and I was horny nerveous as hell. What is he talking about, I hear some of you wonder. Allow me to explain :
Over the past few weeks I've been spending quite some time in the "control room", getting a better grasp on all alarms, actions, reactions and procedures that can occur. Today was my first day as Operator 1 - although under strict supervision from a quite experienced colleague. That's the reason I was very nerveous this morning... after all I had no clue as to what to expect even if I've spent quite a few shifts as operator 2 in the exact same room. It's just not the same when you accept calls and alarms and realize that every slit second decision you make is final, has to be correct and could have serious consequences when wrong.
As expected, operating the system itself proved not so much of a problem, but the thing that scared me the most was the incoming phonecalls. One can never even begin to imagine what types of questions we get, let alone where and how to find to correct answers to them.
The first four hours or so I was totally focussed, even stressing a bit, but as the shift progressed - and we had some action - behind us I began feeling a bit more at ease. I'm convinced that if I manage to relax a bit more, in due time I'll do fine. Serious adaptations take time, and so far it seems everyone realizes that I will need exactly that, and there is not too much pressure on me to jump too far too soon. Phew.
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