Friday, June 9, 2007:
7 AM: Woke up.
7:45 AM: Left for work (still the first week of orientation) with no traffic on 400.
8:05 AM: Sat in the office parking lot because I was so early. Wondered when we would find out where our first projects would be. 90% sure at this point that I would be staffed at a local project. I had almost ruled out any chances for Australia and had gotten used to this idea.
8:20 AM: Took 5 steps toward the office and realized that I had locked my keys and computer in the car.
8:30 AM: Training class.
9:30 AM: During break I dealt with the locksmith and coughed up money to get my car unlocked.
10:15 AM: Opened computer.
10:20 AM: Checked e-mail. There was a request for a 10:30 conference call with an Amdocs project manager at the Melbourne office to discuss a position he needed to fill!
10:30 AM - 11 AM: Without preparation I participated in the call and accepted the position without hesitation. My role out there as a rung 1 consultant will be a business analyst role of documenting use cases. Basically I will be testing the software products we plan to implement at Telstra and mapping every possible function of the products.
11 AM: Suddenly had to plan a trip!!!! Told some British, 6-month-tenured consultants in my class that I had to skip next week in orientation, and learned that I could have asked for another week, no matter how much the manager seemed to not want to take me on if I could not be there early next week.
2 PM: Booked my flight with the travel department.
5 PM: Left work.
Rest of the day: Called people. Couldn't stop smiling!
Yesterday: Bought a new suit and necessities.
Today: Bought luggage and packed, packed, packed.
Tomorrow: Finish some new hire paperwork and take off at 8:30 PM to arrive in Melbourne at 7:55 AM.
Some details:
- It is winter over there! Low of 40, mostly.
- I get to come home for a whole week every 4 weeks.
- The position is a temporary one for 3-6 months.
- I have a Per Diem rate, a place to stay that is a 3-minute walk from the office, and I get to build up Frequent Flyer Miles
- Sadly, I have to miss the 4th of July and the Fluke-Shaw wedding. =(
I will post pictures and news over the next few months! Can't wait to share and I hope you enjoy this blog.
More coming soon...
Lane
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The picture you see is not me but a skinnier, more famous version of me. Can anyone guess who it is? Welcome to my Australia blog. I work for Amdocs Consulting and was suddenly assigned to an exciting project in Melbourne, AU. This is a great way for friends and family to keep up if they so desire!
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The picture you see is not me, but in fact a skinnier, more famous version of me. Can anyone guess who she is?
Welcome to my Australia blog! My name is Anna Lane Clark and I am a consultant for Amdocs. I have been assigned to an exciting project in Melbourne, AU with Telstra. This is a great way for friends and family to keep up if they want!
6 comments:
I still can't believe you locked your keys in your car... we truly are sisters.
Have a great time! My friends exchanged places with a principal from there. They had the best time and still are in contact with their friends.
Ahhh Laney, I hope you have fun over there! I knew you were excited for the opportunity!
My blog looks like this....
6:00 wake up
7:30 arrive at work
12:00 go to lunch
3:00 get call from Julie
4:30 get off work and go home
6:00 eat dinner
etc. etc.
I never get a call that asks me to repair the network in Australia!
CONGRATULATIONS Lane, we are all extremely proud of you!!
P.S. I once locked my keys in my car on the first day at work, but it was before computers would fit in a car. We love you~ the becks
Lane,
It's 6:45am here. 8:45pm Down Under. Em are some strange hours you're keeping! Since it's almost Sat there, can you tell me if the Braves won tonight? Huh?
Keep warm while we are keeping cool.
Love,
Dad
What an exciting time for you! Have tried to explain to Baker what you "do" as an engineer... I'll just show him your blog when he gets back. He'll be sold on an engineering degree.
Love you, Aunt Ann
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