After today I have been officially working for two weeks!! I work at Sears Holdings, but I work in the corporate offices! It's funny b/c when I tell people where I work they imagine me sitting in a backroom somewhere inside a Sears or Kmart store.
The first week was just onboarding--a little get to know different business units and people working at the company. This past week I felt like I was thrown in a pool without knowing how to swim. Boy was it tough!! It's humbling to be put in a job when you don't have a clue about what's going on. I feel like a sponge and just try to soak up every piece of information I can get. The people here are great, though. They care and they take the time to teach you. It's a very steep learning curve, but I'm learning a lot.
It's such a dynamic organization and such a fun time to work at a company of this sort. There are so many brilliant people that are driving so much change. My recruiting class alone is strictly from Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago, and BYU. Talk about intimidating! It's fascinating to learn about all the different initiatives and even more exciting to be a part of them.
I have to admit, there were times this week when thoughts like, "I can't do this", "I'm not smart enough," or "I'm just not cut out for this," went through my head. At the end of the day things came together, I found the right people to help me, and I learned so much. I'm in an organization when the measly business analyst can really drive change and they want to hear about all my ideas. Don't worry, I'm not getting a big head--I'm very humbled by it all and grateful for this wonderful opportunity. It's very rewarding and so exciting!
Sidenote: they even have summer hours!! work a little later Monday-Thursday and leave early on Friday! =)
It's a great organization and a blessing to be a part of it. You just watch--Sears and Kmart will make it big! =)