First Day at Work

So that was it. My first 9 to 5(:30) day of work as a graduate. And now I work until I die.

It was the usual affair: introduction to other employees, tour 'round the office, typical admin stuff, pub lunch. I didn't get to do any practical work for obvious reasons so I've just gotten stuck into the mounds of documentation relating to the project I'll be working on. All seems very interesting though. Oh yeah, I'm working for Consult Hyperion in case you're wondering.

I'd just got back from a few days away on a boat crusing up The River Thames with my girlfriend and her parents. We were on the Lady Rosina hired from Kris Cruisers, starting off at Datchet and heading upstream through Windsor and Henley (no sign of this guy but The Angel pub by the riverside was nice.)

After a fantastic Sunday lunch at the Great House at Sonning, I was dropped off at Reading to catch a train home to get ready for my first day at work.

So I started work this morning, over-dressed (1st day prerogative) but relaxed. I would recommend a river cruise to anyone who has ever contemplated it but never actually done it, although at times today it did feel as if I was still gently swaying...