We all have that first job that is not like the other jobs we have worked in the past. I have babysat children, busted tables, hosted restaurants, and made pizzas for work, but nothing compared to my first real 8-5 job. There are so many things that will run through your mind on those beginning days of that job. Here are just a few:
1. 8 hours is a long time... I watched 8 hours of Netflix yesterday.
2. Why do back-to-back meetings exist?
3. It is either freezing cold or too hot. There seems to be no in between.
4. I cannot believe I have to look presentable every day.
5. How do people get up this early all the time?
6. Can people’s brains really function properly this early?
7. Coffee is like a lifeline.
8. Lunch is so far away.
9. I have to actually talk to people on the phone…
10. Leaving a voicemail is still a thing?
11. What do I do with an entire hour for lunch? - I was lucky to get lunch in the 15 mins I had between class at college.
12. It is too nice of a day to be inside working.
13. It is too crummy of a day to not be napping.
14. Yesterday was Monday, but why isn’t tomorrow Friday?
15. People email back and forth more than I text my own friends.
16. I am terrified that there is a grammatical error in my email.
17. I reread my email 7 times, but I am still scared to send it.
18. What happens if I dial the wrong number & call the wrong person?
19. Everyone is so adult here.
20. There are so many stacks of papers.
21. It is hard to sit in one place for so long.
22. At least I get paid to be here all the time.
23. Meetings seem endless.
24. I might have only been working here a week, but this is the only place I go.
25. I’m dead by the end of the day.
26. It is understandable why grown-ups don’t want to do anything after work.
27. I am practically an official adult.