Report From the Front: I survivied my first official day of work. The day was cut short as IT couldn't get their collective ass in gear to get my computer up and running. Don't they know I have work to do?....Oh, holy crap, I better watch out. The insidious Corporate language/attitude could be like kryptonite... Here's how they get you. So, today was my first day of work. One question posed during the course of the morning, "So, are you free in November?" My response, "Why yes, I'm free in November." "Good, I've got some money in the budget and I'd like you to get down to the Bay area to meet your cohort at some meetings. They're also having this big company event at some restaurant that would be really fun to go to. You could work in San Francisco on Friday and come back Saturday."
What strange world is this? Are you kidding me? This is madness! More than that, this is Capitalist Madness! I could always pretend I made so little money that I really wasn't that evil. No, my favorite J.Crew pants weren't made in a sweatshop. They come from a happy land where everyone works sewing pants because it fulfills and expresses some aspect of their soul. No more. I am a capitalist pig. I'm so easy its frightening.
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Ok - you do know that you and Jason are working for the same co. He is now in charge of consultants in the SF office. What exactly are you doing? I wonder if you are cohorts.
p.s. - we totaly own an office space red swingline!
Yes, I knew Jason worked there. I just wasn't sure where. I'm under the Search ubrella in Customer Experience.
I cannot deal with the fact that they call it "Customer Experience." Frightening.
what exactly does customer experience mean? is this surveys? or do you watch little minicams of customers to asses their 'experience'?
I'm with cabiria & rachael...perplexed on both of those fronts.
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