Starting a new thread to document the delightful things I am finding out about joining the tech team at Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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@skinnylatte are you going to be physically in the Monterey area because if so then we're going to be neighbors and we'll probably bump into each other at one of the aquarium-social-sphere parties
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@douglasvb I’m here half the week! Happy to do something
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(Did you know there is a photo version of this thread)
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@deirdrebeth this is spectacular and it is 1 min from my office. I will be coming often in the winter evenings
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Mark Connolly 🍻 🚴🏼♀️ (he last edited by
@uxmark I love it!!
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Paul-Gabriel Wienerreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by
@skinnylatte Fun thread. I'm glad you're enjoying the work. That brightened my day. Love the marine puns. That really tipped the scales. I hope your eel tank says "That's a moray!"
Curious: Have you or your coworkers tried the anime Aquatope On White Sand? It's about working at an aquarium. No spoilers, but it's a really touching show, and an interesting look behind the scenes.
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Paul-Gabriel Wiener last edited by
@WearsHats haven’t seen the anime, so thanks for the rec!
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36. Upon entering a room we were overwhelmed by an intense lavender aromatherapy.
Coworker: what’s with this spa treatment?
Very queer person: gurl it’s either lavender or Dead Fish smells(Thousands of anchovies are washed up on the beaches here this season. Maybe hundreds of thousands. It is impossible to keep your windows open)
Personally I am used to it coz it just smells like ikan bilis
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@skinnylatte What does working day-to-day there look like? Does sound like a pretty great job situation!
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@rooneel pretty great so far. Lots of people working. There 10, 20 even 35 years and still apparently very into it
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37. I got an invite to go watch some employees play guitar in front of the sea nettles so I’m putting on my shoes to go there (we are closed for an all hands, all fins event)
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@skinnylatte I envy you! I don't have issue being underpaid (not at a fancy tech co), but your's the ideal situation! Your coworkers probably have interesting lives too, and have topics to talk about besides work, making more money and tech! For JUST that, it'd be worth it to me!
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@rooneel I don’t think we are underpaid at all here which makes it even better
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38. We took a large org-wide team photo and the photographer said SAY ANCHOVIES
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by [email protected]
39. I had to shout to be heard while presenting in a conference room because some of the gulls started absolutely screaming right outside
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@skinnylatte and I had to take a 1 hour drive followed by a 4 hour puking pelagic birdwatching tour before I saw my first albatross. Lucky you!!
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@ram haha I don’t get sick on boats. Yay
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40. We shut down all of today and tonight we have a staff and guests only 40th anniversary party. Not only is there delicious food at every part of the aquarium, it’s also magical seeing all of this
Watching my guests (some of whom have never been here) gawk at everything is so fun
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@skinnylatte I can't even express how happy this thread made me!
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@sbourne yayyy
