New Month, New Job
April 3rd, 2007 by Jake Scaltreto
Today was my second official day at Red Hat. I flew down to Raleigh on Sunday and will be down here for the next three weeks or so. Today and yesterday I spent in the new hire orientation class. I know NHOs aren't known for their flair and ability to keep one's interest, but I have to say it wasn't that bad. Meeting people from all different departments at the company has really given me a good taste of what Red Hat is all about. In short, it's a company with a focus and a goal. And everyone that works there is really passionate about the company. Furthermore, Red Hat seems to realize that it is nothing without it's employees and the open source community and does its best to stay in the good graces of both. It's a refreshing alternative to the typical corporate atmosphere which tends approach the company as an all-powerful supreme being and employees as tiny peons ripe for the crushing.
Tomorrow will commence my first day of actual "work" work. Even though I'll be a sys admin, initially all the admins have to spend a couple of weeks working on the Help Desk to learn the ropes. I think this is really brilliant - and is a concept worthy of adoption at other places. So, that's what I'll be doing until next Friday. After that, I'll spend an additional week down here during which there will be a departmental kickoff meeting with people from all over coming in, and I'll also start to learn my duties as a sysadmin.
After that I'll be flying back home where I'll begin my actual duties at the Westford office.
So, the next month looks like it's going to be both challenging and rewarding as I adjust to my new job.
On a non-work related note, last week I pulled and disassembled the engine in my '77 MGB. Right now it's off at the machine shop getting bored and cleaned up so hopefully by the time I'm back I'll be able to put it all back together to have it ready for the warm weather. I'm damn siked and can't wait to get back to working on it.
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