First Week at New Job

Completed my first week at the new job at Rakuten. Two days of mid-career newcomer’s training. Then three days of getting to know the company, it’s culture and my role. Still a way to go šŸ˜‰

So far I’ve been riding the train to the office at Rakuten Crimson House. Takes about 40 minutes door-to-door. This morning, however, I rode my bike to the office. A nice uphill from Naka-Meguro at first and ending in a steep downhill to Futakotamagawa about 25 minutes later (for a total of 30 minutes door-to-door). On my way home… It was, of course, the reverse. Steep uphill at first. Ending with a nice downhill towards Naka-Meguro. If you wonder, in between it was quite flat šŸ™‚

My routine so far is to leave early to arrive at the office around 7:30. That’s when the breakfast starts (yeah, we have free breakfast). Then, at around 11:30 I have lunch with my newcomer mentor (yes, free lunch too). Around 17:30 – 18:00 I leave to return home. If I work late, there’s dinner starting at 19:00 which, as breakfast and lunch, is free.

My desk is located on the 11th floor in a corner with a view over the Tamagawa river. The view is quite nice.

If you want to know more about my new office, have a look here.

2 thoughts on “First Week at New Job

  1. What, free breakfast, lunch and dinner?! BEST JOB EVER!! šŸ˜€

    Seems like you got a good exercise and eating routine figured out.

    And what a view! šŸ™‚

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