Rolling out of bed at 10 AM, taking your sweet time to get to the dining hall for breakfast with your friends, and figuring out what to do with the 20 hours of your day that you're not in your college classes are things of the past! Say adios to your mid-day siesta, you now have a 40 hour work week! It's only 40 hours throughout the entire week, it won't completely exhaust me, right? WRONG! Spending the prime hours of your day at your entry-level job is a lot more draining than you may have thought!
2. Who is FICA and WTF is Medicare?
Your entry-level starting salary (if you're lucky enough to have one) may sound like you're going to be rolling in the dough... until you see your first paycheck. You'll be scratching your head wondering where the rest of your money went! It went to Social Security and Medicare? I have to pay for something I may not even get when I retire!? After all the deductions that come out of your paycheck, and the enormous sea of bills you are all of a sudden responsible for, keeping your head above the water is the goal!
3. Dieting takes discipline.
If you are someone who wants to remain even slightly healthy, you'll have to step your game up! It's so easy to simply eat out everyday during your lunch hour, but that can be costly and can quickly pack on the pounds if you're not careful. It's difficult to find the time, but if you can pack your own lunch or pre-plan your meals at the beginning of the week, you'll be in much better shape 3 months down the road!
4. "Careful, I've worked here for 4 years without a raise!"
There will always be that one coworker who seems to complain endlessly about the job that you are so excited to have just started. Don't let them rain on your parade! Chances are, if someone is telling you that they've worked for that length of time without a raise it's because they have either not asked for one or not worked hard enough to be rewarded with one. Either way, they are still coming in to work everyday for a reason.
5. You're not alone!
It may be extremely overwhelming taking on your first "real" job, but you are not alone. You're not the only one who didn't have the best first day, who didn't make the best first impression, who isn't making a million dollars yet. Take a deep breath and realize that if you work hard and stay true to yourself, good things will come your way!
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