My First Day at New Job

was quite boring actually.

I showed up at 9:00 am this morning (that was quite early according to my standard) and spent the whole day doing nothing but sitting there and reading some document that doesn’t require much time to finish. No computer, no internet. It’s a big company and, as expected, everything is slow. I was told that I can expect to get my account ready within a week. Tomorrow, I will have to bring my own computer so I can do something else (like write a post, for instance ).

My real feeling on this first day isn’t about lack of things to do, but what they are doing isn’t really for me. From what I saw today, most of the time they are on the phone doing customer support like issuing/resolving a ticket and fixing a bug. It could be that I underestimated the job, but I don’t think they need a PhD to perform that kind of daily duty. Yes, they develop some software and could use some wireless technologies (I was recruited as a software engineer, though I am not a pure software person), but most of the work were outsourced and the people I talked to today said they are doing some “enhancements.”

What I am worried is that if I stick with this job, I could lose touch with what I have been working on all these years since my graduate study, the wireless communication technology, and that’s not what I want to see happening.

Today, the second company confirmed the interview next month. I will wait till then to see how that one works out for me. If nothing happens, I could see myself back in the job market in a couple of months, despite the 6-figure salary (and why?). But then there will be no pressure on me. I cant wait till I find one that I really like. For now, I will just stay because, yes, I need the money :).

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