CHAPTER 1 WORKSHEET
On your first day at a new job, you are stressed and usually already feeling weird or slightly off your
game. Make sure you have backups of everything you might need so you don’t make yourself feel
more twitchy or stressed out, and you can focus on the work at hand.
Your first day outfit
Work verification documents
Contact info for someone in the office (so you aren’t sitting outside locked out!).
Write their number here: _____________________
Paper or notepad
Pens or pencils
Snacks
Lunch or lunch money
Phone charger
USB drive (with any files you might need)
Headphones
Chapstick or ...

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