May 22, 2003

New job

As I have said before I have recently moved to Atlanta, GA from Columbia, SC. I grew up in a smallish town in Georgia, went to school in a smallish town in Georgia, and then lived a year in a smallish town in South Carolina, so Atlanta is huge and scary to me despite the fact that I consider myself to be an urbanite. Well, a suburbanite.

In moving to Atlanta I am quietly challenging myself in a way that I have never done before, and the results so far are interesting. For example, I have taken a job that is outside of my comfort zone. I am a computer programmer, and this job occurs within a team of "consultants" so there are many small changes in my normal work environment such as business trips, expense reports, golf games, rampant politics, etc. This new job involves some business travel, regular grooming, public speaking, rabid accountability, and lots of work.

Having no business training, no social skills, and no regular grooming patterns to speak of, this job so far has been very interesting. After being here a month I am happy to report that it seems to be an expanding experience. Having never really lived anywhere far away or done a huge amount of traveling, I am looking forward to going to different places and meeting with people who basically do what I do but in a different city, different environment.

May 22, 2003 07:39 PM