.
Posts: 1155 | Registered: Nov 2011 |
gma56
♀ 19595
Member # 19595 |  Posted: 11:17 PM, July 28th (Sunday), 2013 | |
WhooHoo! You go girl !
Sending mojo for a wonderful first day at the new job !!
BW-Divorced
It's my life now, my choices, my mistakes to make and my victories to celebrate. His choices made me free of liars and betrayers in my life. That is priceless.
Posts: 20395 | Registered: May 2008 | From: Closer to where I want to be.. |
Kajem
♀ 36134
Member # 36134 | | Posted: 3:44 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Good luck today. Come back and let us know how it went.
Hugs,
K
I trust you is a better compliment than I love you, because you may not trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust. - Unknown
Relationships are like sharing a book, it doesn't work if you're not on the same page.
Posts: 6024 | Registered: Jul 2012 | From: Florida |
cayc
♀ 21964
Member # 21964 | | Posted: 7:25 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Good luck today! Please let us know how it goes. 
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott
Posts: 3287 | Registered: Dec 2008 | From: Mexico |
Williesmom
♀ 22870
Member # 22870 | | Posted: 7:28 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Good luck!!
You can stuff your sorries in a sack, mister. -George Costanza
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. - Madeleine Albright
Posts: 7978 | Registered: Feb 2009 | From: Western PA |
MovingUpward
♂ 14866
Member # 14866 | | Posted: 7:37 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Good Luck!!!
AKA Moo
Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; they’ll scratch you up time and time again but in the end you’re polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Posts: 53957 | Registered: Jun 2007 | From: Big Blue Nation |
gahurts
♂ 33699
Member # 33699 | | Posted: 7:51 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Good Luck! I hope it all goes well.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominable will" - Mahatma Gandi
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - Aubrie
Posts: 3658 | Registered: Oct 2011 | From: Georgia |
cmego
♀ 30346
Member # 30346 | | Posted: 9:42 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
me...BS, 44 years old, 2 small kids
WS, 41, multiple gay affairs
M 15 years, together 17
Divorced
Posts: 4417 | Registered: Dec 2010 | From: South |
BrokenSpirit50
♀ 34485
Member # 34485 | | Posted: 11:52 AM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
WFAD
I hope today is going well for you! Keep us posted.
Me BS 54
Him WH 55
M 32 yrs - together 40 yrs
Kids 0
D-Day 12-18-11 (WH didn't want to R)
Divorced 6-21-12 Done!
If the grass is greener on the other side....water your own lawn.
Posts: 240 | Registered: Jan 2012 | From: Midwest |
InnerLight
♀ 19946
Member # 19946 | | Posted: 1:20 PM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Business casual is one of the hardest dress codes to interpret. For men as well as for women. I'm excited for you. I hope it goes well today.
Congrats!
BS, now age 54, d-day 6-2-08, divorced after 17 years M and 20 together. In some ways I have not 'gotten over it'. But I am resilient and have created a good life where I am mostly happy.
Posts: 6072 | Registered: Jun 2008 | From: Rural California |
WakingFromADream
♂ 33934
Member # 33934 | | Posted: 11:47 PM, July 29th (Monday), 2013 | |
Ok, so I didn't sleep the best last night and woke up 20 minutes before my alarm but, my day went well. Spent the first half watching videos and filling out paperwork and the second half meeting lots of people and getting shown where things are.
I got the right level of dress as my new manager was dressed similarly except for differences in color. With all the people I met I got a good idea about the range of clothing that seems to be acceptable. I will have no problem targeting the middle and a few of my outfits will be better than that.
Then to top it off, when I got home, my first paycheck for the last three days of the month was already in my mailbox. That was a nice surprise and it will cover most of what I spent on clothes.
So, I'm coming from a background of working for small or very small companies. It is a huge culture shock for me to be coming into a place that has about 400 working in the building, a nice cafeteria, and an atm. I mean seriously, an atm in a private office building dedicated to one company.
Tomorrow should be nice as it is a short workday with a company picnic.
Me(35) XWW(36) DS(7) DD 11/16/11 EA(PA?) M 11y D 9/3/13
Don't make anyone a priority when you are only an option.
Posts: 1155 | Registered: Nov 2011 |
nowiknow23
♀ 33226
Member # 33226 | | Posted: 4:21 PM, July 31st (Wednesday), 2013 | |
Yay! Such a positive way to begin!
You can call me NIK
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.”
― Pema Chödrön
Posts: 28171 | Registered: Aug 2011 |
Jrazz
♀ 31349
Member # 31349 | | Posted: 4:22 PM, July 31st (Wednesday), 2013 | |
All right, man!
I hope the picnic was fun. Things are definitely looking up!
"All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions. And at bottom, those opinions are merely our efforts to escape the underlying uneasiness of being human. - Pema Chodron
Posts: 20709 | Registered: Feb 2011 | From: California |
ISPIFFD
♀ 26367
Member # 26367 | | Posted: 9:30 AM, August 1st (Thursday), 2013 | |
Nice! Sounds like a great start
Me: BW (55)
Him: WH (62)
7/14/11 - Divorced
Posts: 1975 | Registered: Nov 2009 | From: another world |
FaithFool
♀ 20150
Member # 20150 | | Posted: 11:22 AM, August 1st (Thursday), 2013 | |
A picnic, great way to start off and get to know everyone.
Years ago I went from a tiny office to working for 200 lawyers with nearly as many support staff.
The cafeteria blew me away. And the firm had British origins so everything stopped at 3:00 pm on Fridays when the tea cart came around.
DDay: June 15, 2008
Mistakenly married Mr. Superfreak
20 years of OWs, WTF?
Divorced Dec 26, 2011
"Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget
to sing in the lifeboats". -- Voltaire
Posts: 18091 | Registered: Jul 2008 | From: Canada |
WakingFromADream
♂ 33934
Member # 33934 | | Posted: 8:15 PM, August 2nd (Friday), 2013 | |
So, just checking back in. The picnic was nice. Good food, bags ( http://youtu.be/Io8X4pz_QJ0 ), and beer. My coworkers seem to be very nice people. I think that I will have the chance to get some great experience and help to make some improvements.
So yay for now.
Me(35) XWW(36) DS(7) DD 11/16/11 EA(PA?) M 11y D 9/3/13
Don't make anyone a priority when you are only an option.
Posts: 1155 | Registered: Nov 2011 |
phmh
♀ 34146
Member # 34146 | | Posted: 2:06 PM, August 3rd (Saturday), 2013 | |
What a wonderful update. Great job and congrats!
Me: BW, divorced, now fabulous and happy!
Married: 11 years, no kids
Character is destiny
Posts: 3687 | Registered: Dec 2011 |
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