Day #1

Introduction

The morning, they tell us to get there around 6 to 6:30 so you can get in through security without really waiting. I went at 6 and really not much traffic getting in, but still some traffic on the interstate. I also made a wrong turn which made a 5 min. trip to a 15 min trip. . . anyways.
They did something new this morning with us, instead of giving us temp. id badges and passes, we waited and got our ID badges in the morning so we didn't have to come back later to get them.
And of course, me and 4 other people were the last to get our badges, and were told that we should just get the directions from the security guard to the building we need to be at, and needless to say, the guard didn't know where we were headed and gave me poor direction, so the caravan of cars that were following me drove around for about 8 mins. until I just gave up the lead, and let someone else take it. And at least he knew where we were suppose to go...but really, he followed me for those 8 mins.

After that, we got into the classroom and got introduced to our trainers and George. He was doing the intro for us today and he is a really cool guy, except for his mass obsession with OU football. He had a OU football cover on his phone and just about every five minutes or so we were blessed with some sort of wise crack about Florida or about OU. I must admit I was impressed with his devotion, it was pretty impressing.

The first day was nothing but presentations from everything about EEO, racism, inappropriate behavior, FAA Credit union. So a lot of talking. I got sworn in as Federal employee which was kind of cool, I forgot about the swearing in part. I am officially a federal employee, so give me a break I'm working too hard! They also tell you everything you need to know about per diem and pay periods. The lady that spoke about racisim and things you shouldn't do in the workplace was awesome. She was a very good speaker and she was excited and took a real hands on approach to talking to you about things you shouldn't do in the workplace. Her name is Gerri (if i remember correctly).

At lunch, there is a small place that sells overpriced stuff close to the basics class room, I didn't go to that because they didn't accept debit/credit cards and I had no cash, so I waltz myself to the cafeteria with some classmates and that place was definitely better than Ted's, the other place. The cafeteria takes american and visa, so watch out, there is an atm right outside.

A pretty slow, yet informative day