Friday, July 29, 2011

My first week at work

So I have officially finished my first week at work. 
Cool things about work
1)  I make significantly more money than I did at my old job
2) While I have 3 schools instead of 2 I have about the same number of students and maybe a few less 3) My office rocks.  I had pretty much given up on ever having as cool of an office as I had at CE (view of our small pond and courtyard).  My office now, is on a row of offices with all the other psychologists.  The building is gorgeous and only two years old.  I share with one other person.  I have my own desk, my own bookcase, and the test library has every test I could ever want to give to a child. 
4) The other psychs I work with seem really great.  I've had lunch with several different groups of people this week who are all really nice (there are about 16 of us).  Once school starts most people have 1 office day a week (to actually get some paperwork done at work).
5) The central office where I work is called MCPEC.  One of the awesome people I work with stated "We call ourselves the McPeccers".  Sweet. 
Uncool things about work: 
1) Going to have to dress significantly nicer than in Lakota.  Doesn't look like people here are really into casual Fridays.  Or realizing "hey it's summer, wear whatever you want to".  Not So Much.  Because my office is at central office people take it up a notch. 
2) Seem to be lots of random rules.  For instance, you can snack in your office, but not eat lunch in it.  You cannot exit the side door.  You have to sign in and out.  You have to turn in a weekly and a monthly log.
Overall, far more cool things than uncool things. 

3 comments:

  1. Sounds like a good deal, despite the "uncool" things. Nothing is perfect after all. Glad you like it!

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  2. That sounds awesome! Did you have so many psychologists working at your old place? 16 sounds like a lot, it must be a big school district!

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  3. We had about 12ish at my old district. This school district is definently bigger. Oh, and one more uncool thing. I have heard that one of my schools actually spanks kids at school- can you guys believe this?

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