April 3, 2026
Whoa. What a whirlwind that first week at The Glitter Factory✨ was!
I am utterly physically, mentally, emotionally drained. In some amazing ways; in some exciting ways; in some heartbreaking ways. I don’t even know where to start, so I’m going to start with bullets that I’ll have to flesh out later.
It’s a lot. A lotta lot.
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I should have known something was up when a guy came down to get me after I’d just arrived at the office and told me that my boss was stuck in a meeting and that he’d show me to my desk after I got my security badge taken care of at the front desk.
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I moved to three different desks in the span of an hour! Why were they playing musical chairs with me?
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Fun to see some old familiar faces! Some were a big surprise!
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When my boss finally came to get me, I found out very quickly that some major changes had been made - I was not going to be developing the product categories I’d actually interviewed for…but I was moving to another area…a bigger area. In fact, I was put in charge of the biggest area (and most visible area) in the whole company!
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Unfortunately, that meant I was taking my friend’s place - the one who helped me get the job! It was heartbreaking and exciting at the exact same time. She’s moving to another area. It’s a very cool area, too. But it’s a big disappointment to her.
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I was lost in the building 99% of the time. It’s a maze of desks and seats and people.
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I was lost in my head that same 99% of the time - freaking out that the move was very tough for my friend! And now she has to help me get up to speed!
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I barely had time to soak anything in.
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The whole experience has been overwhelming.
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But I also know that it’s very, very, very good for me. And that I will do a very, very good job! It feels nothing like The Cutie Pie company, where I knew it wasn’t right for me there. This place is right for me. I can do this, and I can do an amazing job – it’s just that it’s a huuuuggggeee job! And I wasn’t expecting it!
I have many, many, many (a million) other thoughts. I have been weepy today filling out paperwork, knowing that I can no longer list my mom and dad as my emergency contacts. What a huuuuge and tragic realization. I have moved to a whole different phase of my life. It’s so disorienting. It’s not the same as it was. Life never is!
There’s a lot to do in the next three weeks as I plan for my physical move.
I’m tired. I’m going to go to bed now and sleep hard and start planning my next steps in the morning.
xox,
GS
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