Wandering into the building, all neutral colours, blonde wood, escalators and denial, I wondered what I was getting myself into.
I've been here before. I know the drill. I can swim with these sharks and come out unscathed.
My first impression was that I'm going to have to up my corporate wardrobe - I'm still wearing Darwin business casual, and it's not going to cut it here. If anything, I'm going to have to find some different, comfortable work shoes - my trusty white trainers aren't going to cut it in the main office - maybe the satellite offices, but not this one.
The second impression is that the man on the concierge desk was known to me.
"You came back! Good to see you again."
"Lovely to see you too -though I've forgotten your name."
"I've forgotten yours too - but we know each other and that is all that matters."
He's been with the company about as long as I've been going in and out of it.
As onboardings go, this has been a good one. by 11 am I had a configured computer, a working door pass and ID and a functioning email (not that I can email out of the company - joys of being a contractor.)
And I got started on the compliance training.
I'm not sure what I did in a former life. Most of it is boring (although it has improved tenfold over the years). But still. It's been a day of compliance training. Tomorrow will be a day of compliance training.
I'm considering my life choices.
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