New Job

I am pretty psyched for my new, new job. I've only been at my current position for a little over three months, but I had an opportunity come along that I don't want to let pass. For the past three months, I've been working as a financial data researcher for Standard and Poors. It's a good job with a good company that allows me to come in, do my work, and listen to my headphones all day long while I read and analyze companies' 10-K reports and other financial documents. I really do like the company and the people that I work with. I even have lots of good things to say about the management team. But I have a better offer.

My new job will have me working somewhere around the 28th floor of a building somewhere around a mile and a half from my house. It's a downhill walk from home to work, and I am really hoping to get in the habit of walking to work in the mornings. In the evenings, I can walk, take a $6 cab (gratuity included), or ride the 32 bus which stops about 3 dozen paces from my front door. With the free ecopass offered through work, I can ride the bus for free. I'm excited to start spending more time downtown again. I'll be up for happy hour at the drop of a hat. Actually, with the minor increase in salary that accompanies the change, I'm hoping to spend more time in the bars anyway.

My new position is a compliance associate in the legal and compliance department of a major, national trust company. I should get to do all sorts of fun stuff from signing off on website content and advertising copy to minimum distribution calculations for retirement accounts to determining whether certain accounts can hold certain types of investments to writing operational procedures and guidelines for different departments to examining the small print. I think financial services compliance is a rapidly changing and growing field. As Elliott Spitzer gains more power out east and nationally, the ripples of his crusade will continue to change the industry. I'm excited to be getting in now and look forward to someday handing you a business card that reads Chief Compliance Officer.

Jonathan 2/03/2005 08:00:00 AM