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Monday, July 16, 2007

First Day, First Impressions

So, I had my first day of work at Google. A little crazy at first, since there were about 100 new people starting work this week, and only 4 total going into Search Quality, the division I am in. Can't mention much about the work itself, since I signed a whole bunch of non-disclosure paperwork. On the other hand, I will say that I'm happy to get 2 24 inch monitors, a kitchen stocked of free food, and a game room with a XBox 360, PS3, Wii, and foosball. I haven't got to play any of the games yet, and I don't really want to ask people to play because then I'll look like that's all I want to do. I'll give that a few weeks, then. As for the work itself, it seems very intriguing and it will be a good challenge, especially after an extensive background in historical research. It will be interesting to see how my skills in that area will translate into this position.

In the meantime, I'm trying to adjust to going to be early so I'm not tired in the afternoon. I was okay today but I don't want to build up and sleep debt. I do, however, need to find things to occupy my evenings. Without a TV, you have to get creative. Of course, once Harry Potter comes out this weekend, I know what will occupy my time. Until then, I might as well read some books on my shelf that I haven't looked at for a long time. Or surf the net some more. Probably the latter.

1 comment:

ylor said...

Hey Reid,

That must have been a pretty awesome trip you had in Asia, going through some very beautiful cities. I've been in northern Thailand for almost 3 weeks now, and I have yet to venture outside of the city. I'm supposed to go to some Hmong settlements 4-5 hours from here within the next few weeks. I feel I should start researching sites to visit and schedule them into my planner so that I'll have time to check them out. Not sure when will be the next time I will be in Thailand so I definitely want take full advantage of the beauty Thailand has to offer.

By the way, how is it living in the house?

Monday, July 16, 2007

First Day, First Impressions

So, I had my first day of work at Google. A little crazy at first, since there were about 100 new people starting work this week, and only 4 total going into Search Quality, the division I am in. Can't mention much about the work itself, since I signed a whole bunch of non-disclosure paperwork. On the other hand, I will say that I'm happy to get 2 24 inch monitors, a kitchen stocked of free food, and a game room with a XBox 360, PS3, Wii, and foosball. I haven't got to play any of the games yet, and I don't really want to ask people to play because then I'll look like that's all I want to do. I'll give that a few weeks, then. As for the work itself, it seems very intriguing and it will be a good challenge, especially after an extensive background in historical research. It will be interesting to see how my skills in that area will translate into this position.

In the meantime, I'm trying to adjust to going to be early so I'm not tired in the afternoon. I was okay today but I don't want to build up and sleep debt. I do, however, need to find things to occupy my evenings. Without a TV, you have to get creative. Of course, once Harry Potter comes out this weekend, I know what will occupy my time. Until then, I might as well read some books on my shelf that I haven't looked at for a long time. Or surf the net some more. Probably the latter.

1 comment:

ylor said...

Hey Reid,

That must have been a pretty awesome trip you had in Asia, going through some very beautiful cities. I've been in northern Thailand for almost 3 weeks now, and I have yet to venture outside of the city. I'm supposed to go to some Hmong settlements 4-5 hours from here within the next few weeks. I feel I should start researching sites to visit and schedule them into my planner so that I'll have time to check them out. Not sure when will be the next time I will be in Thailand so I definitely want take full advantage of the beauty Thailand has to offer.

By the way, how is it living in the house?