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Sunday, February 20, 2005

A week has come and gone. In some instances its been fast and in others painfully slow. For those not in the know, last week was my first week at work.

The first day was full with a bit of excitement and also a bit of nervous-ness. I was pretty sure that everyone would already know each other and that i'd be outcasted. Luckily, there were quite a few of us. 22 grads in total in my start group! Trust me, thats alot of names to try and remember. At first i think i took awhile to warm up to the group. I guess the presentation environment makes it more difficult to socialise with everyone...over time though..through ice breakers and some drinks...i've grown to adore my start group! Each and everyone of them has their quirks.

Now that we've approached the 2nd week, we still consider ourselves the greenest of the green. There is noone newer than us here, and its going to stay like that til March 14 when Mamo's group starts! :)

This week we've started on some VB.net training, which so far isnt proving to be hard even for the business oriented people -but then again, they ARE extremely fast learners. I've got a few favourites in the group and i've managed to pinpoint the quiet ones (you've always got to keep them in sight! haha.)

From all this though, i'm starting to realise my learning and social style. I like to lay low and check out the traffic conditions before i decide its safe to cross. Call me a follower, but i think i like to "blend" in with the crowd. I'm not confident enough to put myself out there without feeling conscious of how ppl will react to my manner. So i sit back and let ppl lead me and voice their own opinions and when i think i've understand how someone is thinking i put my own thoughts out there. But i'm realising now that i need to claim ownership of them, because i'm weak. I don't push my opinion onto others and hold steadfast to my thoughts and take charge of them. As in, i'll put something out there and hope that was enough to convince them. I just dont like pushing my opinions onto other ppl but then i really admire ppl who can convince and lead others in such a manner...confusing i know.

Anyways, after a few grad drinks and meeting some of the other grads from other start groups..i'm realising how lucky i was to get put into this start group. Theres heaps of us to network with, and were a pretty tight group. I like how, we are all encouraging and supportive of each other without the serious competitiveness.

So far, my experience has been fantastic. I dont think i've enjoyed working anywhere as much as i have at Accenture...but thats just from Orientation and training...but if this is an indicator of whats to come...i can hardly wait. I can honestly say, i'm in love with my job and i'm finally feeling that something is going right...that this was the path i was meant to take. Sometimes i dont understand why other people dont understand that this is more than JUST WORK to me. This is kinda a new direction for me and its all so new and exciting!

posted by Minty @ 3:30:00 pm