Newbie #2

Hello Sweetie,

apologies for being AWOL but as you will now know from last night's conversation, the new job has taken over my life for the time being.  I will go into more detail but for now, a brief overview.

So, I'm three weeks into the new job.  Initial impression is... really nice people, I'm on a small team, now a team of four... including me, which is attached to a larger team.  My initial team are all lovely, two gents and my immediate boss is a female, an engaging and laid back woman of Irish decent.  There is nothing like the Irish accent, I've long been a fan and lovely to hear that lilt every day.  It's very calming.

The work, is like nothing I've ever done before, I'm now all spreadsheets, numbers, pivot tables and reports and I can't tell you how much my brain aches.

My commute time is now into hours, I would guess two hours a day on average, on a good day, in rush hour traffic.... in the pitch dark. 

Between the commute, in the dark, in rush hour traffic and the numbers, spreadsheets etc, my brain is well and truly poached by the time I put my key into my front door. 

I am making copious notes while my extremely patient "buddy" Pete, explains everything, step by painful step, he is such a whizz but thankfully, also patient and never makes me feel stupid, (I do that all on my own.)  Eventually, (I think they are talking in weeks rather than years,) I will take over Pete's duties, God willing.  I am so, out of my depth.

I'm really not sure why they hired me, I think there must have been a mistake somewhere along the line and it's only a matter of time before I'm found out.