more than meets the eye
i came to a great sort of "ah-ha!" at work that made me feel good about being here. i have spent the last couple of weeks shadowing and absorbing, learning by proxy almost. i like to be hands-on and breaking things, b/c then at least i can learn through error and experience. but i hadn't had a lot of chance to do that due to the facts that a) everything is real-time, and i can't just go around fiddling with it, and b) playoffs caused a number of fires to spring up, cutting training time to an abrupt end while the scramble to fix things took over. i was, however, not completely idle, as i was given small tasks to do... things that i didn't necessarily fit into my job descrip, so why were they given to me? for example, i was asked to create a small market survey on an upcoming program we're developing, leaving layout to me and content to the gurus fueling the change. i realized today, after being given another one of these mini-projects, that i was hired for more than what i volunteered at the interview... i'm viewed as sort of in-the-know when it comes to communications, and have been given the opportunity to use my creative skills at will, despite that element being noticibly absent from the position description. that realization is invigorating, and i'm renewed with excitement about this new chapter in my life.
current mood: time to be creative!