Challenges, Muscle Memory and Scrambled Routines

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A great deal has happened in the last three weeks. I resigned from one job, ran a marathon, and started a new job. Aside from the big events, there have been several smaller changes in my life. I made the decision when I started this new job that I would look at the challenges that arose as a chance for growth. Typically my response would be to bemoan the obstacles and hide from them. Here are a few of them.

• Learning a new work culture - Every time you start a new job you spend the first week in a whirlwind. You are learning the names of all your coworkers. There is paperwork. There are hours spent getting your computer and workspace organized, more so if your personality is like mine. However, the bigger challenges are learning the processes and projects. This is the first job where I have had to keep a running log of how much time I spend on a particular project and what task I’m doing for that project. I have to learn the various locations that both digital and physical assets are kept throughout the office. Each place I have worked before as part of the IT team, I have had administrator privileges on the network. I could install applications and take care of system configurations as needed. Now I’m a regular user like everyone else. Read more