From Information Services to Quality Control/Manufacturing (the examples so far are from medical device manufacturing).

Long time no anything.  Well, until the "career change" happened.  Below (above) will be an attempt at a career change for those late in life.



Monday

• Up and out of the house at 0500 to be there by 0730 (being out of the workforce for 7 months or so absolutely destroys whatever self worth you might have had)
• The new commute btw, is 30 minutes...
• Roads are crappy and 495 is blocked by a fleet of plow trucks, good thing though, going at 20 mph will reduce my parking lot wait time as I was scheduled to arrive at 0630 when I only need to be there at 0730.
• Parking lot at 0645, I'll head into the lobby at 0700 because gasoline is expensive.
• Receptionist is nice enough.  There is apparently someone else starting today too BUT I'm not on the list to start today (glad I printed out the email I got from Kelly Services)
• The person I'm supposed to meet today, yeah, they aren't in yet.  <time passes>  I hear more talking and it seems that the person I was supposed to meet with "Doesn't have time for me."  Apparently I'm not his job.  Note: the other new person didn't show up.
• It's ok, I have a mentor for the day.  The other guy can pound sand for all I care.  Oh, and it's 0800 by the time Mark comes out to meet and welcome me.He asks if I've had a tour when I interviewed and was taken aback when I said "No".  ...  It's a nice place for a manufacturing plant, clean, brightly lit, fairly quiet.
• 0930, "OK, you'll need to read through these until we can get you set up.  Seems that there was a miscommunication and we need to get that squared away.  But you're all set, no worries."  #thud - 75 pages for about 6 training documents.  That should keep me awake...
• 1500 - "Hi Dave.  Did anyone come talk to you today?"  "No Mark just you."  <sigh> "OK, no worries.  How about 0700 tomorrow?"  "Sounds like a plan.  Thank you and see you then."