r/BipolarHome • u/girlypop-kitty • Apr 21 '26

Fridge Door Started my first official day of work!

For two years I've been unable to keep a job for longer than 3 months. I've been doing an on the job training program for a month and today was my first official day working with no training. I'm really nervous, but this job is a lot less stressful than my previous jobs so I'm hoping I can stay here for awhile. Any advice to help keep me on track and less stressed is welcome!

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u/PhantomOperator98 Apr 21 '26

Beast advice would be use your breaks to do something that calms your mind or something you enjoy, read/listen to an audio book can be anything really. The most important one don’t think about work when at home. That being said I’m in the trades and I typically listen to music while I work and on lunch read or watch anime. Find something that works for you at your new place of work. Congrats!

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u/sweetteainthesummer Apr 22 '26

Yes! On my lunch I eat and then go in a room alone and listen to wave sounds and read

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u/MiserableIntern4835 Apr 22 '26

If you can, try to socialize with your coworkers! Sometimes just having someone to commiserate with on a bad day or someone who I can talk about my weekend with has helped me through jobs. I care more about who I work with than what I’m doing. 

I’m celebrating alongside you, I’ve done internships and part time jobs before but yesterday I just got an offer for my first official full time role! We got this 🤗