Third Monthsary Soon

June 16, 2008, 9:00 AM, it was the date and time of my first day at Baker & McKenzie in Net One Center, The Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. I still remember I was 30 minutes early and waited a few minutes at the reception area. There were actually three of us waiting, so I did not get bored at all. A few more minutes Ms. Portia approached us to come with her at a meeting room near the reception area. It's a familiar room for me because it was the same room where Ms. Naomi, also from the Human Resource Department, talked with me around three weeks ago during my job offer. It only took me less than a day to know that I pass the interview process and will proceed to the job offer. A few more days, I already sign the contract! To sum up, that's less than a week. Back to the orientation day, Ms. Portia informed us about our workplaces, company rules, regulations, benefits, and everything we need to know on our first day. That time I was able to learn how big the company is, and how lucky I am to join them. After the orientation, I was approached by my new supervisor -- Ma'am Joy Salvador. She then introduced me to her team, my new team. I was surprised when I met them, because there are only 5 of us in the team that day and boys dominates us. Later I knew that one more girl team mate is on leave because she had been spotting a few days ago and need to rest for a while. Before I got to sit on my new post, Ma'am Joy introduced me to the rest of the IT teams one after another. It was a huge IT team broken down into different functions. Even at first glance I already knew they are nice and fun people. I told myself "I'll enjoy here."

After all the introductions I already got the chance to feel my new post. I still don't have a PC that time, but I was given a B&M mug that is exclusive to employees only, my "pedestal" where I will put all my stuff, my files rack, and chair that looks like an executive chair. Just a few hours of fixing my post, I was called by the IT Manager. It's time for me to have a "hand scan". We use a pin number and our hand to login. A few more times and I went back to my post. Now I have my PC, oh it was not a PC but a laptop. It's temporary though. My supervisor instructed me to familiarize myself on the intranet facility that they are testing from time to time. It is a big intranet site, I got tired just by browsing the pages! Then I was given the email account and login accounts for the rest of the employee sites like the payslip, leave, newsletter, and room reservation. A few more browsing and it's lunch time. Good thing I brought "baon" because even if there's a pantry, I'm still not sure if there is a canteen in the office. I had lunch with the rest of the team along with my co-employees from other teams. I'm right when I said to myself that they are nice and fun to be with. They took care of me well on my first day, I didn't had a bad time. Not a single moment. A few more minutes and hours have passed and I did not notice that it's already 6:00 PM. It going home time. Oh, it rained on the first time that I am going home from my new office! I had a hard time looking for taxi, and the Fort bus are already full. Then I remembered that we have a shuttle bus too! Ah, I was saved! I was able to experience riding on the B&M bus for the first time on my first day. I am relaxed upto the time I have to go out of it when it reached EDSA-Ayala. I went home that day having the good memories of my first day even if I still miss my previous co-employees in DeepArctic.

Soon I'll be celebrating my third month in Baker & McKenzie. That is also the time of my first evaluation. I just hope I'll have good results. Working in B&M is tiring because they really have lots of work to do, but I enjoy everyone of them. I feel at home even on my first, second, third month in the company. I love my work, and I love being with my co-employees. I hope I can stay longer.