Change

For the first time in 12 1/2 years I'm working for a different employer. I left my job with a local company and joined the ranks of thousands of federal employees. I've been waiting and trying for this opportunity for years. Now that I have this job, I have much to learn. The process to get signed up for everything and access to everything is long and frustrating. I may be traveling by the end of the month. They aren't wasting any time breaking me in. Today the arsenal closed because the roads were covered with ice from the winter storm that blew through here last night. Most of the snow is gone. Most roads are reopened now. I hope I'm not the only one who stayed home all day. After last year and my broken ankle, I don't do ice. I miss my old co-workers. I complained sometimes about a few of them, but it's like bitching about your little brother or older sister. Not having the familiarity of them around me day to day has made me feel a little lonely in my new office. I like the people there. Everyone has been friendly and helpful. I'm feeling pretty useless though because I don't know how to use some of the systems. Don't know what I'm doing. So much of it is unfamiliar and so different from what I was used to. I knew it would be like that, but I'm just dying to get busy and do my part.