The First Day at Work

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On Monday, I had my first day of work at Tessella  (the thoughts expressed at KevinVogelsang.com are the sole opinions of the author and are not that of Tessella, any of its associates, or any companies affiliated with Tessella).

Being the new guy is always humbling.  It’s almost like being a kid again; you have to be shown how to do simple things like get to your email and how to login to the network. I’ve also got a lot to learn about the enterprise IT industry and clinical trials, as well as working in a larger organization.

Suddenly, I’ve got a big opportunity on my hands now.  2 years ago, I would have never thought I’d be working in the IT sector.  But, it’s incredibly interesting to me.  Information flows and making information more usable for decision-making are things I think about a lot. I just didn’t previously understand the full role that IT played in this arena and how it affects how the business (and even the science) is run.  Plus, Tessella gets the most interesting projects I’ve ever seen.

But my job isn’t the usual job you’d think of when you think “IT Consultiong”.  Far from it.  And best of all, in my work I get to be both an entrepreneur and a Hunter.   I don’t think I could find a job that suits me better.

Heading into work I had a saying from Jeff Bezos in my head that he uses at Amazon:  “It’s always Day 1.”

Onward, into the fog.

-Kevin
6.9.2010