I know some of you may be less-than thrilled with the previous, narcissistic entry.

You may, for instance, be more interested to know how the new job is going or something? Someone mentioned to me that I blogged the start of my training (on the 13th) but never followed up.

For those keeping score at home, yes, I did learn all four new software programs in five days. And then I took Monday and Tuesday of this week to practice the two most complicated of them, to make sure I can actually produce a finished product. The other two are a bookkeeping program that I should have practiced but don't really have any interest in and a mass-email program (opt-in only, I promise) that I only have to know Dreamweaver for.

I don't actually know Dreamweaver and it wasn't on the list of things I knew I needed to learn until last Friday when the Tweenybopper dropped it casually into a conversation. She passed along a book on html that I will be studying with fierce dedication. It's not specifically on Dreamweaver, but she assured me it would be enough.

So...what else? Well, aside from the duties associated with the four software programs, there are a handful of other duties. Prepping for and attending conferences to help scoop in respondents for the satisfaction surveys. A bit of light bookkeeping. (So not my strong suit.) Some shipping and receiving. Keeping the kitchen clean which, yes, is entirely beneath my position and my years of experience and while I know that no one would ask a man who had my job to also clean the kitchen, I'm resigned. Besides, there are days when one doesn't really feel productive and it doesn't really hurt to have something non-productive but that looks like work to fall back on.

Also? I've seen both Buehler and Bernie wash the dishes themselves a time or two, so it's not as sexist as it sounds.

Anyhow. Bernie was actually out of the office last Friday and then Monday and Tuesday of this week. Technically I wasn't working today although I did go in for the Tweenybopper's Farewell Lunch (and to spend a couple of hours going over some additional questions I had for her). So I haven't really worked with Bernie enough to know if he's going to drive me as batshit crazy as he seems to drive almost everyone else.

So, you know, besides the news that I broke my brain learning too much new stuff in one week, I just don't have that much to report about The New Position. Presumably more excitement will ensue upon my return from Escapade...but I'll worry about that then.