Reflective Essay: The Assistant To The Assistant And The Office

My foray into the working world has not been glamorous . Naive notions of enormous paychecks and thunderous applause have been replaced with a deeper understanding that small, incremental experiences form a foundation for my future.

My stomach was in knots the night before my first ever interview as I contemplated what I had to offer with little experience outside of babysitting and raking leaves. Although I landed the opportunity, I found myself full of hesitation the night before beginning my serving assistant job. My family taunted me by referring to my new job as the Assistant to the Assistant Server referring to the T. V. show “The Office”. In the end, the teasing helped diffuse my nervousness.

Amid the clanking glasses, piles