Jul
16
Pics from Denver!
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I managed to get some pics on Friday night. I went out and had a really expensive dinner alone in an Italian restaurant. I gave the smart waiter a fat ass tip. I had 3 Heineken!!! LINK
Jul
13
Back to FrAnce!
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I am waiting for the taxi. I am leaving today late in the afternoon but I will take a cab at 3 pm with my boss. Her plane is earlier. Anyways I checked out at the hotel so I do not have a place to stay until then therefor I will wait at the airport. […]
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!