Work Tales, Part I

I'm never quite sure how to start these blog entries. The concept of all this (back in 2006) was to be about our travel experiences, but then, of course, there is work (unless you're lucky enough that work is optional, or a mere afterthought)... So here I am again on the 6.59am to Dublin, where my Hewlett Packard office is located in a suburb called Clonskeagh, south of the city centre. The commuter trains, so far, have been pretty good (and very much on time), apart from the week a derailment happened between Drogheda & Dublin.
I absolutely love my new job. I loved my 11 years with DHL too, but this a brand new environment for me, where the team leaders self manage the workforce (of about 90 people) to a far greater extent than DHL. The building has rather good amenities with a cafeteria, coffee shop and gym, etc. I spend my days involved with: ensuring we meet our service levels, stats & performance management, learning the technical aspects of what we do (in our immediate area), organising & attending meetings, recruitment (from start to end of process), looking at morale & motivation, etc. There's always plenty to do, and of course HP is a huge global organisation in regards to future prospects. At 5pm, I literally run for the mini-bus, back to the station, where I get the 5.18pm back to Drogheda, then back home. So, that's a day for me right now.
I don't know if I'll ever get used to a 6am rise... but it happens, and as I drive down the lanes in the dark every morning (with my 4th new tyre on), there's nothing like knowing that train will leave the platform at 6.59am, whether you're on it or not...