Phraseology: New Kids on the Block

As of today, I am proudly employed by Rochester's largest employer.

It was an interesting mixed bag of emotions. It started out with me feeling like Nemo on the first day of school. Then I arrived (half an hour early thanks to my Father's gift of a compulsive desire to be more than on time to everything).

That's when they handed out all this beautiful orientation material and we got our pictures taken for our new shiny ID badges. I then felt like the world was my oyster. A beautiful sense of possibility in the future and eagerness to get started.

And then came the presentations. Everything from diversity in the workplace to health insurance plans. Direct deposit to life insurance. Everything under the sun. And I lost focus a few times. And then I was a little bored. And then by the end of it I was exhausted even though all I had done all day was sit and listen.

Its a funny thing to end up being bored when you are taking part in something you have been looking forward to for months. I've been to job orientations before- so its not that I had unrealistic expectations for the flood of necessary information that was thrown at me. As far as orientations go- it was a solid foundation. Yet it is oh so easy to be disappointed when something is built up as a life landmark in your mind. It feels like some sort of false start when it doesn't quite live up. I feel like that's an important lesson. Sometimes you have to just let things be what they are... and fight against putting to many of your own expectations of what they should be.

Regardless, it's official. My first day of my first real job is over. And now I have many very adult(ish) things to think about and cross off my to-do list. Things like direct deposit, retirement plans, getting a new dentist, and mentally preparing for another full day of this stuff.