The first steps into the workplace can be confusing. Fresh graduates are eager to impress, but usually end up running errands like photocopying, which is frustrating.Newbies have a choice: They can either let these disappointments spoil their new working lives or learn to adapt.
Everything starts from the basics. Bankers start by counting notes and sales managers start with door-to-door selling. Tao Pei, 22, spent her first month in Beijing as a trade specialist at a food company faxing and photocopying.
"I was upset," said Ta “Senior workers don’t explain these details to you, but you can learn through doing basic jobs,” said Tao.
“老员工不会和你说这些细节，但你能够在基本的工作中学到这些。”
How to be a happy errand runner:
如何在琐事中寻找到快乐呢：
- Say “Hi” to people and make friends with your colleagues.
-和你的同事打招呼，交朋友。
- Read files while waiting by the printer. They are free “textbooks”.
-在打印机边等待的时候读些资料——这是免费的“教科书”。
“I was expecting to deal with clients instead of printers.” But she gradually discovered that running errands taught her how the whole business functions.
