Well, today was my first day at the Clackamas County Emergency Management team and I would have to say it went pretty freaking well!!! My day started off with introductions to all of the people in the office. The dynamic is a little different as there are 7 women and 1 man as opposed to my last job where there were 7 men and 2 women. They are all super nice and come in and see how I'm holding up. Other than a day of introductions and a few meetings I was able to get logistical things set-up and was even invited to sit-in on a conference call with the Senator on Thursday!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? So crazy.
My supervisor is very dedicated to making me feel welcome and is allowing me to sit in on as many meetings as possible to ensure that I meet everyone that is important to my cause. I really appreciate that he's dedicated to ensure that I will be able to make a name for myself. It's comforting to know that he's willing to help me in so many ways.
A few other cool things about working for the county... All of the county's services are housed on the same lot. 3 huge buildings that hold every county service you need. There is a cafeteria and a weekly newsletter, wellness classes during the day that include yoga and pilates, oh AND every thursday there is a mini farmers market!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? On Wednesday's an email is sent with a list of the fruits and vegetables that will be for sale. I am so excited for that!
Right now I haven't really begun to dig into my actual job description, Hazard Mitigation Specialist. That will begin next week after I have a meeting with my other supervisors that are with the Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience. Once that happens, I will have a clear picture of the set duties and set timelines set out for me. But until then, I will continue to familiarize myself with Hazard Mitigation and the cities of Clackamas County that I will be working with.
In other news... my 8 year old brother broke his arm today :( He fell of the monkey bars and broke it in two places. Poor guy, they had to rebreak his arm so that it will heal correctly. It's funny though because all of the girls in my family never broke a bone... only my brothers. But he's doing well, has pain medicine, and even gets to take the day off school tomorrow (Doctor's orders!).
In other other news... 45 more days til I get to see Andy :) I cannot wait. Counting down the days... literally :)
XOXO,
Someone who doesn't think she can wait 45 more days :(
2 comments:
im excited to see your blog being updated! your first day was moon festival day for me so i had no work! haha. hows life in oregon??
dude, the farmer's market + wellness classes sounds amazing! so happy for you to find that outlet.
at my current job, 8/11 people are women too, sometime, when the men are out, it's like a slumber parties. and even when the men are back, they are gay so it's still a chickfest. though we do have one straight guy, and it gets all weird when he's around lol.
so sorry about your brother, i love that you did a little stat there about your family haha. at least he's still so young so the healing won't take long. hope he's doing okay.
great to hear that you're doing okay! :)
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