It's been only a couple of months since I started with my new job, but I feel like I've been working here for the longest time. I've made friends that I feel that I've known my entire life. The company that I'm working for now is very different from the one I had before. For starters, the company that I'm currently working for is a manufacturing company, and the one that I used to work for is a BPO. In my previous company it was an industry dominated by Starbucks-drinking, Marlboro-smoking, early-morning-beer-drinking yupsters but here in my present company it's almost the exact opposite. Most of the people working here have worked for at least 10 years in the company, some have even reached 30 years. And in this company, no one gives a rat's ass if you're wearing anything high-end fashion or you're sipping Starbucks coffee latte. For some, they will think that the environment is laid-back and if I were still in my early 20's it would have me running away. But it's a different story for me now, I actually love it here. It's a breath of fresh air, literally. I am far away from the chaos of the concrete jungle (but it's also just a train ride away). Being here almost feels like I'm in the countryside. There's a green (used to be green but since it's summer, it's now a bit brownish) meadow in the complex with cows grazing, and fruit-bearing trees in every corner.
Working here feels like helping out with your family business, as (almost) everyone here treats each other like family. It's apparent during the end of the workday where those with cars or motorcycles will give you a ride towards the gate which is about a quarter, but feels like half of a mile walk. But don't worry, we also have a shuttle servicing employees to and from the gate, but it leaves 15 minutes past 5. So I'd rather walk than wait. I hope that I'll be able to top the years that I've worked with my first and previous company, as I'm planning to stay here longer for the new friends that I've made and the company itself.
