First Day on the Job
I hardly slept last night, even though today was only an orientation day. Once I actually got to sleep, I didn't sleep well or for long since my alarm was set for 6:00 AM. After a quick breakfast and coffee, I headed out to a place I had never been. Traffic on I-75 was not as bad as I was expecting, so I arrived a little early. That gave me a chance to meet the guys and gal that I'll be in academy with. There were also a bunch of guys from the fire department, along with everyone else being hired by Cobb County at the moment.
The day was full of paperwork and people explaining benefits and insurance among many other things. After all of that was finished I went to HQ. It was like Christmas morning! They had all kinds of great things for me: shirts, pants, three jackets, gloves, boots, two sets of handcuffs, two flashlights, an asp baton (which is my favorite thing so far), two baseball caps with the department name on them, and holsters to put all the great stuff on my belt.
I started getting paid this morning, so all-in-all, it was a good day.