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So I went in today as scheduled, got oriented, set up my workspace, sat in on my first meeting and began my training. My new boss is cool; we bonded over shoes. My other teammates are cool, too. And I'm sharing workspace with someone I worked with a year ago, which is kind of hilarious. I was allowed to leave early because, really, without an official account, there's not much I can do. I called my my rep at the agency to give her a quick report on my first day, then sat down at home for some quality time with the cats.

About ten minutes later the phone rings. It's my agency rep. "It's a good thing you called," she tells me, "because I checked your records just to make sure everything was rolling along." Apparently, I wasn't officially at the office today. Somehow, my paperwork got missed in the processing and I was nowhere in the system. I'm not to return to the office until Tuesday. I will be paid for my hours, but my start has now been delayed.

I'll take a long weekend, sure. My RSI is already acting up, so I'll be living in my wrist brace for a while and trying to rest the arm a bit this weekend. (HAH! I have editing and wordage to do.) And this delay gives me more time to read The Book. But I gotta admit, it's all a little weird.

Date: Fri, Jul. 20th, 2007 04:06 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] herself_nyc
Weird but not surprising--I always find when I show up for a gig that they're never ready for me. The first day is always a waste.
Enjoy the weekend and REST that wrist!

Date: Fri, Jul. 20th, 2007 05:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scarlettina.livejournal.com
Well, usually the first three days or so of a Microsoft contract are more-or-less wasted days. I was actually prepared for that. This first day was different in that they started my training within two hours of my arrival. I wasn't prepared for being told that the agency had screwed up and the I wasn't officially there. A new precedent.

Date: Fri, Jul. 20th, 2007 05:58 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] herself_nyc
Well, at least they're gonna pay you for it.
Are they paying you for Monday also even though they don't want you there?

Date: Fri, Jul. 20th, 2007 06:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scarlettina.livejournal.com
Nope, no pay for Monday, which is okay. My boss and her second won't be in the office, so it would have been only me and the other contractor, so I would have been twiddling my thumbs anyway. I'll earn it when I'm there.

Date: Fri, Jul. 20th, 2007 06:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] herself_nyc
I guess that would've been too good to be true.

Excellent icon, btw.

Date: Fri, Jul. 20th, 2007 06:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scarlettina.livejournal.com
::chuckle:: Thanks. It's one of my favorites. Feel free to snurch it if you want to.

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