First Impressions

It was a pretty first day of spring when I started my new adventure. First I went to the headquarters to meet with Human Resources to sign a bunch of papers. Afterward, I headed to the WAGE Connect to see my new place of employment. I walked through the main entrance and immediately was met with a metal detector. My initial thought was why do they need a metal detector here. I was quite naive apparently. I quickly learned that this is a State of Maryland facility and SWN staff are contracted to the state. My job was to do the administrative/clerical work for SWN. There are also State of Maryland DSS case workers, the Health Department and Harford Community College in this same building.

So, I’ve been with this job for 3 months and it is perfect. It can be a bit stressful at times but nothing like I’ve dealt with in the past.  Every job has stress, that’s what I’ve learned.  I like the team I work with and we work well together.  What I like best is that when I walk out the door, I don’t think about my job. I also enjoy the creativity is allows.  I do not agree with how some things are done but I have adjusted and accepted that my team knows best and most likely there’s a reason for everything.