first day

well, first day down....life time to go :-)

It was definitely an interesting day to say the least. Not really much to report as I spent the whole day doing orientation about the building and getting set up with cards and stuff. I have to say that the gov't definitely has a better idea of orientation than the camps did. I did orientation in the camps for 6 hours and only 30 minutes of it were actually applicable to my job and myself, the rest was for the information of other workers and not myself. I mean, I was orientated on the speed that you can drive around camp (I didnt have a licence or truck to drive), I was informed on the proper procedure on drilling on a frozen lake (not mentioned in my job description that the 2nd cook/dishwasher would be required to drill on a frozen lake), informed on the proper procedure on how to handle wildlife when we came across it (we were repeatedly told not to go outside of the camp as we didnt have the proper safety equipment) and how to handle hazardous spills like drill oil or gasoline (the most hazardous liquid we were allowed to touch was deep fry oil). However, for the gov't I was orientated on the computer system (I will be using), office harrassment policy (so nice to be in an environment that didnt involve conversations about sex with hookers like was a standard topic in camp) and where my key card allows me to go to (which I will be required to go to on a regular basis for supplies or drop off files). While the orientation did take all day it was all related to my job. Not once was I given orientation on the proper procedures to taking down a riot in the cells of the remand centre or told how to receive shipped units of toilet paper for the janitor.

In the end, a nice day was had and for the next two weeks I am going to be trained by the head supervisor. So will keep my ears and eyes open and learn as much as I possibly can to be the best darn worker that I can be....*G*