First day of work at the new office!!(:
It was great.
It's all new to me. The software they use, the cases they deal with and the kind of work they do. It's all exciting but it's a lot of work! But I love it and I like them.
During the month of January, I was worried about how it is going to be like the first day of work, since for a whole month we were out of touch. On December they accepted me to work and we agreed on the hours and the day I start, which is (more than) a month after.
We weren't in touch at all for maybe 40 days which is a lot of time. I was thinking would they still be remembered about me or have they forgotten, and if I should just come in the office without a call or anything and what should I say... I don't know I was worried.
On Thursday, three days ago, I received a phone call from the office. I was super happy they called, I thought Yes they remembered! Heh well, duh, of course they remember.(:
Anyway it was the trainee telling me what to do and where to park when I arrive to work. So I met him first thing when I arrived. He showed me everything and took me to the office with him.
I stayed with him the whole day. He's really nice.
It was a little bit odd being new. It's like going back in reverse.
At my past office I was everything. I knew everything and it was all easy to me. I was the one who taught the trainee, the secretary and the new lawyer who's replacing me, which spent the last two weeks clung to me.
And now, it's my turn. The tables turned.
The trainee at this office is the one who's going to be teaching me the stuff before he leaves. It is hilarious and weird. But understandable. I am new and he is about to finish (he spent a year there) so he could tell me the basic stuff they work with and the files that need attention.
I just find it so weird to be in that opposite place.
It's like when a lawyer is called to testify as a witness in court.
At my past office, we had the incident where the boss received a subpoena. He was called to testify as witness in a case at court. He told me how weird he felt, to be on the other side, behind the witness stand, being interrogated by a lawyer.
Part of our job, as lawyers, is to call witnesses, prepare them for their testimony at court and interrogate the other party's witnesses. We do the questioning and the interrogation. That's our job. So to be put on the other side, as in a witness position, is so weird. All of a sudden you are there at the witness stand.
This is life, apparently. (:
But it's good.
P.S. I still have exams until the end of the month! I hope I can manage both good grades and great impression at work!
