The Buffalo adventure continues
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
So, three days into the new job, and after two days of orientation I entered the IT department. First impressions are that as a company they not only talk the talk, but walk the walk as well. Everyone is very friendly and the working atmosphere is quite remarkable. Of course, in theory I could just have caught them on a good day, but I don’t think so. This was the right decision!
Today I did most of the driving unaided; the GPS stayed tucked away. No wrong turns, so I am getting to know at least a few of the roads around the place.
The pace of the house purchase seems to have settled down. I think everything is now waiting for the legal processes to work through, though there’s some financial paperwork back in Erie needing a signature (or seven!). That can wait until the weekend as it isn’t on the critical path.
In the next few days I have to make a decision on what to do about my 401k. I’ve never had such a thing before, so whether to invest through that or take my chances elsewhere….a decision on which I’m trying to gather as much information as possible. It is easy to focus too much on the last 12 months, and the general downfalls of 401k fund values, but I need to focus on the longer term. Still not an easy decision, but a very interesting one!
So, another strange day, but all days at the moment are somewhat unique. Routine is something we are working towards and which, hopefully, is now not too far away.
I had 30 days vacation a year in the UK - that’s one of the things I gave up with the move!