Everyone, from friends to family to previous colleagues to new co-workers, asks me the same question: “how are you acclimatizing?” \u00a0Having been here for not even two weeks yet, I’m never entirely sure how to answer that question.<\/p>\n
So far, life is mostly about figuring my way around. \u00a0I’m learning about VMware’s extensive portfolio of applications, like vSphere<\/a> and vCloud<\/a>. \u00a0I’m learning more about the applications that I already knew, like Fusion<\/a>. \u00a0Part of learning is both about where the applications stand now, and what their roadmaps look like for the future. \u00a0While this part is time-consuming, it’s also pretty straightforward.<\/p>\n Another pretty straightforward task is learning about the new cadence of my day and my week. \u00a0Humans are, after all, creatures of habit; all of my habits are now broken. \u00a0I haven’t yet figured out the best route to drive from my home to campus, although I have figured out the best train\/bus combination that gets me here in a half-hour. \u00a0Thursdays seem to be given over to team meetings, although Wednesdays are entirely meeting-free.<\/p>\n Somewhat less straightforward is figuring out how everything fits together. \u00a0VMware is a company that has seen staggering growth in the past few years, so I’m probably not the only person trying to figure this out. \u00a0The company has grown in size (this page<\/a> says we’re currently at 8200 employees) and grown the number of applications. \u00a0Some of this growth is organic, some has come through acquisitions (such as Zimbra<\/a>).<\/p>\n Thus far, acclimatizing is about gathering information. \u00a0As a researcher, this comes naturally. \u00a0The more interesting question will be in six months, to see how much I understand this company and my place in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone, from friends to family to previous colleagues to new co-workers, asks me the same question: “how are you acclimatizing?” \u00a0Having been here for not even two weeks yet, I’m never entirely sure how to answer that question. So far, life is mostly about figuring my way around. \u00a0I’m learning about VMware’s extensive portfolio of … Continue reading acclimatizing<\/span>