what i do.

i survived my first two work days! im really glad that i started on a thrusday, so i dont have to go through an entire week before getting a break; yet im already getting a hang of this job.

what do i do? well,

- i process blood samples as they come in on tuesday-friday. which just means i separate plasma/serum from whole blood and collect DNA from white blood cells

-i process oragene as they come in from time to time. whats oragene? um, its spit sample.

-every week or so i extract DNA from white blood cells

-i will start on some sort of project involving DNA starting next week, but i dont know the details yet

-im pretty much around diseased blood all day long. i am suppose to wear a freaking face shield when im working with whole blood, but that thing is so hideous i dont want to touch it. so i guess any spills and exposures will be entirely my fault, for not following safety guidelines

-i wear gloves pretty much the whole day. everything is so disgusting because people work with gloves, get them dirty with all sorts of stuff, then touch other things, like say, my keyboard/mouse. i have to sanitize my entire desk everyday (dont have to, but i cant stand it) and still wear gloves when i use the computer

-we have "diapers" all over the place. by diapers i mean these pads that look like lumi's pee pad. its to collect moisture from the tubes we are working on, or to dry stuff with.

-my boss mocks me all the time. i guess not in a bad way, but ive only been there for 2 days... too soon boss, too soon. for example, if it takes me a while to get the lid on a case, he would say, "good work" to me as im walking away.

-speaking of my boss, today he was teaching me how to use this piece of SUPER expensive equipment. he told me one of the parts is interchangeable, and told me to try taking it off. i was having a hard time pulling it off and he told me to just pull. i did. but instead of just the part, the whole platform came off O_O he had to hammer it back on to fix it. but after that, he looked at me and said, "looks like you still have a job." OMGWTF i cant tell if hes kidding or not.

-i dont have free parking. the closest garage costs $10/day. im going to try to park at my friend's apartment, which is 10 minutes metro rail away from work.

-other people on the team are all really nice. we all eat lunch together. there are 3 girls including me, all asian, and one hispanic guy (excluding my boss, who is also a hispanic guy). we always make fun of the only guy in the group, calling him "a pile of shit in a field of flowers".

overall i like this job. there are still a lot for me to learn. i just hope i can meet the expectations and um.. keep the job.

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