Today was my first day at work (and the rest of my life flashes before my eyes…sigh).  No, I’m just kidding.  As a vibrant young 21-year-old I cling to the hopes of the new and exciting, the unexplored terrain and uncharted territories- in this case, the branch office of Enterprise Rent-a-car at 905 US 1 Vero Beach, FL.

Truthfully, I am excited about my new job.  It is my first salaried job and even now, tired after not sleeping well last night, getting up early to make sure I got up, and leaving home at 7 to make sure I beat traffic since I am not familiar with the flow of it at those hours, then working until 5.  I am anxious and a little frustrated because today (and tomorrow) I can’t do anything but observe interactively.

Basically, I am going to work but because I don’t have training until next week I can not do 3/4 of my job so, I stand around, feel in the way and useless and some-what bored.  I try to pay attention as they verbally and visually explain things to me (which everyone there is great, thank God for that).  And some things I get (I can do the first step for checking in the car, by that I mean check it and write down the mileage) then I know what to do if someone needs their car checked out for Geico (I can do that!).  I’m hesitant to answer phones because it is one of three things: 1. reserve a rental (can not do yet) 2. ask a question (I typically do not have an answer that would be adequate or appropriate at this time) or 3. have a diver pick them up (I could do that, but with odds of 1 in 3 I figure it’s not a good bet).

In all, it makes for a hard day for me (not hard as in difficult, hard as in frustrating).  I am excited and thrilled to start (kind of, I mean, now that I’ve begun who knows when it will ever end!) but, there are some kinks and yes, yes, I know I have only been there one day, but I want to do well.  I want to succeed and get promoted and not sit around waiting for people to do things for me, which basically makes this, as I said difficult.  But now, I am tired and I need to try and go to sleep again (I got up to write this because I couldn’t get to sleep before).  So probably until next week after training, I say goodnight.