Atlas Copco, or Theissen
First and second day at work, for real
Yesterday was my first day at work. Angela met me outside our appartment and took me to the subway. Then we took the Atlas Copco bus to Atlas copco. Takes about an hour for me to do all that. At Atlas Copco I talked to Paula, who I’m going to work with soon, but these next 2 weeks I will be workning with Alberto in Theissen (a small company atlas copco owns) which is about 15 minutes away from Atlas Copco’s “main office”. So Alberto took me to Theissen and showed me around. He dosn’t know that much english so he wants me to teach him and then he can teach me some spannish. I got my own desk and after a little bit of climbing here and there on the desk, crawling on the floor and a few phone calls later, Alberto finally got the computer to work. He introduced me to my working partner, who has a very hard name so I can’t remember it, but anyways, he doesn’t talk any english at all so I had to do my best with my not so good spannish skills. We suceeded to comunicate and we were counting pipes all dau long. Uno dos tre... uno dos...I can count all the way to 59 now! Then when we were done counting pipes we went in to the offise again and we added all the same pipes to find out how long it would have been if it was one long pipe. Of course everything was in feet and inches, stupid americans?, so I had to divide it by 12 and all that stuff... But as soon as I was getting started Alberto took me out for lunch at this really nice self-service place in a mall near by, and when I came back everything was done and we went out counting more pipes. Very exciting! Haha but what should they let someone do, who doesn’t have any education, or even had a job like this before. I think they’re being nice to me, so that enough for me! I really looking forward to tomorrow and counting more pipes ;)The best thing for today was that Steve took me out early from work because we were going horseback riding! He has five beatiful, well trained horses, and he plays horse polo with them. I think he’s really good too, because he buys young horses and train them for playing horse polo, and then he sells them. But I havnt seen him played for real yet. The horses were very fun to ride, they did just like you wanted them to do, just by moving your foot or kne a little bit. I loved it! Steve said I could come there as much as I wanted too if I just could get a ride, but thats the problem becaus I can’t drive... But he promised me to call the next time he went out there, it doesn’t happen too often in the weeks though, because he is working and his family don’t ride.Today was my second day and I don't think they need me at all there acually... first it took me 1,5 hour to get there, with the sybway, and the buss, and a taxi and everything.. When I came there noone wanted me to do anything and noone could speak english haha, the only thing they asked me all the time were if I wanted cake, "quieres cake" or if I wanted coffe, "quieres coffe" and thats about it... I thought I was going to do the inventiry but no no, after my very bad spannish the only thing Hector said, oh yeah thats his name, "despues"... later later... so i sat there with my computer and I tried to talk with the secretary to see if she wanted me to do anyhing but she didnt need anything either... finally I got to talk with the boss over all the construction or something and he expained it all how to make these things they are making and we walked around the factory. He explained it all, one time in english and one time in spannish... I think I got some of it at least! So now dad, I almost know what you, or at the place you work at, do! Finally Alberto came and we did some counting on the difference of the pipes. And after lunch I counted more pipes with Hector. WEll... I dont know what they wanted me to do.. I just feel like Im more trouble to them than help but oh well.. Paula was going to talk to them so I guess Ill see if tehre anything for me to do tomorrow. =)
Well I better go to bed (but first watch some OTH) because I have to get up at 6.30...
Pusss o hejs
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Postat av: Cobra man
I am sure you will find serious tasks to do, just be patient and show that you are eager to do a good job!
Did you ski anything yet?
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