tomorrow is the first day of my new job.

phaedrus · 10-14-2007, 08:12 PM

i have to show up at 5:30 am to drive to a job site. yee-haw!

RopeyLopey · 10-14-2007, 08:13 PM

what is the job?

Elvis The Fat Years · 10-14-2007, 08:19 PM

driving to job sites and screaming, 'yee-haw.'

Elvis The Fat Years · 10-14-2007, 08:20 PM

now that's someone i would tip.

bardy · 10-14-2007, 08:44 PM

good luck, dont be nervous!

phaedrus · 10-14-2007, 10:02 PM

i am. very.

oh well...it should be ok...it seems like i will be starting out with something i am very familiar with. hydrocarbon contamination in an area of shallow groundwater.

phaedrus · 10-15-2007, 10:09 PM

1 day down, 4 hours of overtime accrued.

Pretzel Logic · 10-15-2007, 10:11 PM

How'd it go?

TheMilstead · 10-15-2007, 10:17 PM

So what exactly are you going to be doing as you progress with this?

jenga66 · 10-15-2007, 11:22 PM

Haha, tomorrow is my first day at work too....at GameStop

spring · 10-16-2007, 03:59 PM

what car did you end up getting?

Travis Meeks · 10-16-2007, 06:50 PM

environmental noob

are you in consulting now? we're in the same field you know

phaedrus · 10-16-2007, 09:21 PM

i'm not an environmental noob, but i'm certainly a consulting noob.

travis who do you work for?

Travis Meeks · 10-16-2007, 09:26 PM

phaedrus has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space.

phaedrus · 10-16-2007, 09:30 PM

wow, never thought that would happen

phaedrus · 10-16-2007, 09:33 PM

oh man, you told me back on June 1. i found an old message cleaning out my inbox.

phaedrus · 10-16-2007, 09:36 PM

how do you find the business? i'm trying to figure out if i'll be able to keep up. as long as i stay motivated i thrive on challenges, so i hope i get involved in some really interesting projects.

Travis Meeks · 10-16-2007, 09:46 PM

Warning: I am getting drunk

I like it. I don't know how Canada (are you still in canada?) is but the first couple of years were hard because you have to learn all of the specific state and federal regulations, laboratory analyses, remediation technologies, sampling procedures, federal policies, report writing for clients.....it goes on and the amount of technical procedures gets quite daunting at times. But in other time you're just putting water/soil in a jar.

The problem (and also the best part) is that it seemed like I was ALWAYS learning something knew from week to week and never doing the same thing twice. But I'm over that now and I'm pretty confident in everything I do. Get into remediation, that's the most interesting and challenging stuff. I want to become a technologist, not a project manager.

In the end, it's a fun job and it's alot more interesting than 93% of the jobs out there.

10-14-2007, 08:12 PM	#1
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	tomorrow is the first day of my new job. i have to show up at 5:30 am to drive to a job site. yee-haw!

10-14-2007, 08:13 PM	#2
RopeyLopey Braindead Posts: 15,483	what is the job?

10-14-2007, 08:19 PM	#3
Elvis The Fat Years 007 373 5963 Posts: 31,408	driving to job sites and screaming, 'yee-haw.'

10-14-2007, 08:20 PM	#4
Elvis The Fat Years 007 373 5963 Posts: 31,408	now that's someone i would tip.

10-14-2007, 08:44 PM	#5
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	good luck, dont be nervous!

10-14-2007, 10:02 PM	#6
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	i am. very. oh well...it should be ok...it seems like i will be starting out with something i am very familiar with. hydrocarbon contamination in an area of shallow groundwater.

10-15-2007, 10:09 PM	#7
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	1 day down, 4 hours of overtime accrued.

10-15-2007, 10:11 PM	#8
Pretzel Logic Apocalyptic Poster Location: someone more...punk rock? Posts: 3,562	How'd it go?

10-15-2007, 10:17 PM	#9
TheMilstead Minion of Satan Location: Damn fine cup of coffee. Posts: 5,520	So what exactly are you going to be doing as you progress with this?

10-15-2007, 11:22 PM	#10
jenga66 Demi-God Posts: 352	Haha, tomorrow is my first day at work too....at GameStop

10-16-2007, 03:59 PM	#11
spring die 'til it doesn't hurt Posts: 7,475	what car did you end up getting?

10-16-2007, 06:50 PM	#12
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,548	environmental noob are you in consulting now? we're in the same field you know

10-16-2007, 09:21 PM	#13
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	i'm not an environmental noob, but i'm certainly a consulting noob. travis who do you work for?

10-16-2007, 09:26 PM	#14
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,548	phaedrus has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space.

10-16-2007, 09:30 PM	#15
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	wow, never thought that would happen

10-16-2007, 09:33 PM	#16
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	oh man, you told me back on June 1. i found an old message cleaning out my inbox.

10-16-2007, 09:36 PM	#17
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	how do you find the business? i'm trying to figure out if i'll be able to keep up. as long as i stay motivated i thrive on challenges, so i hope i get involved in some really interesting projects.

10-16-2007, 09:46 PM	#18
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,548	Warning: I am getting drunk I like it. I don't know how Canada (are you still in canada?) is but the first couple of years were hard because you have to learn all of the specific state and federal regulations, laboratory analyses, remediation technologies, sampling procedures, federal policies, report writing for clients.....it goes on and the amount of technical procedures gets quite daunting at times. But in other time you're just putting water/soil in a jar. The problem (and also the best part) is that it seemed like I was ALWAYS learning something knew from week to week and never doing the same thing twice. But I'm over that now and I'm pretty confident in everything I do. Get into remediation, that's the most interesting and challenging stuff. I want to become a technologist, not a project manager. In the end, it's a fun job and it's alot more interesting than 93% of the jobs out there.