The first week is over.
I'm happy about that. I hate those first few days at a new job. You feel useless and under-utilized at the same time. You pester everyone with questions. You have opinions...but you're not confidant enough in your new setting to back them up.
For the most part, that's all over. I made it through the first week and I think I proved myself. There's much more work to be done, but I know everyone was holding their breath...waiting to see how I'd perform under pressure. I was thrown to the wolves on Thursday. For those who've been at the station for a while, it wasn't anything extraordinary. For me...the pace was challenging. This is all TV talk, but I did three stories in one day. I never had to do that in Bozeman. Yes, I have a photographer now. (no more shooting my own stories). Yes, I have an editor now. (no more putting them together myself). Still, it was a little overwhelming.
I'm solely a reporter for the next two weeks. After that, I start the morning show. I can't wait. I'm really excited for it.
Besides work, there's not much else going on. I've been busy getting things settled in my apartment. Overall, I get a pretty good vibe from Boise. I'm still nervous about planting myself here. But it seems like a good place. It's clean. It's beautiful. (although the mountains here just can't compare with those in Montana and Salt Lake). The people are friendly. I'm realizing early on that the only thing that would stop me from enjoying this place...is myself. I'll try not to let that happen.
One last thing...completely unrelated to life in Boise. Does anyone know if the following video is real?
5 comments:
Yeah, the first couple of weeks at a job are always the worst. I always feel like you do, it's never fun.
oohh, a photographer and an editor? you're living the sweet life.
isn't it kind of nice to be challenged?
that video is as real as the dudes getting run over by cars...you have waaaay too much time on your hands for a fledgling morning anchor.
I'm guessing no on the video because she is working way too slow.
I went to Boise a few months ago. Check out Smoky Mountain Pizza and also Louies (an old Sun Valley restaurant institution).
The video's a fake. It was filmed for a commercial, actually. Google around and you just might find the site that debunks it.
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