Another work week completed. Another 82.5 km bicycling done. Feels good. Dr. Feelgood.
Halfway through my bicycling I arrived at the office (the other half is, of course, on my way home). Around 7:15 in the morning. Just enough time to restart my computer to install some software updates before I head to the cafeteria for breakfast at 7:30. To my right I can see Mt. Fuji in the distance.
I’ve been at my new job for soon 2 months. Almost every day I ride my bike for a total of 16.5 km round trip per day. So far, around 500 km in total. Only 39,575 km left to circle the world.
Completed my first week at the new job at Rakuten. Two days of mid-career newcomer’s training. Then three days of getting to know the company, it’s culture and my role. Still a way to go 😉
So far I’ve been riding the train to the office at Rakuten Crimson House. Takes about 40 minutes door-to-door. This morning, however, I rode my bike to the office. A nice uphill from Naka-Meguro at first and ending in a steep downhill to Futakotamagawa about 25 minutes later (for a total of 30 minutes door-to-door). On my way home… It was, of course, the reverse. Steep uphill at first. Ending with a nice downhill towards Naka-Meguro. If you wonder, in between it was quite flat 🙂
My routine so far is to leave early to arrive at the office around 7:30. That’s when the breakfast starts (yeah, we have free breakfast). Then, at around 11:30 I have lunch with my newcomer mentor (yes, free lunch too). Around 17:30 – 18:00 I leave to return home. If I work late, there’s dinner starting at 19:00 which, as breakfast and lunch, is free.
My desk is located on the 11th floor in a corner with a view over the Tamagawa river. The view is quite nice.
If you want to know more about my new office, have a look here.