Let it roll across the floor
Through the hall and out the door
To the fountain of perpetual mirth
Let it roll for all it’s worth

– Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) — George Harrison

Well guys… I did it! I officially survived my first week of work! I won’t go into too much detail about everything, but I’ll give my overall impressions of how things went.

The night before I started work, I was sort of restless. This is my first official job, and I was super excited, but also nervous at the same time; as I didn’t know what to expect. My goal was to make sure that I made a decent impression amongst my new co-workers and the other new hires who would be working in the same department as me (We all have different supervisors).

I woke up super early… maybe around 6:00 AM sharp. After picking up my security badge and meeting the other new hires, I met with my manager and she showed me around the office space and introduced me to her team. Everyone is super nice, and they’re some of the brightest food scientists out there; so it’s such an amazing opportunity to work with them! Throughout the rest of the week, I’ve been attending trainings, and meeting everyone else in the R&D department (e.g. Food engineers, regulatory, quality control, etc.); I even had the opportunity to meet with some of the people who have a pretty high position within the company — which was really cool!

I hope I can contribute something worthwhile to the company — and while I don’t know much about product development, I will be setting new goals in the new year. So I’m looking forward to further advancing my current knowledge and continue growing as a potential food scientist! I honestly don’t think I’ve been this excited about going to work since leaving my food microbiology professor’s lab from the summer. I definitely am going to try to make the most of my time while I’m here, and I don’t know what’s going to happen next: but I’m looking forward to the challenge!