on Feb 9th, 2008Warning: Job Bragging
Ok, I’m going to brag up my job. Why? Because I want to explain why this job is so great for me.
I arrive at around 8:30ish .. and that’s the time I set for myself. My manager said “eh, 8:30 - 8:45 or so” and I just personally decided earlier was better. So I usually get here before 8:30am (I was here at 8:15 today).
I get free breakfast and lunch - everyday. That’s right, they supply bagels, hashbrowns, hot pockets, bacon, eggo waffles and really anything that I might request to eat for breakfast - they’ll get. They also have all kinds of stuff for lunches: microwave dinners, lean pockets, panini, soups … all kinds of stuff. They have awesome single cup coffees (yum) and sodas galore. I think I’ve started actually eating HEALTHIER since working here since 2/3 of the foods are from diet type companies. Heck with two kitchens, you know I’m eating well!
I have a kick butt computer. It’s not top of the line, but DAG it is fast. Two 19″ LCD WideScreen monitors look fantastic. Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Wacom Intiuos 9×12 tablet … great stuff. I have teh full Adobe Creative Suite CS3 which is fantastic. The new Photoshop is amazing. And I have to admit … I like Vista. It’s pretty slick. Has some nice features on it - though I honestly can live without them.
The job itself is pretty intensive. Fixing graphics sounds pretty lame, but there are a lot of things you need to do -whether it’s a static graphic, animated or a Flash graphic. Compression, branding, borders, disclosures … all kinds of stuff. I’m pretty busy with it, which is good - keeps me out of trouble. I’m also pitching graphic ideas for the new corperate website. Which, I’m hoping I can rock out hardcore.
Did I mention the THREE game systems we have? That’s right, we have a Nintento Wii, Sony Playstation 3 and an XBox 360. They’re on a pretty slick plasma screen … very cool gaming times. Not a ton of great games - but some pretty good ones. COD4, Assassins Creed, Uncharted … good games.
And the to top the cake: The people here are awesome. There isn’t one that I don’t like. Some will probably rub me the wrong way, but overall I like everyone. There are some that I feel more comfortable with right away. Others that kind of grew on me. But I’m feeling pretty happy here. I get lonely sometimes … people get their clicks or get over busy - but overall it’s great.
God is good.
I’m really happy that you finally found a job that you love and get to do what you love!!! I’m proud of you!!!!! Never forget how good you have it, lots of people have to work at jobs they hate for their entire lives.
This is true. It’s not easy work, don’t get me wrong, and sometimes I want to put a fist through something - but that could be my “good natured frustration” coming through.
But, seeing as we have three game systems, a plasma screen and a ping pong table to take out our frustrations - I’ll stick it out