I will be interacting with final year MBA students next week and topic of discussion will be 'First Day at Work' and 'Workplace Nuances'.
In case you have any personal experiences, anecdotes, video links, cartoons et al to share which can be used for illustration, you may leave a comment or email me at adeshsidhu@gmail.com
Come on folks, scratch your grey cells, go down the memory lane, dig out some hidden treasures and enrich the would be managers.
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by Aparna , on July 30, 2009 12:21 PM
My first day was exciting. I met 2 other people who were also new and we hit it off from day one.
It helps to dress well, be very polite to everybody and offer to help. There was a guy who talked a lot and nobody could stand him. So I guess on the first day, one should keep certain thoughts to oneself.
by Whats In A Name , on July 30, 2009 12:23 PM
Hey, I read this very funny line somewhere:
"The first thing a new employee should do on the job is learn to recognize his boss' voice on the phone."
You may use this line as the punch line for your discussion..:-)
by shilpa , on July 30, 2009 5:13 PM
My first day at work was back in bombay in gtl it was exiting and fun.My trainers gave me hard time but thats ok you learn from scrath.
by Adesh Sidhu , on July 30, 2009 8:30 PM
@AJCL - Keep thoughts to onself...nice point.
@ Name - This is indeed funny, dude. Will beging with this.
@ Shilpa - Thanks God it was not HR who gave you hard time.
by le embrouille blogueur , on July 31, 2009 8:01 AM
Observe ..... talk less ... absorb...but do not seem passive ...speak up ... and yes ...save the sense of humor for the rest of your life ... my 2 cents !!
by A journey called Life , on July 31, 2009 1:19 PM
the first comment wasnt me.. my namesake..
but then i totally agree to what LEB says add to that:
a)go with an open mind, dont have stiff set expectations.
b)always be open to learning.
c)keep your data right!
by Ramesh , on July 31, 2009 7:14 PM
This is a true story
One of my classmates went for his first day at work in a big bank. Wearing a tie which no student is used to. While waiting he was offered a cup of tea. Had to happen that his tie dipped into the cup of tea. In panic he tried to remedy the situation and instead emptied the entire cup on his new white shirt. And then the boss walked in .....
by le embrouille blogueur , on August 1, 2009 5:55 AM
@Ramesh: This must be the inspiration for one of the Mr.Bean episodes ..lol !!