"Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it."I was never too good with Physics when I was in school, but I came across this law by Newton recently and I started thinking about how it applies to my life.
Today was the first day of work. Ack! Although I am naturally work-averse, I was actually excited about the job. I have my own little office, with a real name plate on the door (not the bootleg paper name tag I had at my old place). I have a brand new Pentium 4 computer (although I can't log on yet, it still beats the heck out of the ancient Windows NT comp at my last gig). I have office supplies galore and a functional, competent secretary to share with the other 7 attorneys. I don't have to copy or fax anything because there's someone to do it for me?! I don't know if I will ever get used to that.
One of the attorneys ran down the littany of new hire info that I needed to know. The only thing I really remembered was the bathroom code. Then came a stack of papers, aka "the new hire hazing process" for me to read. After that, I got another overview of the Department's function and my role in it. "blah blah blah blah as Assistant General Counsel, you'll be responsible for ...." Screeech! Say what?! You mean I'm an Assistant General Counsel? Stop playin'!
I spent the next 10 minutes relishing the title, then I got scared because there's alot of responsibility and it's not like I'm an intern anymore. What if I mess up? Yikes. I started mentally backpedaling...like whoa I'm only 25, I can't do this. Too late now though, I gotta go through it. Awww man, suits everyday? No jeans and sneakers? *Sigh*
The job is actually better than I thought it would be. I will be exposed to more types of law than I expected: contracts, employment law, torts and whatever else comes down the pike. Had this been another job, uniform motion would have had me plotting my escape already; taking notes for the new resume that I would produce in a couple months, and imagining where I could send it. But now, I'm digging my heels in and I'm going to give this at least a year and a half before I even think of shopping around.
So here's to suits/business-wear everyday and no more casual fridays; here's to growing up and taking responsibility (or trying to)....
Day 2 awaits.
