I've been in my new job for about two months. I was productive after one week and they are keeping me fairly busy. We don't have an excessive amount of meetings and there is a good rapport between the people who work in this department. I haven't heard any negative words spoken towards upper level management as I did in my last position. This department is much closer to the company's bottom line and the employees seem to be more fulfilled with their jobs.

During hot weather like this, the company has reached peak generating capacity, so that makes work even more interesting.

One perk of my job is going to NYC in October for an annual seminar. I thought I'd stay for a bit longer since I don't get many chances to travel. I've been to NYC more than a handful of times since college, and there's always something new to explore. We have been looking at hotel rates, and they are around $250-300 a night on the low end. I had this grand idea that Brooklyn would be cheaper, so I checked some more rates. Hahahaha.

Last time I was there and had to get a hotel, luxury boutique hotels were going for $150-200 a night because it was post-9/11 and tourist demand had not yet rebounded.

I like NYC, but I'm trying to decide just how much I like NYC.