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New job update

BensonEBensonE Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
in Work & Study
Who would like a update on my first day of work yesterday

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  • anastasiahar_anastasiahar_ Posts: 11 Settling in
    Good evening @BensonE
    It would be great to hear about your first day of work
  • MaisyMaisy Posts: 700 Part of The Mix Family
    I'm sure many of our members (including me) would like an update on your first day of work!
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  • sinead276sinead276 Posts: 2,331 Boards Champion
    I'll also add my name to those who would love to hear about your first day - i hope it went well for you :3
  • ebyrne556ebyrne556 Posts: 1,232 Wise Owl
    Hiya
    I just wanted to say that I am so proud of you for getting through your first day of work it’s not easy and it’s such a big adjustment for anybody and just wanted to say sending you so much hugs and a big well done. I hope you get some time at the weekend to just relax and do something nice. <3
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  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,795 Part of The Furniture
    Hey @BensonE that sounds like a great day to have especially as it sounds like you may be doing remote and office work too. I also do something similar but in the creative industry where it is both remote and on site hybrid working style. How are you finding your work place at the moment?. I hope everything is going well. It sounds like you are doing something you do enjoy as well which is quite important when it comes to working as well. It definitely sounds like a busy job but very interesting. I do hear though that your work load was quite low and I am thinking that maybe they could be slowly introducing to the workload (similar to what they did with me basically in my job role). I hope you are enjoying your new job and I am super proud of you for going to your first day <3.
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  • BensonEBensonE Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
    Amy22 wrote: »
    Hey @BensonE that sounds like a great day to have especially as it sounds like you may be doing remote and office work too. I also do something similar but in the creative industry where it is both remote and on site hybrid working style. How are you finding your work place at the moment?. I hope everything is going well. It sounds like you are doing something you do enjoy as well which is quite important when it comes to working as well. It definitely sounds like a busy job but very interesting. I do hear though that your work load was quite low and I am thinking that maybe they could be slowly introducing to the workload (similar to what they did with me basically in my job role). I hope you are enjoying your new job and I am super proud of you for going to your first day <3.

    Low work load is common for new guys plus I don't think they've had a full time detached person in a while
  • Jayn21Jayn21 Posts: 63 Boards Initiate
    Im glad that your first day went well
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,795 Part of The Furniture
    @BensonE I get you I can imagine that being quite common given it was your first day on the job as well. However, maybe the work load may be getting better as you go along?.
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
  • BensonEBensonE Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
    Amy22 wrote: »
    @BensonE I get you I can imagine that being quite common given it was your first day on the job as well. However, maybe the work load may be getting better as you go along?.

    You should see my calendar for this week, got alot of sessions and a few meetings

    My paperwork load is low but that's expected due to it being todo with session planning etc. Mostly
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,795 Part of The Furniture
    @BensonE It seems like a bit of a quiet ish week then which isn't too bad.Ah I see so you do a lot of session planning and stuff then?.
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  • AzzimanAzziman Discussion Boards Moderator Posts: 2,540 Boards Guru
    Hey @BensonE, well done on starting your new role in a positive way! I can hear that things like flexible hours can be tricky to navigate - is there a colleague/manager that you could speak to, to get their advice? Hope that the rest of your first week goes well - would love to hear how you get on :)
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  • BensonEBensonE Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
    Amy22 wrote: »
    @BensonE It seems like a bit of a quiet ish week then which isn't too bad.Ah I see so you do a lot of session planning and stuff then?.

    Yes and no, atmo I'm getting to know the sessions
  • BensonEBensonE Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
    Azziman wrote: »
    Hey @BensonE, well done on starting your new role in a positive way! I can hear that things like flexible hours can be tricky to navigate - is there a colleague/manager that you could speak to, to get their advice? Hope that the rest of your first week goes well - would love to hear how you get on :)

    My managers only advice to me was watch your hours it's very easy to over work

    Luckily though we are able to work from home which helps with flexi hours and we all often work from home from looks of things
  • JustVJustV Posts: 5,635 Part of The Furniture
    BensonE wrote: »
    Azziman wrote: »
    Hey @BensonE, well done on starting your new role in a positive way! I can hear that things like flexible hours can be tricky to navigate - is there a colleague/manager that you could speak to, to get their advice? Hope that the rest of your first week goes well - would love to hear how you get on :)

    My managers only advice to me was watch your hours it's very easy to over work
    True story. Also easy not to notice, then to suddenly feel exhausted and not know why.

    Even those moments where you're like "I'll just throw an extra 30 mins in here to get this done" can add up over time and bite you later if you're not working sustainably.
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  • BensonEBensonE Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
    JustV wrote: »
    BensonE wrote: »
    Azziman wrote: »
    Hey @BensonE, well done on starting your new role in a positive way! I can hear that things like flexible hours can be tricky to navigate - is there a colleague/manager that you could speak to, to get their advice? Hope that the rest of your first week goes well - would love to hear how you get on :)

    My managers only advice to me was watch your hours it's very easy to over work
    True story. Also easy not to notice, then to suddenly feel exhausted and not know why.

    Even those moments where you're like "I'll just throw an extra 30 mins in here to get this done" can add up over time and bite you later if you're not working sustainably.

    For me it's sessions over running
  • JustVJustV Posts: 5,635 Part of The Furniture
    BensonE wrote: »
    JustV wrote: »
    BensonE wrote: »
    Azziman wrote: »
    Hey @BensonE, well done on starting your new role in a positive way! I can hear that things like flexible hours can be tricky to navigate - is there a colleague/manager that you could speak to, to get their advice? Hope that the rest of your first week goes well - would love to hear how you get on :)

    My managers only advice to me was watch your hours it's very easy to over work
    True story. Also easy not to notice, then to suddenly feel exhausted and not know why.

    Even those moments where you're like "I'll just throw an extra 30 mins in here to get this done" can add up over time and bite you later if you're not working sustainably.

    For me it's sessions over running
    Ooooh, that makes sense (and is a bit of a different thing lol)
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