This week I started working in the Public Relations department of a large wine importer, while someone is out on maternity leave. Unfortunately, the offices are not located in Manhattan, which means that I am contending with a lengthy, reverse commute. I guess I’ll finally get to catch up on my Decanter issues.

Among the adjustments for me is simply being back in an office environment after nearly 6 months of working at home. If nothing else, I had the greatest boss ;-). Another change is being in corporate America, which is something I had never done since all of my previous career was spent in higher education. Also, having been at NYU for seven years, it is strange to be the new kid on the block, not even knowing where the supply closet is located, let alone the bathroom (I actually do know where that is). In fact, I actually got lost for a few minutes yesterday as I couldn’t recall from which direction I had come.

The people whom I’ve met thus far have been very nice and I look forward to getting to know them better in the months ahead. As to the work itself, it will be interesting to see a different side of the wine business and I am confident that I will learn greatly from this experience.

There was mention of a wine closet, which I believe will be shown to me in the next week or so. I think it is probably akin to the coveted fashion closet (at Vogue?) that Carrie raved about on an episode of Sex & the City. For Carrie, it was heaven to be surrounded by designer clothing, shoes and accessories. For me, I expect it will be a similarly celestial experience, but instead of coveting Manolo Blahniks, it will be classed Bordeaux. Of course, I don’t think that the wine in the closet is up for open grabs, I’m just looking forward to seeing it and being surrounded by lots of bottles of wine.