Well, I’ve got a job. Didn’t want to say anything until I was sure – so waited until today – my second day at work. Figured that if I still had my job today – after turning up for my first day ridiculously hungover – it’s pretty much a certainty. Managed to make it a little not so certain though, by turning up late on my second day – due to bloody tube-trouble.
So… it all happened pretty bloody quickly. Turns out the chaps could overlook my apparent over-seriousness. Got offered the job on Thursday – for a Monday start. Sweet – can do. Bought champagne. Then, had a social weekend. Saturday afternoon a few beers at the pub while watching some football game. Some cup final – but it must have been a shitty cup, coz it was too shitty teams. Then – off to Chook’s for a party. Mixed my drinks up real good, and got intoxicated. Mostly champagne. And then up in the morning to go to Dom’n’Caro’s for a barbeque. I turned into an absolute mess on the way there. Lack of sleep, plus a fair bit of booze piled up on top of what was still lurking in my system from last night… and I was a messy mess. Don’t think I did or said anything too silly. Except staying a bit longer than sensible. So – got back to Stratford, Sunday evening – unable to unlock the front door. 12 hours to get myself together for first day at work.
12 hours – not really enough. Turned up at 10:30, barely able to think, talk, or stay awake. And the fun begins.
Anyway – details for my job. Not gonna give you any, cause it’s all boring. A small company which is a ‘managed service provider’, which of course does consultancy as well. So – what one used to call an IT outsourcing company – before that became a bad word. I do like wanky business jargon. When a “silo of knowledge” is bad, but a “tower of excellence” is good. I guess I’m going to have to learn all the terms which have been invented over the last year. I’ve already picked up “bespoke”. Not happy about it, but I know it.
Oh well – back to work. Need to get some money so I can get a place to stay much much closer. No more tube.