That Wasn't So Bad

Today's training session went fine. Thirteen new employees were hired out of 475 applicants. I guess they really did like me, hmm? It's nice to know my new employer has been ranked in the top fifty best companies to work for in Canada. I'm looking forward to being treated like an actual person at my job.

While filling out the usual paperwork, I did find one thing which made me pause. The contract is worded something like this:

All programs/writings/etc. created by an employee become the property of the company.

I called over my supervisor and told her this makes it look like anything I do, even on my own time, becomes the property of the company. Apparently, no one had ever noted this before. She made it clear that of course things I did on my own time were my own property, but because I really don't like the ambiguous wording, I crossed out the offending sentence and replaced it with something along the lines of "all programs/writings created by the employee for the employer become the property of the company." And then I signed and dated it.

I have a very paranoid mind when it comes to things like this.

Most of the day was spent with the usual company propaganda, familiarizing new staff with various hotels. The afternoon was spent going over codes, policies, and software. I don't foresee any problems. Everything's straight-forward.

My only difficulties should be temporary: the training room is more like a freezer than an office (the other rooms have adequate heating), and my computer screen wobbles like black pavement in the desert. I feel migrainey from staring at a shimmering monitor all afternoon, so I hope I can get assigned to a better one on the morrow.

I ran most of the way home through the snow. It felt good to move after eight hours of sitting on my arse.

Watch Mine!

I just got this picture of the horse stance competition from the kung fu Olympics a while back. In case you can't guess, I'm the one in the red sports top. And yes, I'm balancing cups on my thighs. I wish my back were straighter, but I'm no Jackie Chan.

I was the only female contestant in the event, and if I remember correctly, I finished in third place. I wonder if I can practice my horse stance while working the phones. ( Hmm.... )