tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246564017522245842011-04-21T20:27:10.406-07:00thespideybchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737873887701794219noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24656401752224584.post-77257823984982710562008-07-16T12:05:00.000-07:002008-07-26T10:00:26.831-07:00So it has been over a week now and so far so good. I enjoy the type of work that I do here, very technical and the challenges it brings are challenges that I enjoy tackling. I have had to recall things that I haven't touched in about 4 or so years, so it has been a challenge. They say it's like riding a bike... and it's mostly true. I don't think some of the guys like hearing me say things like "I forget, where is that???" But, at least my boss knows it's been a handful of years since working in this type of setting so they'll get over it when I start recollecting what I'm supposed to do.<br />What's funny with starting anew in anything I do, I always find myself thinking of how I can make it better or re-inventing the wheel. I also can't help but think that things are "messy" and want to clean them up. This goes for physical cleanliness and processes/procedures. I've come in to a position where the guy before wasn't as organized as I would have liked, so I am trying to streamline some procedures. Also, he had his setup of PCs/laptops that don't fit the way I like to do things... and since I'm so anal about it, I have found a bunch of PCs that I had to "fix" in order to fit my liking.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24656401752224584-7725782398498271056?l=thespideybc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>thespideybchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737873887701794219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24656401752224584.post-46079913162465049512008-06-30T10:54:00.000-07:002008-07-16T12:41:13.773-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/thespideybc/BrianSTahoeTrip/photo#5218114744201556002"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/thespideybc/BrianSTahoeTrip/photo#5218114744201556002" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/thespideybc/June/photo#5219775162836502258"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/thespideybc/June/photo#5219775162836502258" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so because my current company doesn't pay you for your earned "PTO" or time off, I decided I would take it prior to giving notice. My new job wants me to start on July 7th, which would have given me the ability to give a 2-week notice for Misys, but because of the policy which Misys has in-place, Tuesday morning I had to beat around the bush and just ask for immediate time-off for the remaining week. What makes me feel better about myself is the fact that I didn't take all my time-off. I had over 48 hours available, and with this week only having 4 work days, I didn't feel right saying "Hey, I'm back and tomorrow's my last day." hahahahaha, that would have been funny though.<br />So, Tuesday through Friday we spent doing the following: I went to the Dentist, we had our windows installed (even though that would have been done anyway), I took the 3 older kids camping, set up and swam in our pool, and played a newly purchased "Rock Band" for the Wii. Loads of fun!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24656401752224584-4607991316246504951?l=thespideybc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>thespideybchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737873887701794219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24656401752224584.post-80424373339238604122008-06-20T15:24:00.000-07:002008-06-20T15:48:30.402-07:003!<br /><br />Ok, as you may have noticed in Vicki's blog, I was offered a job for a company and I turned it down. They then offered me again but this time a little bit more $... I accepted, but as I looked into it I found that their health benefits were kinda spendy so I turned it down. Well a couple weeks go by. Yesterday they call me and say that they interviewed someone and offered them $5K more a year than they did me, but he ended up taking a job somewhere else. So the guy says to me, that if he can get the company to go for $2K more than that, then it'd put me at a salary that will pay the difference of the health benefits versus what they offered me before. So, all in all they won,... and I have unofficially accepted the job offer. So, as of right now I don't know what's going on and when I start, but I would imagine it's going to be about 2 weeks. I'll keep you posted.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24656401752224584-8042437333923860412?l=thespideybc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>thespideybchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737873887701794219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24656401752224584.post-31757493718410138732008-06-20T15:00:00.000-07:002008-06-20T15:04:31.981-07:00So, I snapped under the pressure of blogging and figured I'd try this out... seeing that I try the other latest greatest things on the web.<br />I'm not sure how I want to tackle this, since I have a site that hosts all the pictures we practically ever take. I know you've all seen it but I'm sure there's a way to link it in here...<br />Maybe I'll just start putting funny stories together, how does that sound?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24656401752224584-3175749371841013873?l=thespideybc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>thespideybchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737873887701794219noreply@blogger.com0