My first week at my new job

It’s official: Week 1 at BaeBlu has come to a close. And it was totally amazing.

My first week definitely challenged me, mentally and emotionally, hence the post I wrote last Monday. Starting a job getting thrown into a whole new world—one where you don’t know what you’re doing—and that’s uncomfortable. I think the huge change dripped into other aspects of my life and caused unnecessary worry.

Monday and Tuesday, I felt very anxious and disheveled. Operations is a new field for me, and “orders and inventory” was the name of the game last week. Plus, making a good first impression is always important, and for an introvert like me, staying “on“ does take a toll. Despite how happy I was to be there and excited for the future, my anxiety made the first few days a little tough.

I’m lucky enough to have Wednesday off (it’s even better than a long weekend, trust me), so I used that day to sleep off my worries and indulge in The Office. When Thursday and Friday came around, I felt better by a mile—confident, calm, and excited for the days to come.

I may be new to operations, but I’m thrilled to be learning a new skill and I hope that with some hard work, I’ll excel. In my first week, my officemate trained me on sending Amazon and Shopify orders, sample making, and foundation bottle filling, and I got to know the product assortment a bit better.

Going into this week, I’m still making mistakes, but I’m trying not to be too hard on myself about it. What can I say? I’m trying my best. Last week, an order went out with the wrong shade of cheek tint, and this morning, I printed on U.S. letter instead of A4 label and forgot to clock in. Mistakes happen, and my boss made it clear to me on my first day that it’s important to just be honest and work things out as a team when errors occur. I love that. And I know I’ll get the hang of things after a bit of time. For now, I’m trying to keep that in mind.