First Day of School
June 24, 2007Actually, it’s not my first day of school. It’s work I’m off to, and it’s not really the first day, but this week will be the first time I meet all of my colleagues for the first time. This monday begins my 4th week on the job and, more significantly, my first week working with people rather than just digesting information. Their mid-year sales meeting, affectionately known as POA (Plan of Action) is in Stamford this week, and I’ll be along for the ride.
I have been equating this experience to a first day of school experience because glimpses of anxiety over convening with my team (and the entire Northeast sales force) for the first time have been surfacing. What if no one talks to me? What if they call on me to do a role play not knowing that I haven’t even been to training yet? And most importantly…What if no one sits with me at lunch?
Ok, I’m sure I won’t be sitting in the corner by myself with people pointing fingers and laughing (or at least I hope) but I’m still a bit anxious/excited. Right now I know 3 people: my boss, my teammate, and my sales trainer (who is also a friend and the one who referred me for the job). By the time I get there, I’ll know 5, since I’m driving myself, my sales trainer and her teammate out. And I found another new hire on the Albany team who I know through friends of friends, who will be my roommate. I think I will be good to go with 5 whole people knowing my name. Worst case scenario, I will cling to one of them each day of the meeting so I am never alone 
haha. That’s a funny thought. I’ll let you know how it goes!
haha now I will be the one to stalk your website instead of you know who=p. Your story kind of reminds me of my first day of middle school, and i though the same thing..”what if no one sits with me at lunch” and I was scared to stay with just one other person because they might get tired and annoyed of me. And i can’t quite remember how it all worked out, but now ( as a 10th grader ) i’m practically overwhelmed by the amount of awesome friends I have ( and sit with in lunch ) and a lot of them are believers too. This is probably the longest comment you’ve ever gotten, but hey it’s me, what do you expect. So hope you “first day” went well, and trust me, you’ll become very popular in no time=].
..michaela..
thanks for the laugh! I hope you’re having a great week. call me when you get back!
ummmm when are you going to blog and Ryan aka BJ and kelly?? celeb sighting, come onnnnnn