My First Week

My first week went very well. The first 3 days were 8 hours of training and then Thursday and today we spent the first 4 hours in training and the last 4 hours in our areas. From now until we are out of training (7 months from now) we will spend the first 4 hours in a class room and the rest in our areas.

We have five classes and five tests to pass. I almost feel like I am back in college again. I don't mind and enjoy the training there are others in my class that are more overwhelmed with the idea of being in training for 7 months. Our company is amazing and is paying us full salary and everything so I almost feel bad. I will be done with training in February. Also starting in 2013 (this 7 months of training is going to take care of 2011 and 2012) we are required 32 hours of training a year which is awesome! They are want us up to date and I think that is awesome! I have talked to my coworkers and they said that they make it so easy to get those 32 hours.

After our morning of class we do go back to our areas where we have peer coach's who help show us what we will actually be doing on a day to day basis. My peer coach is so sweet! She has a different schedule then I do so she leaves early which is working out well. I get to watch what she does and I have time to go over what I learned that day in class. She is also great at taking any and every opportunity to show me what she is doing and why and answering questions. She also explained that if we did our job and stayed busy we would have no issue meeting production levels which is also a big relief. They way they have organized the numbers they need us to meet is very conducive to my personality so I am pleased with that coincidence.

Everyone in the company is so fun! They all have great personalities and while they are of course professional they aren't the stiff, rigid, boring people that is stereotypical of most corporate/government run organizations. My section is very outgoing. One woman found me in the lunch room and invited me to eat with her on my first day! No one has EVER asked me to sit with them when they noticed I was sitting alone...EVER! (I cant remember elementary school but MS and HS was rough...). Then a friend of hers that was sitting with us noticed me the next day and invited my whole group to sit with them! I have had several people come up and wish us luck, tell me they are glad we are here, that if we need anything to just ask.

I was hoping for a good week and I definitely got that! I am just so impressed with everything and could not be happier. I do miss my old coworkers but I am so glad that my new coworkers are turning out to be as awesome as they are.