Name Rant

So, it's time for a short rant about names.  More specifically the fact that other people do not pay attention to names.  I've experienced multiple times where people open an email to me with an incorrect spelling of my name.  This wouldn't bother me too much (ok maybe it might) if they weren't using an address book, which has my name spelled correctly, to find my email address. So in the "to" field of the email, the address book automatically fills in the correct spelling of my name, yet some still misspell my name in the opening of the email.  Really?!?  It's right there!  So people need to pay more attention to the spelling of names, especially one that have multiple popular spellings.

Two Months Later

Well, I've been working for almost 2 months now.  It has been a very interesting two months from the first week of training to finally meeting my direct supervisor in person yesterday.  With she and a couple other management people visiting, it has been interesting in talking with them this week.  We also had a cookout today at which I met a couple other people from around the region and chat for a few hours with coworkers.      Overall, a nice group of people, with the typical few that are a little out there. Adjusting to working 8 hours a day has definitely been difficult, in that I find myself bored throughout the day.  I find myself hesitant to bother people for more work when I finish my projects, so I end up stretching reports longer than they actually would take, unless I happen to have a lot to do.  Since most of the work I'm doing depends on other people uploading field work, I end up waiting more than I would like.  I'm still working on being more open and talkative with everyone, something I have always found difficult.  Also, I need to find things to do outside of work.  Something fun to do nights and weekends would definitely better than sitting at home.  I've considered possibly picking up geocaching again.  Well, here's to the next 2 months!