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For many people, a first job is a rite of passage. It is one step further than being juvenile and one step closer to the state of independence. When one becomes hired for the first time, there is a sense of joy and excitement for being chosen to exhibit one’s skills but there is also a sense of apprehension because it allows the uncovering unchartered territories, which can frustrate one if it is not overcome. I discovered many things during the time of my employment and with all I had to overcome it has helped me in numerous ways. I was hired to work in the Park Operations Department, specifically, Shamu Operation at the entertainment park, Seaworld. I was quite thrilled to obtain my occupation. I worked at my grandma’s business, Dunn’s Rest Haven, an elderly convalescent home, for quite some time but she was more my grandmother than my employer. After I turned in my paperwork I had to go to an orientation. I learned many ways to greet guests such as telling children to walk instead of saying “Don’t run” how to tell someone how far something was in minutes instead of saying it in feet because someone from another country may not understand because they know distance in the metric system. The orientation was very he