From the eyes of a newbie and the chain of power.
With my seventh day completed, I finally feel a little more at home, I now know the important things such as where the bathrooms are, how to brew a new pot of coffee, which security officers are friendly, and where not to park...
I am still very new, and everyone is aware when I can't get the front door open so a stranger from the other side must open it for me. But who runs this company that I work for? Was it the president who just opened the door or a colleague? I only know the few I talk to on a daily basis, and a few people above me. And although I know where the 'important people ' are, I do not know their faces or names. The power in the company is downstairs blocked off on all sides with big wooden doors and offices with windows overlooking the interstate and a parking lot. One of the perks of being an important person in this company is that you get great parking, right in front of the door. Everyone else has to park on the side of the building and when the temp drops and my heels are on, I better watch out for ice.
I might not work directly with the offices downstairs, but I want to germ my way into their radar. I am all ears at work, observing as much as I can to learn the ins and outs of this business, and just the other day I caught half of a story about a woman who was taken off salary and placed on an hourly pay. This sounds like death to me, and perhaps it was a wonderful thing for her, I am not sure. But this situation never even entered my mind, I have been working so hard the last few years to get a salary and get off hourly that the thought makes me cringe.
So my question to the public is, How do you get to know the power people? And is this a good idea to get on their radar?
Hailey
With my seventh day completed, I finally feel a little more at home, I now know the important things such as where the bathrooms are, how to brew a new pot of coffee, which security officers are friendly, and where not to park...
I am still very new, and everyone is aware when I can't get the front door open so a stranger from the other side must open it for me. But who runs this company that I work for? Was it the president who just opened the door or a colleague? I only know the few I talk to on a daily basis, and a few people above me. And although I know where the 'important people ' are, I do not know their faces or names. The power in the company is downstairs blocked off on all sides with big wooden doors and offices with windows overlooking the interstate and a parking lot. One of the perks of being an important person in this company is that you get great parking, right in front of the door. Everyone else has to park on the side of the building and when the temp drops and my heels are on, I better watch out for ice.
I might not work directly with the offices downstairs, but I want to germ my way into their radar. I am all ears at work, observing as much as I can to learn the ins and outs of this business, and just the other day I caught half of a story about a woman who was taken off salary and placed on an hourly pay. This sounds like death to me, and perhaps it was a wonderful thing for her, I am not sure. But this situation never even entered my mind, I have been working so hard the last few years to get a salary and get off hourly that the thought makes me cringe.
So my question to the public is, How do you get to know the power people? And is this a good idea to get on their radar?
Hailey
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