Work: November 2001 Archives
Yesterday somebody tried to phone me during the day. Unfortunately I was not home yet, so I thought that it might be handy to explain something about my working hours.
In the morning, usually I leave at eight o'clock. First I go to Lleida to bring MJ and her sister Cristina to their work. Afterwards I drive to Torrefarera where my company is. I start working at nine o'clock and finish again at half past one. Then I go to Lleida again, pick up the others and arrive home at half past two. Sometimes I don't have to go to lleida; then I leave home at half past eight and arrive home again at quarter to two.
In the afternoon I enjoy a nice meal with the family (in Spain the lunch is the most important meal of the day), and I go back to work again at quarter past three (or twenty to four if I can go to my work directly). I work until 8 o'clock, and usually am home again at half past eight.
Of course there are always exceptions. Sometimes after work we go the pub to drink something with some friends. Usually we go to Scrub. And other times I spent some time in town shopping or arranging some papers.
Anyway, I think it is long enough for today.
Today was the great day.... working at ICG. After a short tour through the building and meeting a lot of people of whom I can´t remember the names anymore (as usual on a first day) I was introduced to Massimiliano. He told me everything about his job and about the company. After three hours of listening to Spanish, my head was at the point of exploding. No more information please!
Fortunately, the Spanish working hours forsee in these situations. After a nice lunch at home I was ready to listen again. Besides listening I also installed Windows 2000 on some computers.
At the end I have a positive feeling about it, but I really have to get used to speaking Spanish the whole day, because now I still have to concentrate too much.
Yes, I am unemployed at the moment. Yesterday was my very last day that I worked for Aino and on Monday I will start at ICG. That makes me unemployed for a few days. Don't worry, I will survive this period... ;-)
I can tell you that it wasn't easy to say good-bye to Aino after working 4 years and 7 months for MultiSystems/Avalix/Aino. Yesterday morning I finished the last work. After I went to the baker to buy some pies (I hope that my former colleagues will remember at least the pies: Jeroen? Yes, the guy from these wonderfull pies...). After cleaning my desk it was time to say good-bye. In the afternoon I arranged some practical things like the formal exit-meeting and bringing away my car. And that was it...
Today I have tried to live the life of a typical unemployed, but I was not able to sleep untill 3 pm. Maybe that is why I will start working again Monday.
[Update 2004.01.21]: Removed link to non-existing company ;-)
