So how did it go? Well... I should admit that it didn't start so well.
On Monday morning, as I was headed to my plane, dispite the 30 minute wait to get to the gate, I had to give up my delicious "almond butter" to the security guards! Basically even before getting into the plane, I was upset. Then the plane ride... It all started with the plane itself... They had these overhead bins that can only fit a small purse if placed without any planning. So they kept checking people's bags in, when almost all the overhead bins were only half full. The flight attendants weren't helpful either... Well, afterwards, I realized that they just didn't care, given how many knees, toes and elbows they injured during the flight. :) And finally came the food issue. San Francisco to Atlanta is a 5 hour plane ride so it is definitely not short. Even though I brought my snack with me, I decided to purchase lunch - afterall it would be on the company. I picked the food I wanted and waited for the cart to make it to my row. Well, the food cart was OUT OF all the food choices that I liked. They only had some M&Ms left for lunch that would cost $6!
By the time, I was out of the plane, I was already questioning my decision of joining GE! I know... I was exaggerating the situation but I couldn't help thinking about my first week experience in the office and then added this "on-boarding" trip without any agenda following a bad flight experience! Don't you think it might be okay to exaggerate at that point? Luckily one person never lost his belief in me and my decision - Derek! He kept telling me that I haven't started working yet. So right...
Anyway, you would think that was it for the first day. NOPE... So I picked up my rental car, mapped the directions to my hotel on my iphone, studied the map a little so that I wouldn't be relying on my phone all the time and started to drive. The iphone did mention that the best route was through a toll road, so I made sure that I had $1 bills on me. Finally, I hit the toll road. There were lanes for quick pass with the prepaid tool, cashier booths for those with bills, coin pass for those with coins to throw it in the bill. Given all these choices, I made sure to pick a lane with a booth since I didn't have any coins with me. Well... I came to find out that a booth might not always have a person in it. As I was pulled forward looking for coins everywhere in the car, the driver from the car behind came by to throw 50 cents into the bucket for me so that the gate can open and the traffic caused by me can move. You know, it was REALLY EMBARRASING!
Luckily once I finally arrived to my hotel, things were a little better. I was able to grab some dinner and even have a facetime with my love. I was even able to locate a YMCA to go for a workout since the fitness room at the hotel was too small to fit 3 people all at once!
Now that you read about my first day, how about I provide some rest to your eyes.
Rest to be continued tomorrow...
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