So, lessee,<\/p>\n
I’m scheduled to be out in DC next week. monday morning – wed afternoon. I may see how possible it is to fly out there saturday morning if interesting monsters are available for socializing. <\/p>\n
Good news: It seems my first pay check will be direct deposited.
\nBad news: It seems my first pay check will be arriving in mid-July<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Transit benefits were provided for the entire internship on the first day. I previously asked if we’d be getting fare cards, or checks or what. I assumed they didn’t trust us. But she said checks, and I assumed checks made out to the recipients of the transit benefits (ie, me). Wrong. They are form checks, sheet printed and perforated. When I explained that I had already purchased my transit foo, the nice hr lady recommended I sell the checks to friends who needed them (if you buy transit passes in chicago, could you help a brother out? $75 in checks of mixed denominations are available). Right, so, we don’t trust you, so we’ll give you these checks, then we’ll turn around in a heartbeat and recommend you resell<\/i> them.<\/p>\n
Crackheads. The lot of them. <\/p>\n
Oh, and apparently, the very idea of some alternative keyboard layout nearly gave the IT lady an apoplectic fit. She was pretty clearly following the script and became lost the moment some item in her script failed. I did it quietly, didn’t make dvorak the default or anything. Hopefully they won’t notice. <\/p>\n
The work itself seems like it may be of some interest. Will try to remember not to do at home. The cube farm effect isn’t quite as horrific as motorola’s was. I am reserving judgement, it’s only the first day. But I’m giving them the hairy eyeball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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