As some of you know, I am starting a new job Monday morning downtown Ottawa. I will be working at the corner of Kent and Queen. I can walk to work and it will take me 3 minutes!!! I chose to move to this new job in order to do something that I missed dearly (direct interaction with stakeholders and private sector business). I think this new workplace is going to give me a chance to play into a territory that is not totally unknown to me yet new in the sence that that it is a government program which I have never worked on.
In no particular order...
What I will miss most about working at Place du Portage in Hull.
- Cool lunchtime conversations with some good friends.
- My cool office (although, rumor is that I am getting a closed offine at my new workplace).
- Terri-Q sushi and The Deli's mashed potatoes.
- Witnessing first hand the wisdom of Mike Perry (my fav story : Mike trying to lift up a bolted chair to bring to our lunch table).
- Star Wars Trivia with Claude and Ryan.
- Walking across Portage Bridge in the winter months (brrrrr!)
- Policy work
- Bad shopping mall (let's face it, that place sucks)
- The smell on the 4th floor (sorry Trish, the hallway near your office stinks)
- Bad Subway artists in the food court.
- The lan team folks. (I am at your office and can help you right now but for that you have to open a ticket by calling that 1-800 number first.)
- The unsafe environment for bikes.
- The locked mystery door in the men's bathroom that does not appear anywhere on the floorplans of the 4th floor.
- Why do they keep a library if no one ever goes there (there must me a librarian or two that has som pull over in phase IV).
- Why does the Terri Q guy give me a timy paper cup for my sushi when they won't fit in there
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6 comments:
It's no mystery! It's a supply closet!
Or a secret communications room.
congrats on the new gig artoo!
Good luck in your new job!!
That stinky hallway is one thing I definitely won't miss either!
What about the time Mike Perry fell backwards off the picnic table bench. I am laughing out loud right now just thinking about it!
Hey, Ben, that is why you should of been going to MR. SUB. They have the best sub artists a going!Geesh! you should of told me sooner, I could of shared my secret!
Dido on the lan team dudes! Arg!
Sorry, can't sympathize on the bikes story! I think I used to run you guys off the road when I drove! ;-P
The big one is lunch with friends! But you will make new ones!
Enjoy your new job Beniot!
Thanks for the kind words all, This new gig should rock.
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