by Wayne23 » Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:14 pm
1/9: On the weekend Lexi showed me around the city. It's a beautiful city and there's a lot to see. We also went clothes shopping for the things I didn't bring on the plane, shopping at a mall for towels and household items I will need, and we went grocery shopping.
Jamie said there's no need for me to buy pots, pans, dishes... as she has plenty.
I always enjoyed cooking back in the long gone days before Walpole, and I did some at Walpole, since I spent years working in the kitchen. Lexi and I said that when we're both home in the evening we can take turns cooking. We talked, and we have very similar preferences in food. She has friends, of course, and she will spend time with them on some evenings and weekends, so I'll be alone for some meals, which is fine. She and I will take care of ourselves individually for breakfast and lunch.
I have a good size room. It has a bed and a dresser, of course, a large walk-in closet, and a desk for my computer.
Today is my first day at work. Lexi and I will travel together, at least for now.
"It makes no sense for you to get a car. First, you can walk to just about everywhere from where we live, second, we work together and work the same hours, or close to, and third, you will be able to save a lot of money."
I pay her for the rides. She only wanted gas money but I said I should pay the same mileage she gets when she uses her car for work. We compromised at somewhere between the two.
I met a lot of new people, including my supervisor, Jamie Welch. Jamie is really nice; I think I'll enjoy working for her. I met Jamie's boss, the head of the entire S. F. operation, and she seems nice, too.
There are 11 other attorneys, and maybe about as many office staff. I met them all but it will take a while to get to know them and to get their names straight. All but three of us are women, mostly younger women, say under 40.
I will continue with the work I was doing at Walpole but will also shadow Lexi for part of the day for at least a couple of weeks.