Work has progressed reasonably well this week. I am starting to settle down in the office, get used to the dynamic etc. The work I am expected to do is also becoming clearer and more varied. I get to do a mixture of translation, correction and original content. The first two are fairly easy and of interest, in as much as it is funny to see the German thought process behind the slightly mangled English sentence. The latter is considerably more difficult but substantially more enjoyable; I am simply given a list of bullet points and asked to spin them into fluent English marketese.
The extent of work required for the database has also become evident. There is an absolutely vast amount left to be done, with very little time left to do it. There are over 100 items left to check through, which involves making sure that the right images, marketing text and technical data are present. These problems can normally be corrected, but it looks like I am going to have to produce a lot of new text extolling the virtues of cushioned backpacks. I think I am single-handedly expected to remedy the understaffing problem...
There was an office social evening at a beer garden. The beer and food were excellent, the weather was fine and it was a nice opportunity to chat with my co-workers without it being a distraction for them.
To finish, two brief quotations:
"It is amazing how, in such a large and successful company, the little things are done so badly."
"It is ridiculous, we produce infrastructure, yet our own doesn't work!"
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