On Friday, 1 Dec 2006, we all got given a goody bag from IBM .. we had no idea what was in it. In it was:
- Our IBM badges — yes now we can proudly show we are IBMers
- A blue IBM fleeze jacket so that we can show even more we are IBMers
- IBM folder and pen — even more showoff stuff.
- For those that joined the IBM medical aid — all our medical stuff.
- and lastly but not least — an IBM watch which my son promptly made his own.
- and let us not forget the donuts and juice 🙂
This week all of us are going through induction and medicals. I had my induction on Monday and we told all about Security, BCG, ILC, WWER, CHRIS and a lot of other acronyms and systems.
Yesterday evening we were officially welcomed at a party at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens here in Cape Town. We listened to a great speech by Greame Codringtom from TomorrowToday on why people from different age groups does not understand one another. Met Mark Harris, Debbie Graham and a bunch of other great existing IBMers.
And inbetween all of this I had to do my day job also — making sure the customer is happy and we deliver what we suppose to deliver.
The next milestone on my journey into IBM is getting my first payslip around the 15th of December.
Overall I must say things went fairly smoothly with a few bumps here and there.
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