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It's interesting how much difference your colleagues at work can make. My job with the feds in Ottawa was the most isolating work experience I've ever had. I could quite literally go entire days without actually speaking to anyone there. I don't think the people were especially unfriendly, but the design of the building left everyone squirreled off in their labs or offices doing their own thing and just not interacting much. Also, my supervisor tended to keep to himself--it wasn't unusual for me to go for weeks at a time without actually seeing him.

My new position with the provincial gov't (the provs?) is vastly different, to say the least. The two interns in my section regularly drop by for chats, to go for coffee or lunch, and we generally leave together at the end of the day. My new supervisor must have come by my desk at least half a dozen times today (sometimes with work, sometimes just to make a stray remark), is plunging me into training sessions and various meetings, and even played a small joke on me last week. He's a happy guy who likes what he does and it shows.

It's a lot easier to get up and go to work in the morning when the thought of being there is bearable.

Thanks to everyone for explaining the Beckett remark on this week's House. Clearly, I am not as well read as I should be.