"Help! I got a job and I hate it!"

If you're lucky enough to have a job, don't be surprised if you hate it.

I know, I'm pretty blunt. I've just been reading several things about college grads--not just today's grads, either, this is an age-old issue that no one seems to be talking about--being shocked to find that they hate their first job. Many say they're below the bottom of the totem pole.

The thing is, a first job can feel a lot like an internship. You can be left with nothing to do, or you may be running errands and fetching coffee. The worst is when you're left alone in a cubicle with no guidance--all dressed up with nowhere to go. Awkward!

But this is the very nature of many first jobs. Sometimes the only positive is that they look decent on your resume, and you've just got to go with that. Hanging in is what gets you through. You have to find the positives--sometimes that's just finding a pal at work or remembering that your paycheck will solve some of your other issues. You may not love the work. You're likely not doing anything like what you want to be doing, and you may not even work with other people that are doing what you want.

Tell me about your first job--how's it going??