First Day of Work

[BleakFuture]

Bleh. I'm at work for the first actual day after training, I have 10 minutes before I have to sign in and actually start working. It's going to suck.
Any ideas on how to make the best of it?
Feel free to post any stories about first day of work stories - to lighten my mood if possible.
Here's a fun story. My last place of work, on my first day I spent the entire 12 hours of my shift folding and taping boxes, then fitting one box into another, and stacking them. Papercuts galore, and all that crap, and I almost quit that night. But I didnt, I actually went back the following summer.

[NaiLed]

what is it you do?

[BleakFuture]

Webhosting area of a call centre.
I've taken one call (been here an hour, 40 minutes of being active) and it wasnt too bad, so I think I might be able to do it for at least awhile(i hope)

[Dameon Angell]

In my first couple days of work I was assaulted by a large man with DVD cases
and had 2 guys run out of the store with empty xbox display boxes

[404 Not Found]

Become a lifelong student and avoid working all together, otherwise, unless ya hit the lottery...work is work and there is no way around it unless ya marry into a rich family or inherit from a relative or as mentioned...hit the lottery!

[Saturn V]

Become a lifelong student and avoid working all together, otherwise, unless ya hit the lottery...work is work and there is no way around it unless ya marry into a rich family or inherit from a relative or as mentioned...hit the lottery!

^f

[BleakFuture]

Urg three calls in the last two hours. Some people have some messed up ideas on what we're supposed to do for them. Its like we're supposed to fetch them coffee if they want us to sometimes. While other times the person wants you to just fix it any way possible. Freaking annoying.

[Buja X]

Which web hosting company?
I'm curious cuz I work for one too.

[BleakFuture]

Endurance International. It's got lots of different locations, but I'm in the one on Prince Edward Island.

[Buja X]

Endurance International. It's got lots of different locations, but I'm in the one on Prince Edward Island.

Doteasy.com owns you! NT

like #1 in Canada

[BleakFuture]

Hah, and here I was thinking we were at the top of the mountain.

Nah, we dont have very many customers, only like 60,000. So I kind of assumed that either, we were just a small company, or another company owned us. Doesnt matter either way, I'm still getting paid. :greedy: (well.....I've only been paid for training so far) Oh well.

Are you a tech or something else Mr.Buja sir

[Kim]

Doteasy.com owns you! NT

like #1 in Canada

I'm #1 in Canada, W.R.T. many things.

[BleakFuture]

Originally posted by Kim
I'm #1 in Canada, W.R.T. many things.

I'll only agree to that if I can bask in your wake. and by bask in your wake I mean give me money.

[Buja X]

Hah, and here I was thinking we were at the top of the mountain.

Nah, we dont have very many customers, only like 60,000. So I kind of assumed that either, we were just a small company, or another company owned us. Doesnt matter either way, I'm still getting paid. :greedy: (well.....I've only been paid for training so far) Oh well.

Are you a tech or something else Mr.Buja sir

Tier 1 support
we've got like 200,000 people or something

[BleakFuture]

heh, I think we're in the same boat, only the boat is on opposite sides of canada :S I'm a tech 1 I believe. I get to hand the hard stuff up to tech2's
(I suppose tech 1 and tier 1 are prolly the same, or completely different. not a clue and 3 hours till its time to go home.)