September 24, 2021 (8 hours)

As of now, I have been with the company for almost two months, so I have really been able to take it in and isn’t quite so intimidating and stressful as it was in the beginning. Being in a new place was a lot. It was difficult and it added stress to an already new job. I remember when I came home from my first day, I cried. I was overwhelmed with the duties and just so many new things, I cried a lot. I was scared and had convinced myself I hated the job and didn’t want to move forward. But, my boyfriend calmed me down and talked me through how overwhelming new jobs are. He helped me understand that there are always going to be aspects of jobs that we don’t like, but sometimes you just can’t be picky. I was under the impression that I was going to be the assistant manger of a location, so I would be in charge of a staff of some sort, which isn’t really the case here. The assistant manger position is a supportive role, so my job is to help out where needed. I didn’t have a problem with that, it just wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. Most of the aspects of this job are great. I like the hours, the pay really isn’t bad for what I am doing on a day-to-day basis, so what wasn’t there to like? I felt like a cleaner at first. One of my managers struggled with keeping up on her administrative duties, sales, and cleaning all at the same time. The easiest area for me to help out in is cleaning, so that’s what I do most of. Sometimes it’s boring, but like I said, it’s not bad pay for what I do on a daily basis.