It was a cool October morning in Fort Benning, Georgia. I was busy scrambling around to get myself ready for my first day at a new job. Inside I was feeling a whirlwind of emotions, wondering if I had made the right decision to join back into the workforce. Thoughts were running through my head, would I be able to handle leaving my toddler at daycare all day for the very first time? Would I be able to adjust to a new job title in a whole new environment? Would I be able to learn the job quickly and would I be successful? Nevertheless I put on the brand new pair of scrubs I had bought and walked out the front door, prepared to see what the eye doctors office environment would be like. As I walked in the back door of the eye doctors office and made my way to the front desk area I would be working at, I immediately noticed how different things were in an office setting as opposed to the bars and restaurants I was familiar with working in. It was much quieter, with employees staring at computer screens and shuffling through patient files and schedules for the day all while sipping their morning coffee. I walked into the front desk room and saw a middle-aged woman with a name tag that read “Robin”. She was sitting down at her desk diligently working on her computer. She glanced up at me and said “Good morning, you must be the new employee...”. I quickly responded with a “yes” and introduced myself. After a short exchange of introductions, Robin started listing all the things
