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was a<\/A> diverse group and everyone had an interesting story. I would start at the Foundation two days later” src=”https:\/\/koorse.com\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=886&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT” alt=”Team Picture” width=”150″ height=”113″ \/><\/a><\/p>\n

This was my first week at the Gates Foundation. \u00a0It’s been full of shocks and surprises! \u00a0It started off with Seattle Works Day 2008, an awesome<\/a> annual volunteer event. \u00a0This year, I went with with the Gates Foundation so that I could meet up with some folks before I officially started that Monday. \u00a0If this experience is a microcosm of my future at the Foundation, I’m truly going to love it here. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Sometimes people start a new job hoping for a clean slate – a new group of people to work with and tasks that are different from the previous job. \u00a0I certainly expected this with my move from consulting to a non-profit. \u00a0I was literally shocked when I realized that I would be working with the same consulting company again in a role fairly similar to what I had done when I had first joined THAT company. \u00a0The shock wore off when I realized who I’d be working with. \u00a0It wasn’t just random people, but many of my favorite colleagues on a short list of folks I could really relate too. \u00a0They were familiar faces that I knew had come here for a reason, and might stay here for a while if we could build something special. \u00a0A clean slate would have been great, but this is the best transition anyone could ever dream of.<\/p>\n

The project we are working on has also allayed my fears of taking a step back with this job. \u00a0I may not be a famous scientist or economist, but I’m going to have a chance to make their lives easier and more efficient. \u00a0As a consultant, I would have been involved with only a small part of this monumental task. \u00a0As an FTE (Full Time Employee), I can truly invest myself in the future of this endeavor. \u00a0This may be the opportunity of a lifetime!<\/p>\n

In short, I’m excited about my new job. \u00a0I’m not sure how long this honeymoon will last, but things are looking good. \u00a0I spend next week getting a more extensive look at how the Foundation operates. \u00a0This will be great for my new role and for my new career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This weekend will focus on launching workoutrageous.com and hiking. \u00a0The weather is finally looking phenomenal here in Seattle. \u00a0It’s about time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[22,24],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-professional","tag-seattle-works","tag-volunteerism"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions\/481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}