First Day: Success

I was on time and prepared.

And so were they: desk arranged with essentials & gifts, ID, computer and phone set up, tour and introductions to key people in the building, overview of responsibilities, rules of the road, lunch with team, sit and chat with each person on the team individually: total set up for success.

What a buttoned-down and amazing team! I felt so welcomed and embraced.

Exhausted, in a good way. Overwhelmed: but knowing that this is a day when there's just a lot to absorb, and feeling OK that they will allow time for it all to sink in. My job is to be a sponge and soak in as much as I can, and to do what I can as I can over time day by day. What I value most so far: the complete transparency and openess everyone on the team has. I trust that.

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