Saturday 18 April 2009

Two days in the job.

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I'm still here. Just a little dizzy and bewildered.

I am now "Laboratory Director" of a reasonably large laboratory in Melbourne; part of a worldwide chain of American laboratories; so, who knows, I may get to the US yet.

I have tried to sever the links between the 'work me' and the 'blogging me' - my picture's changed, all links to my website gone. Just in case my various forays into sex, religion or politics touch any unnecessary nerves. Likewise I need to be a little careful with the Chemist's Kitchen blog, dealing only with generic issues, not specific products. Nor will I write about the company or the staff here.

But it has been an interesting two days; lost and floundering as one always is when new at a job. But the people are nice and it is a pleasant work place so it bodes well for the future.

And the coffee is excellent.
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23 comments:

  1. Sounds like you've fallen on your feet there. The trifecta for making humans happy.

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  2. Chemical lab, industrial lab, manufacturing lab, food lab or clinical lab? He he..you must be one likeable director there.

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  3. would be great fun if you get to visit the US! sounds good there and will likely improve once you feel familiar with it all.

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  4. Man, with good coffee EVERYthing feels better.

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  5. AMERICANS?!?
    Watch your back and wallet, then.

    Still, you can't beat an office with good coffee.

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  6. Glad it's going well. I miss your face, though :(

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  7. Good luck with it all Lee. I am sure you will enjoy it all.

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  8. Kudos on the great job. But I'm going to miss that handsome face!

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  9. Congratulations then! And on to the first 100 days !

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  10. Good for you! which dwarf are you?

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  11. Glad to hear that you have a fancy title and good coffee!

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  12. Pleased to hear you're settling in, its always bewildering until you get used to the new routine.
    Glad to hear that the coffee is excellent. ♡

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  13. Culture shock. You can do it, Lee mate.

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  14. Good luck with the job - good coffee and good company make the hours go by happily. Glad to see you still can find some time to post :)

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  15. You may get to the US? Hmm look me up! :)

    Hope the week moves along well for ya.

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  16. hey lee,
    what a lucky company to have seduced you into their midst! i'll look forward to your wry observations on the "peculiar" ways of the working world. my observation?: the bigger the company, the more a miracle it is that anything productive occurs.
    take care, big hugs,
    snowsparkle

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  17. Glad to hear you're back to being a productive member of society ;)

    Enjoy the new gig.

    Greetings from the far north.

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  18. Coffee is good-that is important!!!

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  19. I don't know, Lee - I go and spend 6 weeks in W.A. and when I get back to England I find that you have gone and got employed.
    Good Luck mate - enjoy, but keep up the blog - we need you.

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  20. This place is really keeping you away from the blog world! Hope you are well.

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