Today was my first day at Deloitte.
I prepped everything, ironed my clothes, packed my bag and basically got ready to go to work a week in advance. :) So waking up today was quite a relaxing thing. Just had to will myself out of bed... today was So cold! 6degrees when i woke up and like 8 when i left home... and it stayed cold. ANYWAYS...
Reached office [OFFICE OFFICE I HAVE AN OFFICE!!!] at bout 8.40am... which was awesome time coz i planned on reaching there at 8.30 knowing i only needed to be there at 9 but wanted to make sure i had buffer in case trams were slow in the morning [which they were... point noted] :) so yeh, reached there and met Meliza at the reception floor coz she was on the way to work too so we arranged to jus say hi... and it was nice seeing a familiar face on the first day of work.
My buddy Mel [yeh, another mel] came to the reception level to pick me up and basically took me to draw my own Laptop and apply for an Access pass. Gonna be taking a photo for my access pass tomorrow. Was kinda disappointed coz i dressed in Deloitte colours today and made sure i looked nice today but i guess i can do the same thing again tml, of course with a diff shirt la. hahha. :) but yeh, got my desk and then she briefed me thru some stuff before she had to run to a meeting. But not before she walked me around to get me introduced to some people and get me settled down.
After that, I did admin and read up on stuff while she was at her meeting and all. Then she came back, intro-ed me to more people then we went for lunch. Went to Cafe Vue [not cheap i'm sure coz Bistro Vue is supposed to be ex!!!] for lunch and it was quite a yummy meal!!! pic is on FB... okok FINE i'll put it up here. :)
That's a super yummy chips and dips [SO GOOD], pasta, roast beef wrap and a delish chocolate muffin.
There you go, looks like nothing much but it was quite filling and the muffin so small but woah, it was packed with walnuts and flavour and all. :) yumz. :) After that, went back to the office for more admin, more meeting people and more struggling to stay awake [after lunch and nothing much to do]... My buddy sent me an email with some questions for me to answer about myself so that she could introduce me to the whole of the Consulting team in Melb... and that went out as an email a bit later on with a nice picture of me. Just minutes after that email [might i say was such a nice initiative Deloitte does] went out introducing and welcoming me, i get replies from people in other departments welcoming me and saying how great my intro answers were... It really made me feel like i belonged there and that they took a genuine interest in me. So i replied the ones that sent me personal emails and I just thanked them for taking the time to say hi and promised to chat with them if they bumped into me around the building. :)
After that, more admin and then finally 5.15 where my buddy ducked out of the office and i followed suit. I actually left before her coz she went to speak to our Partner before leaving so i said bye to them both and left... :)
Overall, awesome day. i LOVE my corporate email address. joeltan@deloitte.com.au [HOW SICK IS THAT?!?!?!] :)))) They take the first 4 letters of your name and then ur surname... I LOVE MY PARENTS FOR GIVING ME A 4 LETTER NAME!!! :) haha... also, i made my Business Cards today... designed it from a template and saw how the finished product would look like [on screen]... can't wait for the 250 cards to come!!! :) i'm gonna go around giving it out when i get it. ahhaha so awesome. :) but yeh, great first day. As i continue to scout around for a good counselling manager, i pray God will continue to bless me with great opportunities to meet people and get myself acquainted with fellow Deloitte-ians before work load goes all crazy... and i heard it's gonna be busy. :)
