
After 1 year, 11 months and 5 days...I finally went back to the corporate world. It felt a bit weird but not unfamiliar. It was weird to wake up knowing I can't loiter over my morning tea while watching the morning news. It was weird having to dress up and joining the throng of people on their way to work. But at the same time it felt good.
My first day of work was actually just like any typical first day. I sat there the entire day, growing colder by the minute and boredom multiplying by the hundreds. I've read the employee manual from cover to cover for more than 15 times the entire day. One thing that set it apart from the first day I had with my previous job is that there were other newcomers like me. So at least I didn't feel totally out of place and alone.
There were about 8 of us newbies but only 3 of us were assigned to the same department. The ironic thing was out of the 8, 5 of us were female and except for me, the others were all married and have just had a baby. It was great that the other two were sociable enough to draw me out of my stupor from being too much of an introvert.
I hope tomorrow will be better. I'll still be working a regular 9 to 6 but maybe, I'll have my workstation up and running by then.