Day 4 and my laptop scares me

Ok, I had my fit. I had my bad moment. I’ve come to accept my fate. I sat with a few guys and saw how they do a few things. I had a soda and a cold towel wrapped around my head and feel a little better now. Bloody hell I have a lot to learn. There is so much email and so many cases coming in it looks like the floor of the stock exchange. I can’t make head nor tails about what’s going on. I’m not sure this amount of email is safe. If I can just make it to tomorrow I’ll have completed my first week at work without crying or sitting in the corner rocking back and forth. Hey, that’s an accomplishment. You trying understanding this stuff. And this whole thing of working from a laptop and not having a workstation is a little weird to me. I’m used to having a big machine with noisy […]

It’s Day 3 and I need an adult

You ever get that feeling you’ve made a horrible mistake? This place scares the hell out of me. How the hell am I gonna do this job? I’m not sure I have the technical chops for this sort of thing anymore. My god, I listen to these guys talk and it all sounds like complete gibberish to me. Did I ever actually know what they were talking about? I’m not sure we’re all on the same page about my abilities. I said I could learn this stuff if given some time and guidance. I think they may have forgotten that part of the conversation since I’ve got no materials and no guidance. It’s not my fault I’m stupid. Maybe I can fill the drink machine that is about my speed right now.

Day Two in the new tech world

It’s day two of the new job and I’m no more confident in my abilities than was yesterday. The amount I need to learn is just overwhelming. I used to think we supported a lot when I was at Microsoft. That’s nothing compared to this. It goes way beyond Exchange and includes OCS, SQL, Backups, Restores, Blackberry, ActiveSync, Drive Space issues and who knows what else results from the events a server generates. I haven’t worked with any of this technology and it scares the hell out of me. Just trying to remember all the Windows domain and forest terminology is hard enough, but when you pile on the rest it’s almost too much to comprehend. Once I get on top of things I will feel better, but there’s such a long road to go. Anybody got a sick bag? I’m feeling a little dizzy here.

Day 1 of the new job

It’s day 1 of the new job and I’m completely overwhelmed. This place is a madhouse. There is the smell of chaos in the air. Do they know they hired me? Perhaps I should just sit over here in the corner and try not to cause any problems. Funny thing though, this place is full of old MS people and several people I used to work with. That’s good thing because they’re fully versed in my ignorance and won’t hold it against me. Seriously though, it’s great see these guys again. It’s been a long time. How, who’s going to teach me about Exchange? And what’s that big tote board on the wall for?