I got a job at the Law Offices of Richard Pena. It's a pretty sweet job. I do the small odd jobs around the place, but pretty much, I just wait until someone tells me to do something, like fix the printer or the copier. I know it may not be the most glamorous job, and is kind of boring for the most part, it's a nice feeling when people see you as the guy who does everything faster. For example, today, the secretary needed to redo the entire email contact list for the entire office, and I offered to help her. She told me that she was working on it for a long time, and expected to still be working on it for a while. I told her I would work on it, and she gave me the notion that even with my help, it wouldn't be done for at least a few weeks. She wanted to manually input every single email address into the system.
After about an hour of finding the contacts on the computer, making it a .csv file in excel, and then importing it into the boss' computer, the job was done. The secretary, Anita, was a bit shocked, but very pleasantly surprised. She just exclaimed "Wow, you are lightning fast"
I know my job is super menial, and that I have nothing to do with the actual workings of this firm, but it felt nice. And, the boss found out how quick I did it, and he was impressed. Day 3 on the job, and I think I'm making a good impression.
Day 1: fixed a printer by plugging the cable in
Day 2: didn't really do much....
Day 3: saved the secretary many hours of labor by using excel.
I hope to have fun this summer
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