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Remember, they are as nervous/excited/apprehensive to meet you as you are to meet them.
You are trying to remember their names, figure out your place in things, and learn a metric tonne of new stuff.
They are trying to figure out your personality, how you will fit in, and hoping that you will help them feel less overworked.
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Yes, totally! The more you talk and connect, the more you start feeling like you belong and before you know it, you’re part of the group instead of the “new person.”
Sounds exciting, congrats on the new job! I'm always so nervous on the first day, the part about meeting new people always freaks me out a little. I know I'll forget half the names, but that's just part of it, I guess. It's good that you had the one colleague to help you settle in, I remember people who did that for me.
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Exactly! That first-day anxiety can feel heavy, but meeting new people, exchanging introductions, and finding friendly faces really helps melt the nerves away.
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I get that. First days can feel like trying to catch a moving train, but having even one person who’s willing to help makes all the difference. Hang in there—it’ll click faster than you think. And yeah, that mix of nerves and hope? Totally normal.