Jul
10
Day 5: No Stress!
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Relatively smooth day. Nothing happened and everything went smoothly. The Gala Banquet was nice and not as stressful as I feared. Today is my last day. I cannot wait to get back to my routines in France. I miss playing games :). I am tired of social events.
Jul
9
Day 4: ANother Drama!
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One more Drama! This time the blow came from the American head organizers. Another secretary had a heated exchange with the person responsible for the American team. Again I was not part of any of this and I was happy. Since I came here, I did my best to avoid drama. My fellow workers are […]
Jul
8
Day 3: Stranger than fiction!
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My boss and the secretary had a small drama. An event was changed and we weren’t aware of it. My fellow workers almost had a heart attack (not me). Anyways my boss changed things accordingly and asked us to leave some board meeting earlier to set things up. I was more than happy to oblige […]
Jul
7
Day 2
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Jetlag was less severe since we came late and had a night to recover from the flight. I am starting to get used to the accent. People tend to be loud here and very nasal when they speak. I enjoy meals at the Hyatt and other outside restaurants. Today is the last day before the […]
Jul
6
Denver
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Day 1: We arrived after 12 hours of traveling. Custom had some very strange and direct questions. I was not at my best to answer. Custom officer: What are you doing in the US? ME: It’s a business trip Custom officer: What is your business and what is your position within the company? ME: I […]
Jul
4
2nd Day!
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So far so good! One step at the time! I will take the plane to the US tomorrow.
Jul
3
First day!
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It looked promising. Everyone was kind and the job does not seem hard. Lots of tedious procedures for now. I have the feeling that the person I will replace is not very good at computers and she does everything manually in a very tedious way. A lot of tasks can be simplified and are automated […]
Jul
2
Contract Signed!
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Voila! I am all set. New job awaits! Fingers crossed ….fingers crossed! Hourra! Hourra!
Jun
29
It Felt GooD!
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It’s been 6 months now that I am looking for a job and applying continuously to the APEC site (job search board). I felt good not to have to do it anymore. I got sick of the face of the ad’s dude there. I am keeping fingers crossed for the new job. It is at […]
Jun
29
BoUght a CaR!
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I need one to go to work. It’s only 45 min drive by car but it takes 1 h and 40 min to get there by train. I’ve decided it’s time I get a car. It’s a second hand Toyota Yaris 2009 (model : 90 D-4D Confort). It has 68 k mileage on it already […]