I have learned a lot since I graduated from college and started working a full time job. The most important thing I've learned is to just let work be work. By no means am I doing my dream job, I am in a job that was something I needed in order to work after graduation. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate my job, but some days are really hard. I guess that is all apart of working in customer service.

There are some days where work just tears me down. Customers can be really mean sometimes and all I am trying to do is do my best to help, but I can only do so much within the confines of our policy. When I first started, there were some days where I really just let work get to me too much. I should not leave work wanting to cry at the end of my day because it was so stressful. I've come to realize that I shouldn't let my job get to me that much. I mean it is just a job after all and it isn't one that I am going to stay at for the rest of my life.

There are so many other important things in life that I should care and or worry about more than the rude customers at work. This has been a hard lesson to learn, but an important one. At the end of the day, I get to go home and I can put the craziness of the day behind me. Being able to find a healthy balance between work and life may take some time to figure out, but it is something that is so important to have. You can't let one one or the other take over completely because otherwise it will become unhealthy.

Trying to find that healthy balance is something only you can do for yourself. You have to come to understand what is really important to you and for me the annoyances from work is not that important compared to other things in my life. There are a lot of things that you learn about your life and how you value your time once you start working full time. Even if it takes a little while for you to figure everything out, don't get discouraged. It took me awhile to figure all of this out and that is okay.

Now that I have figured it out, I have definitely been less stressed and have separated myself a lot more. Now I may not always be the best at this because I'm still learning. But in the end, I have come to learn how to separate myself from work and have learned to leave it at the door. Life has become a lot easier and I have learned to start loving life a lot more because I am not as bogged down by the stupid annoyances that come from working in customer service.