| A change is as good as a holiday; at least that is how | | | | before they ask you if you need any help. It is usually a |
| the old cliché goes. It depends on the change | | | | good idea to go with "Yes" otherwise you could be |
| really. Being evicted from your house and having to live | | | | lost forever. Once task systems, methods and |
| out of your car for example, that's not such a good | | | | assignments are explained to you and you feel a little |
| change. It could lead to good things eventually, but it | | | | more comfortable, you can fake your way through the |
| probably wouldn't put you in a holiday, festive frame of | | | | rest of the day and then wing it for the rest of the |
| mind right away. Starting a new job on the other hand, | | | | week while you learn. |
| that is fun, especially if it's a job that you really wanted | | | | New jobs are always interesting and fun because |
| and worked hard for. Or if you were very unhappy in | | | | they always entail more than the post advertised. So |
| your previous job and you stumbled on this one and | | | | you get to learn new skills. Even if they only entail |
| you consider yourself to be one of the luckiest people | | | | exactly what the post advertised, which is rare, you |
| alive to have got it. Then change is a good thing and | | | | can still learn new skills. This can happen when |
| something to be eagerly anticipated, one might even | | | | companies decide to take a chance on an |
| say that it's holiday like if one were so inclined. | | | | inexperienced applicant or when you lie in an interview |
| There is another cliché that states that only 2 | | | | or on your CV. Do not lie, it always bites you in the |
| things in life are certain, you know what they are so I'm | | | | backside. Learning new skills is fun though, if at times |
| not going to mention them, but basically it's untrue. | | | | somewhat frustrating. Frustrating for the employer as |
| There are loads of things in life that are certain and | | | | well as the employee. You both want you to learn as |
| one of them is that you will always be nervous on | | | | quickly as possible and to be as productive and |
| your first day of work. It doesn't matter how qualified | | | | efficient as possible but it is inevitable that you will |
| you are, what the company is like, it doesn't even | | | | follow a learning process and that you will make |
| matter if the job is in the same company and you've | | | | mistakes. Hopefully the mistakes will be small and not |
| just been promoted to a different office, you will still be | | | | of the disastrous - "holy cow I just lost us that |
| nervous. Usually the company doesn't provide buckets | | | | multi-million dollar account" size. |
| for you to vomit into. You should take your own if you | | | | Interacting with the established staff is also an |
| feel it's going to be necessary. Vomiting, however, is | | | | interesting exercise when you start a new job. People |
| generally frowned upon and you should do your | | | | have their dynamics and their relationships and then |
| utmost to refrain. Swallow if you must. | | | | you come in and you don't fit in anywhere. You do a |
| The first day on the job feeling is awful, it's worse than | | | | lot of smiling and looking around and wonder when or if |
| that first day of school feeling. At least at school | | | | it would be okay to try and break into a conversation. |
| you're not being paid to do something so it's all right if | | | | This process is particularly painful if you are a natural |
| you stand around and feel lost and kick the carpet for | | | | introvert. You have to rely on someone in the office |
| an hour. Usually the teacher sorts you out before that | | | | adopting you and that is a very risky thing to do. |
| anyway and picks someone to be your friend, which is | | | | People seldom want to take a risk on the new person, |
| embarrassing but at least you have company. At | | | | who may or may not be a psycho serial killer in their |
| work, so long as your computer is all set up, you have | | | | spare time. |
| to sort yourself out. No one is assigned as your work | | | | New jobs are thrilling prospects with interesting and |
| buddy; and you have to figure the tea and coffee | | | | challenging opportunities, not to mention the work. Life |
| system out for yourself. There is only so much time | | | | is too short to spend most of it unhappy in a |
| you can spend arranging your desk before people | | | | depressing work situation. Get out of it, make yourself |
| start to look at your funny and then there is only so | | | | happy, bring joy to your life by enjoying your job. It is |
| much time you can spend on setting up your email | | | | possible. Make that change. |