Aries Magazine December 2013 / January 2014 Issue | Page 130

OVER THE RAINBOW

by Bianca

The
New
Girl

We Know How
You Feel Missy

So we have all been there. First day on the
job, you don’t know anything or anyone. You
come dressed your best and you smile like an idiot
at everybody, because you want to make friends.
Throughout the day you are asked questions and
you are examined and judged by what you say. You
go home and review your answers, come up with
better ones and kick yourself for not saying more.

That first day on the job determines how you
will be treated and what you will let fly. This is a
very nerve racking procedure and causes immense
stress atop everything the job demands of you. So
let us rewind and take some steps back. First day
on the job, you feel secure about yourself in your
lovely outfit, you smile because you are confident
and instead of waiting for people to ask you questions, poke and prod, instead you examine everyone
there, and you ask the questions and examine them.
You want to know who you’re dealing with before
you start talking about yourself. You aren’t going to
bend over backwards for everyone and you want to
eliminate the risk that comes with being taken

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advantage of. My first day on the
job of a very chic boutique, I came
in kissing up to everyone, smiling
and found myself unable to refuse
any requests that were asked of me
and I answered all of the questions
Flo
asked of me.
In turn the information got
back to me, only it was obscured and misleading.
I was a total push over and that was how everyone
treated me my entire stay there. Later on my next job
I turned everything around, when asked very sensitive information I laughed it off and then asked them
the same question after giving a very vague answer,
when asked to do ridiculous requests from non managers I simply stated that I was too busy and that was
the truth. I kept my smile and asked questions that
required a conversation to make friends.

I have never given out much information
about myself and that is not actually a bad thing. I
don’t mind talking about anything I don’t care about
getting repeated; I have trained myself to handle
stress well and to be more comfortable and confident
in my own skin.

You know right away who the people are that
are going to give you trouble and you stand firm and
continue to smile day after day, never showing a hint
of weakness because that is when they will sense it
and feed off of it causing your day to become a hassle. People are just people. You aren’t going to spill
your secrets to the office gossip queen, or confide
in the most depressing person in the office, learn by
observing and examining and then with a smile and
great attitude everything comes fairly nicely. It takes
work, but learning to love a job you may just hate can
be a tad easier if taken in strides.

Word Of The Month

BENEVOLENCE
Benevolence
n.
An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts.
A kindly act.
A gift given out of generosity

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