learning French

I'm in a new department.
new department = new systems
new systems = new language
new language = me confused
me confused = Brad telling me it's gonna be all right.

I love my new role.  I'm a fan of small groups.  I was taught much of what I'm immersed in now in different contexts with different terminology...but it's all kind of the same.  What's really throwing me are our systems.  I can't find the stuff I need.  I can't even find the people that I'm looking for.  I keep hearing about, and even bought, the elevator pass...but it's nowhere in sight.

It feels a bit like I'm learning a new language.  I already know what a fetzer valve is, I just don't know how to ask for it in French.  And let's be honest, those French guys would never give me a fetzer valve anyways.  Not in this economy.

So I'm off to go find some forms, meet with some people and eventually I'm hoping to get hooked on phonics.