So I’m currently at “work” and it is 11:30 am. I have yet to do anything today because I have not been assigned to do anything. This is the start of my 5th week being a software engineer and have not “engineered” a single thing yet.
The highlight of my day so far was the daily trip to “Muffin Fest.” Daily, my friends and I take a trip to Coffee Day, the Indian equivalent to Starbucks, to get muffins. Most of the time it is just to get out of the office for a few minutes. These are some really good muffins that come in a variety of flavours including: Blueberry (my favorite), honey, chocolate chip (which I hear is horrible), and almond.
I will most likely be leaving for lunch around 11:45 am and may or may not come back to work after that. I’m starting to feel bad for leaving work at such an early time, but one can only play so many games of Microsoft Hearts and Solitaire in one day. Trust me, if I actually had some work to do then I would have no problem coming back to work from lunch. I just hope this isn’t what being a software engineer in the U.S. will be like.