I work for the Worlds Larges Gold Company at their largest gold mine site. It's about 60 miles from town, I travel about an hour and 1/2 one way each day. But, it's OK, I only work 4 days a week, 4/10's, so I'm gone from home 13 hours a day. For the most part, it's a real good job. It's good pay and the people are good to me. We have 1700 employee's employed at this site alone. We have 3 other sites in Northern Nevada. We have an Open Pit Division, Underground Division and a Process area, then of course the support groups, which I work in. I work for the Business Improvement/Continues Improvement department. Now, don't ask what is that? Cause I'm still trying to figure it out. I have what is called Green Belt in Six Sigma, which is specialty of business lean tools. But, to apply these tools is a long process of learning and doing them. A lot of the job as a BI Coach (I am not one) is talking in front of people and leading these tools that we've all learned. Luckily, right now I'm just what they call Admin Tech. I do the administration duties, but in the mean time, I'm doing the classes and stuff right alone with the coaches and am thrown into situations that a coach would normally do. It's been crazy, and I'm learning a lot, but not sure I want to do the "Coach" thing?
Right now during the holiday's it's pretty quiet around here. The mine and operations are all still going 24/7. Those people are on rotating shifts. But, us support people are lucky to have holidays and weekends off usually. Most of my team took these last 2 weeks off so I've been on my own. Last week it was nice to have the peace and quiet, but this week it's a lil boring. I'm glad I'm only working 2 days this week. I've had things to get caught up on and stuff, but it's just a little lonely without other human contact. My office is right next to the managers area, but they all had the holiday weeks off as well.
The people you will be hearing about in my blog from here for the most part my team. Lisa is a Coach. Yes another Lisa. Everyone makes jokes all the time. They walk by and say "Hi, Lisa's". Stuff like that all the time. We are also the only girls in our group. Our boss Joe, who is the manager of the BI group, says we run this group. Not even... Alex, used to work in our group on the Energy part, but has recently moved into another Energy department with the Open Pit. We still talk to him daily and he hangs with us outside of work. He's in Thailand for the Holiday's, missing communicating with him. Tony, is another Coach. Let's just say, Lisa and I don't like him very much. He's gross and lazy. Pablo is another Coach. He just came on board about 3 months ago. He's from TX/Mexico, yes alien. Then we have coaches that are outside of our area but still apart of our group. Kevin is with the Open Pit, poor guy is shy I think. He doesn't know what to make of our group, he's only been apart for maybe 5 months. He's really sweet though. Don and Pat from the Underground. Pat is really new, still getting to know him. Don and I have become good friends I'd like to think. He is the one that took me underground for the 1st time, which I loved the experience! Ready to go back! Keith works in the Environmental group downstairs in my same building. He is so outgoing, everyone knows him. Keith has gotten me into Hot Air Balloons, good friend. Donnie works in the Process group. Apparently he's been in love with me since the 1st day he seen me. He's married, but has turned into a friend and he says he wants more once he gets his divorce. Again, married man... ugh... I guess I will fill you in on the rest of the people as we go.
