总的感觉，就是很累。早上八点钟爬起来，然后开一个多小时的车去公司上班。公司不是特别大的规模，但是节奏很快，我需要很快自己能够独当一面。

这个job position是新产生的，我要在两个部门之间分别承担一些工作。需要接电话、跟clients谈话和negotiate，因为记不住众多人的名字而非常苦恼。今天上班，一个client打电话过来询问事情，我没听明白他叫什么名字，很奇怪的意大利姓，当时人家就说，请换Daviｄ接电话。其实是不复杂的事情，只是我在速度很快的行业做ｍａｒｋｅｔｉｎｇ，我要ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ在电话里面一个字一个字地拼写人家的名字反而看起来很怪。不知道是我的心理作用还是怎样，我总觉得在打电话跟头说事情和接合作伙伴电话的时候，有时候会让人家ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｄ，没办法，他们都适应了清一色Ｃａｕｃａｓｉａｎ美国人的说话速度。我看起来总是比较慢一点的，英文原来口音还是很明显的。

虽然才上班两天，觉得压力很大，因为老板们在找我的时候给予的希望很大。我当时也是踌躇满志的，可是真正做起来，发现纯粹marketing和沟通的行业，作为稀有品种的非美国人，还是难度很大的。

另外，刚刚结束学生生活，实在非常不习惯，早上早起，神经紧绷到晚上６点半下班，然后开车堵车回家，吃晚饭，上上网就该睡觉了。这两天回家，都比上学还忙在努力练习怎样谈话、ｎｅｇｏｔｉａｔｅ和做即时的presentation.，因为在新的工作中，任何语言和沟通上的的不够ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ都会被放大的无限明显。我的老板评价说这两天很不错了，但说如果可以，我或许可以考虑take 专业演员用的那种台词专业训练，可以让我的英文更加ｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ和听起来ｎａｔｉｖｅ一些。听了我的压力就更加大了，真的三个月、半年后，来了两三年的我就可以和全部的美国同事们一样独立handle cases，和我们很ｔｏｐ的clients negotiate了么，我心里没底极了。我的工作说白了，就是和客户一起制定美国市场计划，让企业内部沟通以及与客户沟通更有效，我不知道姐妹们都用了多久的时间去完全适应上班的日子。总之，晚上我跟爸妈说话的时候，电话那头声音一响，我就觉得这个想家啊．．．

大家刚上班都是这么累么，还是我比较弱一点。请大家说说自己都是怎样应付最开始一个月的啊？谢谢！！

另外忘了说了，在我今天心情低落的时候，这里的职场初涉给了我很大的鼓励。所以平时一直不大说话的我，也就写了自己现在最想说的话，全当跟姐妹们聊天

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mm英文一定已经很好很好了 否则根本做不了这种工作的 鼓励一下

还有如果可能 还是考虑搬家到离公司近点的地方吧 否则太辛苦了 上班久了也不是很安全

谢谢blueorchild!!我也在考虑搬家，住的其实不远就是每天堵车啊，而且房子ｌｅａｓｅ还有大半年才到期。谢谢，觉得非常ｗａｒｍ　＝）

我觉得你们老板说的那个专业演员台次训练，是个好主意啊。不知道上哪儿去找？

you are doing well, don't expect you get used to work at your first working day.

take it easy.....

I just started my first job last week...the same feeling as you...

I think we have very similar background...both in US for 2 years, both got the first job this summer.....

Difference is I am a IT engineer....although my English is very poor, I don't feel much pressure....

However, the pressure for me now is how to get familiar with the entire process and learn a lot of new knowledge...... 

Anyway, I feel much better now than last week....but still tired..... 

You will grow up very quickly.............

Don't worry. Things will come along the line once we work more. I also just started my job but in a consulting company. I have to get up at 7:00AM. For times I am unassigned (that is: when I don't work for clients), I have to be at office from 8:30AM to 5:30PM, but usually people stay longer than that. For times I have engagements, I have to be up very early like 6:00AM traveling to client's place, then working until midnight or the time things get done.

Life is not easy. But everything will be all right. Alway be positive.

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you already did an awesome job of landing this work.. so keep on working, you will be fine.

i believe you have the potential otherwise your boss wouldn't give you the job,

it just takes time to get used to the new working place and workload.

but your job does sound very fun and chanllegening..

i'd like to have such an job instead of my current one without much interaction with people.

:)

good luck!

Marketing job is extremely challenging even for native speakers.

MM take it easy, don't push yourself too hard.

Everything will be fine 

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I just came to the States for my master's program in marketing last week.

Already felt the pressure at orientation. Really need to improve my English.

Best of luck to LZ~

MM加油！

刚上班肯定是压力比较大的，加上你的工作是很DEMANDING的。

你已经做得很好了，别再人为地增加自己的压力，慢慢来，一口吃不了个胖子的。