these are the people

in my neighborhood.. ..

okay, here is the cast of characters at my new job:

buddy- he's the one who told me about this job and talked me up to the hiring manager. we've known each other for some time. we worked at the phone company together, and he's seen me through some major trauma. he's 6'7", and not petite. he's a great guy, with a new (8 months?) daughter who sparkles. he likes to know how to do everything (like me) and he likes being the 'go to guy', however, he gets tired of people bombarding him with questions... but between you all and me.. he likes it that way.

bosslady- she's officially my boss. she seems very sweet and is a good buffer between us and the director. she's still learning her job (she's been here about 3 months?), and sometimes she seems to get distracted by small talk and not the job at hand. she seems compitent, but needs to figure out the answers on her own instead of running to buddy.

directorman- umm.. he's gonna be the guy you see on t.v. or read about where everyone says 'he seemed so normal. i never knew he was so close to going postal on the neighborhood' he also likes to talk about himself.

newguy- he started a couple of days before me in this dept, so we've had to go through training together. i am working in payroll now, and he's used to being a one man payroll show. so he understands the payroll laws, and taxes, and shit like that. whereas, i do NOT know this, but i'm pretty good with any (computerized) system you throw in front of me. so, being that we have to learn all of the payroll on the corporate platform, he gets frustrated easily. he's been married several times (as far as i can tell). he seems pretty nice, and even though he doesn't get most of my 'jokes' (i know, i've got a dry sense of humor), every now and then he comes up with a zinger. oh.. and he has no left ear.

hen1- that's one of the established coworkers. she's an older lady. i found out she's been married for 37 years. wow. she's not all that computer literate (she admitted). she doesn't like to train people.. and it seems she has a question limit (like if i ask 3 questions, that's okay, but if i ask 4, than that's NOT okay). she's worked here for 8 years. she doesn't come across as the friendliest person, but she's okay. however, me thinks i should watch my back around her. she doesn't like the 'young ens' coming in on her turf. she is also in cahoots with...

hen2- she has ALSO been at this job for 8 years. yes, the job.. hens 1&2 have been in this same dept for 8 flippin' years. this leads me to believe that neither like change, and having 2 new people start at once must be throwing their feathers in a bunch. ANYhooo.. hen2. she's quiet. and i think she'd be the trouble i'd encounter. apparently she keeps track of people's vacations in the dept. not because she has to, but because she's weird. when i look at her, i see a gal who is trying to make it appear as if she's got it together on the outside, but is desperate on the inside. she has a grey cloud surrounding her. i think she could be part evil. i'm not sure.
both hens are lost when either of them are gone..leaving them to face the wrath that is the rest of the workgroup.

rest o crew- these are the people that i have to deal with on a daily basis. whether it be for a special check request, or a stock transaction.. or whathaveyou. some of them are really nice and have a great sense of humor.. and then there are some.. some who i believe are going to drive me to drink.. ... .... ... more.
pretty soon i'll incorporate these folks in my blog.
rock on!