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Hi All,
I am after opions on what you would think if a new hire turned up for his first day carrying a lot of stuff (not to be used at work), looks like I am going to turn up with a Bass (in a case) and a few other things in a bag. I want to make a good impression (my Boss is a Bass Player..)
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Personally, I'd wait a bit with the personal stuff. Get your sea legs first, make sure the job and you are a good fit before setting up house.
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So Brief case only...
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Good luck at the new place. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Congratulations! Good luck with the new job - hope it lasts longer than the last one.
I have to agree with jeron1 - turn up to the first day smartly dressed, with all your details handy (bank account for your wages, NI number, that kind of thing) but not a lot else. I probably wouldn't even bring lunch on day 1 - though I mostly did in all my jobs - but bring cash for sandwich or something instead.
Get a feel for the place before you start making it look like you rented the room! 
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We expect a name change Monday morning... and hope/pray it sticks!
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Positive attitude and a nice smile should do it.
Good luck.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
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Right, the Bass is a Squire P-Bass that belongs to a friend, which I had to set up only coming with me as I have had to take it to bits to repair it (Ground wire came off), My Boss is a Bass Player who has played at the 'Fleece & Firkin' one of the semi-pro joints in Bristol. I was told this by the agent...Haven't discussed it with the Boss yet. For the record I have 75 Reissue Jazz, 57 reissue P, Warwick Corvette Fretless & Washburn 5 String... Ricks I have worked on, while cool looking the stock pick-ups are a tad low output and the Truss Rod(s) are a pain to adjust, even with the over expensive tool!! Look but don't touch... my advise...for what its worth... 
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 Sounds like sage advice on the Rick...and btw, sounds like a nice stable. If you really wanted to strike up a conversation, I'd take the '57 instead! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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The 57' is not orginal (for a resissue) as It was one of the batch that got shipped with a faulty pick ups (see Daves World Of Fun Stuff on You Tube!). Caused all sorts of problems getting it fixed, took it back to the shop, they ordered a replacement, got a blind man to solder it in, still the same problem (resistance was around 15K ohms instead of 500 ohms) took it to a tame store (Manson Guitars, if you ever have the chance use them, honest, good customer service, proper lutier!) got a Bare Knuckle 58 in it work lovely!, my favorite is the Jazz (or the Warwick, I bought a fretless because, Jaco & Jack Bruce!)
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glennPattonInThePubAGAIN wrote: Jaco
Hmm, I wonder what I'm going to listen to tonight?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Get the weird woolean beanie, an Acostic 360 & Groove Dude 
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Maybe a hammock and giant bottle of NoDoze would be OK ?
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Hmmmm 
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Nice thought but take the minimum possible until you have the lie of the land. Taking the bass in to impress the boss is, quite frankly, a little creepy.
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Well I wasn't taking it to impress the Boss, I was taking it because I needed to return it to its owner. But you have a point.
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It's probably I know it's just me, but I've never brought personal items from home to the office. The way I see it, if I need something to do my job, my employer provides it, otherwise it's not needed for my job and therefore can stay at home.
I've had some coworkers remark that other than a few papers, my desk was pretty much bare - no knick-knacks (waste of space), no family photos (I know what they all look like and I'm not likely to forget over a period of a workday), no wall calendar (my computer has one), etc. I've always figured if I ever get fired or I just need to outright quit (neither of which has ever happened in my 20+ year career), I can practically walk out the door with nothing in my hands other than my car keys.
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True good idea, but I tended to need to use some electronics tools, screw drivers, twezzers and the like. Some people get enraged if you use there twezzers(  )
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