First day at Solar Turbines, San Diego, Ca.

My day started a little late, I miscalculated my time because I thought I had to go to Kearny Mesa. When I realized that I had to go downtown for training, I realized that I was going to be a little late. I called in and informed them of my situation. I finally arrived at Solar Turbines about five minutes late--no problem. I was greeted, told where to park, issued a badge and off I went for training. Training was long and boring but I did learn how involved Solar Turbines was to San Diego's history. The use the original building that Lindbergh used to build the Spirit of St. Louis as an office building now but commerate the spot with a plaque above the entrance, very interesting. After training, I reported to my new job location in Kearny Mesa and was greeted cheerfully by my new boss and work-mates. nice place. They actually had everything set up for me upon arrival. Everything except for passwords and they were ver appologetic about that. But everything else is set up and my neighbors came around to introduce themselves. Honestly, I don't think I'm used to this type of courtiousness upon initial arrival. Very different from my last job with a government contractor. At that job, my desk was next to a space near a storage shelf of dusty, obsolete, electronic components. The culture was competetive at best but I made it work.