文档介绍：On your own
A guide to work and life in the real world
Printed on recycled paper 40921-0904
Contents
2 Introduction
4 Transitions
6 Friends and relationships
Making new friends
Staying connected with old friends
Boyfriends, girlfriends, and figuring out what you want
Building a new relationship with your parents
15 Finding a place to live
Renting an apartment or house
Living with roommates
Living at home
22 Work
Workplace culture
Communication at work
Getting along with co-workers
Resolving work conflicts
Building a good relationship with your manager
Mentors
Managing your career
Finding support at work
32 Your financial life
Budgeting
Dealing with debt
Saving and long-term planning
49 Taking care of yourself
Managing stress
Balancing work and life
Introduction
Maybe you just graduated from college and are entering the work
force in a new city. Or perhaps you finished high school and are
ready for your first apartment and your first job. Whatever your
situation is, your first months or years of living on your own can
be both exhilarating and terrifying. There are so many changes and
so many choices. Who will you live with? How will you meet new
friends? Feel good about work and choosing a career? Get your
finances under control? All of these issues can seem overwhelming
to many people.
But this is also a time of opportunity and exploration. You’re just
starting out in the work force. You’re learning how to support your-
self financially and emotionally. And, whether it seems like it or not,
you’re laying the foundation on which you will build the rest of
your life.
If you feel doubt or uncertainty about all of this, you are not alone.
Many people start out on their own with very little idea of where
they’re headed. You might wonder if you’ve chosen the right job or
how it will lead to that one career you were meant to have. You may
feel pressure from your parents. You may question you