I woke up at 3:45am. Nerves. Excitement. Not my bed. Many reasons. I left the house at 6:30 to catch the 6:53 train at the station 8 miles away. Not early enough. I couldn't figure out the parking and ended up having to re-park twice because of the confusing space numbers and permit spots. (don't park in unmarked spaces until after 7:30. don't park in marked yellow spaces until after 9. park in white marked spaces anytime. parking is $2, cash only) So I missed the 6:53 train, but caught the next one. Barely.
Made it to Union Station with 12 minutes to make the next train at the OTC station 2 blocks away. Too bad it takes 15 minutes to disembark the train with a gajillion people on it, filing along a very narrow train platform. I knew the OTC train was gone, so I got in a cab and made it to work only 5 minutes late. On my first day. Jeesh.
The office is beautiful. It's got that industrial loft feeling with clean straight lines and concrete walls/floors. It reminds me of hip start-up company offices.
I met everyone in the office. Everyone is young, like my age. Including the owners. Here are a few of the standouts:
Claire, front desk girl. Rides bikes (woo!). Went to college in DC. Super sweet, and makes a mean home-made salted caramel.
Shana, assistant property manager, finance side. Not quite a hipster. Kinda sorta looks like one, but much cooler than one. Her cube is decorated with personality, and she is really sweet. Fun to talk to.
Nicole, senior property manager. What a spitfire. Personality similar to mine, just less shy. Similar work backgrounds and interests. Pregnant, recently married.
Jenny, operations manager. A-freaking-dorable. Wears a cute dress every day to work. Jack of all trades title does her no justice.
The culture in the office is awesome. People visit each others' cubes and talk a bit every now and then, and taking breaks is encouraged. Looking at Facebook (or other websites) isn't frowned upon as long as it's not constant or interrupting work.
There's a billboard outside our office window that I love.
On the way home, I had a nice wait on a bench for the train to OTC. Once I got to OTC, I got lost trying to find Union Station, and missed the first train back home. However, another was boarding right as I walked up, so the wait wasn't terrible.
In total, my commute was about 6 hours between morning and evening commutes. Not fun, but I have to tell you, it's not completely awful. The chance to read, or just enjoy the gentle swaying of the train, is quite lovely!
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