There Ain't No Devil, It's Just God When He's Drunk

Today was my first day of 'trainig' for my new job at the NLS. I showed up at 9:30, ready to start off the day...filling out countless forms. Seriously, they make you sign your name on EVERYTHING. Sign to get paid (yes please!) sign to say they've given you the Employee Conduct Handbook (ugh), sign to say you've recieved the Internet Conduct Book (super ugh), sign to say you're read the Internet Conduct book(really?) sign to say you are okay with them adding you to the directory, sign , sign, everywhere a sign.

Then on to meet the 'team'. We were shuffled from one line manager to the next. This is how you use the library catalouge ( Umm...MSc grad here, we did this is Research and Methodology...AND in the school of Common Sense). This is how you enter information into the computer, and on and on and on. 80% of it was worthless. Just being talked at for an hour at a time about very obvious stuff and then watching while someone pressed a few keys on the computer. We easily could have condensed the whole day into half a day, and SOMEHOW we have 4 more days of this. Tomorrow I have to be there at 9 to learn how to use Google to search for books and journals. Seriously? And it will take an hour?

But I guess I'm getting paid, so now worries. And it's funny to hear them complain about stuff- "Oh, this place is a complete mess of organised chaos" -Lady, after working at the NHS and their disorganised super chaos, your world is a sanctuary. "Can you believe this lady sent in an enquiry at 8:23 and wrote 'Have a nice weekend'? As if she was expecting a reply before Sunday? Ha"- Dude, she was being nice. It's not like she was a cancer patient whose referal and notes had gone missing, causing her to wait another 6 months for a colonoscopy!

But I am DEF going to get another job to supplement this. Apparently this is a 'student job', aka, everyone who works the part time shift (aka ME) ONLY comes in a few nights from 4:45-8:30, and from 9-1 two Saturdays a month so that they can have the days free for uni. So basically I have ALL DAY. The one thing the induction failed to address was hours worked. I don't know what the schedule looks like, and won't for at least a week. But once it's availible, I'll *gulp* see about going back to the NHS.

On another completely nerdy note, we get magnetic name badges to wear. Totally feel like I have a communicator badge on from Star Trek (TNG baby!) . I keep wanting to touch it and say 'Shady to the Bridge'.