I’d like to record my thoughts after my first week of working.

On my first day, I felt insecure about everything. The team members were very welcoming, supportive, and friendly, but I couldn’t figure out how things worked there, so it gave me a sense of unease.

On the other hand, I am aware it will be a special experience for my career, because I can work with people from several countries, and all of them have great cybersecurity skills.

At the end of the first week, I felt that I had understood a little bit more than on the first day, but there are still many things that I need to understand. It makes me uneasy and uncomfortable, but I will keep trying to understand them.

By the way, after I started my work, I noticed that switching languages is making me tired, and I want to start thinking in English.

Lastly, I found that listening to English is more difficult than speaking English. In most of the conversations that happen in the team, I only respond with “yeah” or just listen silently (without catching what they are talking about). It makes me feel ashamed, and I hope I can understand what they say in the future.

That is all. Everything is hard and tough for me, but I will try to do better than yesterday and become a better version of myself.

Thank you for reading.