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My first two days at work... (long pointless story)

Shannon526Shannon526 member
in October 2011 Moms

I just started a new job yesterday. It's only 2 days a week, Fri/Sat and only 4-5 hours a day. It's perfect for me because I haven't worked in over a year.  The only down side to this job is that I had absolutely ZERO experience, a friend put in a good word for me and I got the job.

I was so nervous about so many things... would L take a bottle? would she fuss the whole time? what if she didn't sleep? yadda yadda yadda... all that on top of learning a bunch of new skills... I was beyond stressed.

So on Friday I got there early for orientation, I forgot to eat lunch. I had to pump in the bathroom because there was no separate room for that. I started to feel weak and by the time my shift started I had a mother of a migraine... awesome, right.

I ended up puking two times and the manager said I could go home early and just come back tomorrow morning. Great way to start off my new job! Ick!

I'm happy to say that today went 100 times better... I still have a lingering headache from last night's fiasco, but I'm hoping that the worst is over with haha.

I have so much more respect for you working moms.. They always say it's a "break" to get away from your LO (which it is) but man.. calling it a "break" is misleading haha.

As you could tell by the title of my post, this was pretty much a pointless story. So if you got this far you get cake and pizza. Cake  Pizza  .. oh and beer Beer

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Re: My first two days at work... (long pointless story)

  • LCassLCass member

    Aww, I'm sorry you were sick for your first day.  But congrats on the new job and glad you're feeling better now!

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    Sorry your first day was rough. My first month back was just like that, forgetting pump parts, trying to figure out scheduling and overall like I wasn't in control. It was rough but it got better pretty quickly.
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  • rockdragonrockdragon
    I'm glad the second day is going better and it sounds like you have a good manager. Everyone is nervious their first day. That and the stress of leaving LO is a lot to deal with. I wouldn't worry too much about the first day and getting sick. It will get easier and better.
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  • Shannon526Shannon526 member
    Thanks ladies for your kind words.. makes me feel better that it's normal to feel that stressed out! I have a good feeling about this job, so I know it can only get better from here (at least I hope haha).
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  • amyc216amyc216 member
    Oh man!  Sorry about the first day!  Glad it got better!

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