Perks from the new gig

[kyburg]

I am reminded nearly daily of some of the perks from the new gig. Well, it's hard to ignore.

One, music is turning out to be a HUGE bonding point. Everyone loves it - shares it - and wants to know more. I've got some Iron Butterfly that I haven't had since the fire in 1974 - and the netops guys are showing me some RUSH-like stuff that is pretty damn tasty. I brought the CD wallet of doom in one day, and they paged through it without laughing at me - did note the Manilow-heavy quantity, but just shrugged it off - 'you like vocalists' was the conclusion.

Then there is getting to work in the morning. I've told you the place is next door to a See's Candy factory, right?

I get to work in the morning to the wonderful smell of hot chocolate - all the time. If I want, I can walk over to browse the store - and get my free sample every time. They know us there, of course and if they've already sampled us? They let me chose my sample last time. Free chocolate. And I get to pick it myself?

It also doesn't hurt that we make damn gorgeous shoes, either. Now, they only make women's shoes and largely fashion only at that - nearly - so it's a different market. (I've also gotten a good look at the sample graveyard and DAYIM the ones that didn't make it would be a designer's master study all by itself - the bad is just incredible to the point of hysterical.)

But I also grieve the loss of the old gig. I miss my guys terribly - and still run over the last weeks trying to resolve the WTF that lingers. I think it's grief that makes me do it - no, I didn't ask for it, want it...but the denial was incredible at the same time. And both the companies? Yup - they've done business with each other - new gig has done some private label for the old one. When I finally get comfortable enough to talk about it with the new gig, I wonder what they'll say. I wonder if that time will ever come, at the same time.

Two months and ten days to go.

Comments

[caitlin.livejournal.com]

Do they still make the peanut brittle bars? You know, the ones covered in chocolate?

Could you send me a box of them if they do and you have the time and $$?

C.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Christmas pressie! (I'll check. That sounds decadent....)

[singingpatient.livejournal.com]

hey off topic but i see they're changing that child drop-off law after people so flagrantly abused it. they're going to make it 3-day old babies, max.
of course it won't kick in til new years, so here's your chance everybody to dump your kids off in nebraska! only 2 more months!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

"I've told you the place is next door to a See's Candy factory, right?"

What a perk! When I took the train to work when I lived in Central NJ - there was a pirogi factory across the street - I'd smell onions while waiting for my train.

Have you gotten in touch with any old co-workers? It must be hard being in a new place afer such a long gig? I'd miss this place after being here nearly 7 years.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

The last actual boss I worked for used to laugh when she walked through my office, because I was playing 78s from the 20s and before. It didn't keep them from firing me, though.