First Week at a Glance

So… Last week, my first week at my new job was hectic. Very.

I immediately had a brief on my first day. Went to a post-production of a video profile on Tuesday (it was a hands-me-down job, but I couldn’t say no, could I?), which made me go home at 12.30am. Met one of the clients and supervised the voice over production on Thursday. And worked on an interestingly stylish project with a prospect of radio play production (I’ve never produced a radio play before!).

Nothing I couldn’t handle. Really.

The hours were great. With the exception of the two days when I had to go to the post-production house, most of the time I was already home when the clock hit 7pm and got to have dinner with my family. And of course plenty of time to do other things, like practicing violin and DVD-ing.

The downside is… The very unhealthy environment, with an unhealthy brand. I (almost) constantly become a second-hand smoker now. I knew what I was getting into when I took the job, but I still need some time to adjust. This is a big learning process for me, because I have to learn a whole lot of matter that is a really unfamiliar territory for me. So wish me luck on that.

The people… Well I can’t really say much about that now, need some time to get to know them better.

One thing I surely miss from the old office is our maksor (makan sore – afternoon snack) routine! Over there we actually go out and hang out in the warungness, over here people ask the Office Girl to buy them foods, which for me is not the point of maksor! Maksor is about being together with your colleagues in much less formal environment gossiping about whatnot, the food is just an added value.

But overall I think I’m gonna be fine here.