Nicholas Zakas' Personal Blog A deviation from my usual tech writing

5Aug/06Off

Life @ Yahoo

As you know, I'm not big on blogging about work, but it's been a while and I felt like updating everyone. I've now been in California a little over a week and am trying to get settled. I've had a great time at Yahoo during my orientation, though as you'd imagine, the initial experience is pretty overwhelming. Work has actually been less stressful than what's been going on outside of work (finding a place to live, getting my license, registering my car, changing my address, etc.). I've been looking forward to going to work to escape the stress of trying to get unpacked and settled.

I finally now have an internet connection at my apartment, so I'll be back to blogging more frequently. I won't have television until Tuesday (ugh), and I'm starting to feel the withdrawal symptoms. I am looking forward to having a DVR for the first time with my new DirectTV system (which I needed in order to see my Patriots this season). Recording on up to three channels at once...I may never unpack my VCR.

All in all, things have been good. Yahoo really is a great place to work with a really nice, smart bunch of people. The campus is gorgeous and the benefits are incredible. I'm very excited to start getting more deeply involved in life @ Yahoo.