Day #2

… last one I promise…

I found out some interesting things today: First my manager doesn’t care what I wear. In his words, “We’re only interested in your brains so what ever makes you comfortable.” The only thing I really have to worry about is if I ever have to meet with customers, I should probably be at least business casual. Second, for every 2 weeks I work, I accrue 6 hours of paid time off that I can take in 8 hour increments… So, for my trip to Dallas… I’ll only have 4 days I don’t get paid for instead of 6… which is very nice. That also means that I can take a day or two off in September if anyone cares to come visit me (hint hint). Third, I can make my own hours. In general, I should be here when the core team is, but if I have to I can come in early to leave early… Basically I only report the number of hours I’m here on the honor system… its not monitored as long as I get my work done. Fourth, I can use my laptop for what ever I want for the 3 months I have it… it would appear even on the corporate network. Obviously I won’t abuse such a thing, but I think all of the above is very progressive for a company like Cisco.

This are is absolutely beautiful and the weather here is gorgeous… unfortunately it is a little warm for me to go running. I might have to find a way to work it into my morning schedule or do it late at night. I still haven’t explored much, but from what I’ve seen I don’t think I’ll have to go far to find something interesting.