{"id":8487,"date":"2017-08-01T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=8487"},"modified":"2025-05-15T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:06:51","slug":"cards-impressions-twoway-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/corporate-greeting-cards\/cards-impressions-twoway-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Cards \u2013 Because First Impressions are a Two-Way Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/welcome.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/welcome.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/welcome-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There I was\u2026.My first day\u2026.Extremely anxious\u2026.I mean who wouldn\u2019t be? I am beginning my first real job in the corporate world at a Fortune 500 company. Anything could happen\u2026.I could screw up bigtime. I hope not\u2026..but I could.<\/p>\n<p>I am dressed in my brand new business suit with hair up in a neat little bun and a subtle touch of make-up, yet my nerves are making me a little shaky. I walk in and go straight to the Human Resource Department. After completing all the initial paperwork, I am escorted to my new desk with my stomach still fluttering. The first thing I noticed was an envelope with name on it in the cool little inbox that was set up on my desk.<\/p>\n<p>When I opened it, I was delighted to see a Welcome card with the signatures of everyone in my department including my supervisor\u2019s, the President\u2019s and the Vice President\u2019s. What a wonderful thing to do for their employees. My stomach calmed down and my nerves mellowed out. 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