Starting a new job tommorow and its technically my 1st job, any words of wisdom?

Thank you, i ll do my best to stay calm It's a sale assistant job so hopefully they wont throw too much work at me.



Thank you I ll try a smoothie although i cant stand protein powder so i ll try and get plenty of fruit in. I'll make sure to ask plenty of questions

It's a part time thing It took me a good six weeks to find a job so i guess i m worried it wont go well and i'll end up in the same position again.

That's quick! Congratulations

Kvothe's idea of a smoothie for breakfast is a good plan. Something energising but easy to digest

Honestly everyone has been in the same position. It's always a bit weird starting out but I'm sure your immediate supervisor and your colleagues will make it as easy as possible. After all it's in their interests to do so - its hard to recruit good people and they will want to help ease you into the role. It helps them if they help you

Oh, and do an early tea round for them (and write down what everyone likes!)

That's quick! Congratulations

Kvothe's idea of a smoothie for breakfast is a good plan. Something energising but easy to digest

Honestly everyone has been in the same position. It's always a bit weird starting out but I'm sure your immediate supervisor and your colleagues will make it as easy as possible. After all it's in their interests to do so - its hard to recruit good people and they will want to help ease you into the role. It helps them if they help you

Oh, and do an early tea round for them (and write down what everyone likes!)

It's a part time sales associate job

Take a pen. If you're on the tills you will need one at some point! Also take some paper or notebook, as you might need to note down things like door codes or your employee number (or whether people drink tea or coffee)

Thank you I'm hoping there won't be any customer complaints on the first day.

Under-promise and over-deliver

I hadn't thought about pens thank you, i ve got a little notebook somewhere that should just about fit in my blazer pocket

If you are a bit nervous anyway, it might help to look up the security features on bank notes (holograms etc) so that if you are on tills you won't worry about taking a fake one. They shouldn't leave you on your own so you can always ask, but it might be reassuring.

Also remember that bank cards now use chips, so you shouldn't need to swipe unless there is a problem or it's a foreign card. Some disabled people will have chip and signature cards, so will need to sign instead of entering a pin, but they still go in the chip reader as normal.

You might not be on tills straight away (or at all) but it's nice to be prepared

I believe i m being buddied up with a colleague for the first week or so, but i will definetly look into banknotes as i only really know about the security features on a £20 note

Haven't read all the replies properly but in case no one else has said it: don't be afraid to ask questions. No one can expect you to know how everything works straight away. It's perfectly OK to ask loads of questions in the first week or two, no matter how small or silly they may seem!

GOOD LUCK and WELL DONE

You sound like you'll be fine. I used to work in retail management, and if someone turned up early, with a pen, their hair tied back and being willing to learn, I'd be thrilled.

Feeling incredibly nervous, i ve done a couple of voluntary things before and some work experience placements but never a paid job and I think its making me even more nervous :/

Getting a early night is also a good idea.

Unfortunately i think that's gone out of the window :/

See that "off" switch...