and all that is to say that work is boring. always. i had dinner with philipp, my boss at credit suisse last night, and i found out that i don't miss it. not the politics. not the ass kissing. and definitely not...hmmm...did i mention politics? legally, i'm not allowed to work yet (shhhh!), which is to say, i'm not getting paid. ooof. and even when i do get paid, it will be measily compared to my last salary. but meh, i can't live on the $10 daily allowance that jon's giving me. i'm just not that low maintenance (and public transport costs a pair of limbs in london). so for now, i'm working 3 days a week, not getting paid, and hoping that eventually, i'll get a spousal visa for the uk. until then, who knows.
7.29.2009
back to the grind
it's my second day of work today, which for me, means getting back to a routine, finding more reading material for the tube (stat!), learning to use a mac, and giving up my daytime tv (b/c all my tv channels are owned by the british gov, there are always pairs of stations that play the same thing: e4, e4+1, channel 4, channel 4 + 1, virgin, virgin+1, etc etc. as you can imagine, the +1's just play the same programming an hour later. i've been known to watch the same gilmore girls episode 2 hours in a row. their quirky gab is irresistable (and infinitely preferable to the unscripted gobbledygook of big brother). for you, it probably means more frequent blog posts.
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Where do you work???
Also, I would totally watch the same gilmore girls episode for 2 hours. Oh, and have you seen veronica mars? The dialogue in that show is good too! I just rewatched it with my roommates while I had to stay home with my concussion.
Yes, where do you work? Is credit suisse? how far from you home?anyway that is good new right? Congratulation!
yeah! i totally watch veronica mars too...but it takes a lot of concentration. i always miss bits of the plot and then get lost, and then i have a good excuse to watch the episode over again. it's uncanny that you mentioned it, actually, b/c veronica mars comes on right before gilmore girls.
i work at a small energy broker called nationwide utilities. i'm technically their business analyst.
so how do you work without pay? that sucks!
glad to hear you found a job at least though... hopefully money comes in!!
well, i think the plan is that when i get a work visa, they will pay me a lump sum to account for all hours i've worked to date...but i essentially have to take their word for it.
congrats on the job! =)
office politics sucks. i will not be missing it either!
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