The Pac Med BuildingThe Pac Med is one of my favorite buildings in Seattle because it has a distinct character of its own. The orange brick facade glows red in the setting sunlight and it towers majestically over the city because it on top of Seattle's Beacon Hill. The art deco and brick facade reminds me of film noir and musty detective movies.
Anyways, orientation was great. I had to complete the customary paperwork but then noticed a new knapsack next to my chair. Initially I didn't pay much attention to it, but during the break I heard other people exclaiming that they had discovered new laptops in their bags. On closer examination I found a new dell laptop in mine. The coolest part of the orientation was a trivia contest which required us to form teams of 4 - it was a great way to have some fun. learn more about the company and make some friends. The guy next to me had just finished his Masters from UIUC while the two other two people were also switching jobs.
My manager came to pick me up after orientation, we had a really quick lunch together and then headed up to my office. The first week has been great so far. Ive been impressed by the efficiency and organization at Amazon. For example my manager had already prepared a plan for me on my first day which helps me identify what needs to be done in the upcoming days and how. My login and network creds worked immediately - unlike Microsoft there was no waiting around for things to happen in the first week. Im still getting used to waking up really early commuting all the way to Seattle, but the commute should be over soon after I move to Seattle at the end of the month
So while the work week has come to close, our tennis season moves into high gear. We have won our USTA 4.0 division and are in local playoffs. Starting tomorrow, the top 6 teams from the 3, 4.0 division battle it out for the title of Seattle champions. We play two grueling back to back fixtures tomorrow (2 singles and 3 doubles) and hopefully will make it in to the finals on Sunday. More updates on how we did later....
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my friend and me have admired the pacmed building for quite some time now, its definitely a majestic place, especially at night (it's even a little ominous). we just started a blog of our own. read about it here (emancipatedminors.blogspot.com). in short, we are 17 year old boys trying to widen our range of experiences. we have always wanted to reach the roof of the pacmed building (and maybe even spend the night up there). we would absolutely love it if you could get us up there. we've tried ourselves but been denied by security and unpickable locked doors. we even have a blueprint of the building's first floor. we gave it our own try, but now we are afraid that we can not get up without some help. will you help us on our mission???
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