The Morning: I'm the Office Weirdo

Today was the first day at the new job.And honestly? I think I might already be the office weirdo.We debriefed the first-day nerves, the awkwardness of being the new person, and the strange realization that after being out of a traditional full-time job for a while, my brain doesn't seem to operate quite the same way anymore.You know that feeling when everyone else seems to know where they're going, what they're doing, what all the acronyms mean, and you're just trying to remember how to log into things and act like a functioning professional?That.We talked about what it feels like to step into a new chapter when you're not quite sure who you're going to be in it yet, and how starting over is exciting, humbling, uncomfortable, and funny all at the same time.The good news: nobody escorted me out of the building.So I think we're off to a decent start.In this episode:first day at the new jobbeing the new person againwhy my brain feels slightly out of office permanentlyfirst-day awkwardness and professional imposter syndromeand embracing the possibility that I may already be the office weirdoThis Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are.If you want company, press play.