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Band 6+: What was your first day at work like

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My first day at work, I was nervous. The reason being that I didn't know the people I was going to meet, the people I was going to work with. So I was very, very nervous, and I was trembling. I didn't know the area or the environment. I didn't know whether they were friendly or what would happen for the rest of the day. So I was nervous. But when the day closed, I realized that

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My first day at work I was nervous. The reason being that I wasn’t know the people I’m going to meet, the people I’m going to work with them. So I was very, very, very nervous and I was trembling and I don’t know the place to the area of the environment. I don’t know whether they are friendly. What would be going in the rest? So I was nervous. But when the day close I realized that

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nervous: 3

didn't: 3

know: 3

people: 2

going: 2

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