appreciation

my old boss sent me an e-mail yesterday. all it said was, "boy, do i miss you! i hope they appreciate you at your new place!" my new boss sent me an e-mail on tuesday, after i had sent him some documents i had transcribed, and he said, "thanks for your good work on these. the quality of your work is excellent, despite the fact that it's only your second day." it is hard not to feel smug and self-satisfied when you really are that good. (OMG, someone deflate her head)

i love working downtown. and i like where i work, although i'm pretty sure i'm not going to find any best friends in my office. nonetheless, everyone is nice to me and that's all i can ask for. any doubts i had about leaving my old job quickly went away. while i'm not doing the work i should be doing, i'm happy to just have work to do all day. i feel like i'm finally making a contribution (albeit small) and it's a pretty damn good feeling.