First Day Stress

My life for the next 6 months is going to be very very very uncomfortable and stressful. My job is very time consuming!!! Seriously my day starts at 6 a.m. and doesn't end until 10 p.m. I realize that that means that I still get 8 hours of sleep but it just seems to be so much more exhausting!!! I'm working for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week!!! Personally that is alot for my work ethic.

Don't get me wrong I am totally capable of working hard but this is going to be the most exhausting time of my life so far!!! This is very exciting because I've always heard parents give these horror stories to their children of how hard their lives were or their first jobs out of college were. So at least now when I need to give my children that guilt trip tale of how Mom had to work so hard for their lunch money it won't be an entire exaggeration.

That First Job

So, I've been avoiding this my whole life. I've always known from a very young age that no matter what industry you try to be successful in EVERYONE has to pay their dues. Well it's finally my turn, and I'm gonna hate it. But I guess in the grand scheme of things 9 months of field experience really isn't all that bad. If anything having to go through that entry level position will break me down and then build me back up.

I've always been wary of asking for what I feel like I deserve, but maybe that's because I haven't done the very lowest tasks that any marketer has to do. So after this portion of my job I will feel like I've earned the kind of salary I've always wanted.


I believe that for anybody in Management positions should have to start at the very bottom. That way they can experience the full effect of the entire process. They can be efficient and understanding because they have gone through exactly what their subordinates have had to deal with.

But, HEY I'm still young, I've still got lots of humility left in me. So I've just got to suck it up, do my job, be good at it and continue toward that goal I've always had.

Interviews

I HATE interviews. They scare the crap out of me. All those things that you were taught in ALL your business classes. Geez, it's like trying to remember the entire BIBLE!!! Sit up straight, but don't appear to be uncomfortable. Set your hands in your lap...or on the table...but don't look to casual!!!

The part I hate the most is trying to get dressed. You want to be comfortable and look good and professional. But to do all that you have to wear clothes that are not that comfortable. And then there is the issues of makeup, I always overdue the makeup!!! Just trying to be yourself and not overcompensate is like asking a fat kid not to over eat at an ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET!!!.

Then there is the verbal part; what to say, how much to smile, try not to talk too much, watch what you say, trying to explain what you think...IT'S A NIGHTMARE!!!

Good grief...give me a BREAK!!!