BogusRed's Sketchblog

Random musings from the PaperDemon admin.

I’ve finished my first week at Google. It seemed to go by so fast. They had a lot of new hires this week so my equipment still isn’t all available yet. But luckily I got enough of it to get started on some actual work by Friday.

I made my first submit to the Google server on Friday! That means I made my first change to a web page on the Google server. It was just a small change on the about page for Gmail. All I did was change the languages from 38 to 40 and add Hebrew and Arabic to the language list. But I feel pretty special about it. I also got to work on my first icon. I also have a meeting for my first real project on Monday !

The food is so good there. Surprisingly, I’ve lost a pound and a half rather than gaining anything. Perhaps because the food is healthier than the food I usually eat.

I really like the atmosphere at Google. By the end of my first week I was feeling really comfortable. I no longer feel nervous or anxious. My co-workers are really nice and have been a big help in getting me up to speed on how to use the Google file systems and learning the procedures. There’s a lot of documentation I’ve had to go through and read. I sort of felt like I was cramming for a final . It's been a challenge though because a lot of it is centralized around Unix and I only just started learning Unix a month ago.

I’ve also reverted from nice clothes to comfortable clothes. I started off the week dressed nice and everything but I just feel more comfortable in t-shirts and jeans. We knew that whole nice clothes thing wouldn’t last long with me anyway.

Speaking of clothes, I had my first T-shirt raid on Friday! Google has a locker on campus that is randomly stocked with free Google T-shirts. The locker is usually empty within like fifteen minutes of it being stocked so you have to be quick. Luckily, the locker is in the same building as me so I am in a good spot for snagging shirts. I just saw a couple people around me running. Then, someone said “T-shirts?” and I just took off running! Sure enough, it was a T-shirt restock.

You know, they actually have a web cam above the locker and you can watch it to keep on the look out for someone restocking the locker. But right now the camera is not working so we rely on word of mouth and other signs, such as people running through the building

Anyway, I just really love it there. I like the people, the food, the equipment, and the work. I just know this is going to be the best summer of my life.

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