First Impression & Travel Destinations

Getting a new job? Dangerous Dave talks about how to make a good first impression at that new gig. Plus, travel destinations for summer of 2026 according to Wallethub.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Please step deeper in the din with dangerous day. Have
you ever started a new job and gotten the first
day jitters? Happens to everybody, even a host tog NPR
who gave job advice. Luckily, she shared what helped her
survive the awkwardness of the first week. Here's what she learned.
First of all, say hello to all your co workers.
Introducing yourself to co workers right away made the office

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feel a lot less intimidating. Yeah, you introduce yourself to everybody,
you learn their names, and then the next day you
say hi, and you don't remember what to call them
because you forgot their name already. Anyway, focus on abilities,
not your appearents, she said. When she was nervous, an
old friend told her to remember why she was hired
in the first place. Who cares what you wear on
day one? And also give yourself a little grace. Biggest

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takeaway nobody nails a new job immediately. Oh that's for sure.
I've been doing this for three decades and I'm still
trying to hit it deeper in the two. Travel is
expensive these days, and even a simple two or three
hour road trip sometimes needs to hit the gas budget.
But if you work hard, you deserve to get away.
Where do you go? Wallet Hut lists the best budget

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friendly US destinations. Analyze one hundred largest area metros across
forty one key indicators for stuff like price of flights,
local costs, number of attractions, pools, weather safety, number of
beer gardens per capita. In the end, Atlanta is number one.
Orlando was second, followed by Austin. The Rest of the

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top ten Washington, DC, Honolulu, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, Richmond, Virginia.
Can't believe Honolulu came on the list when you talk
about price to fly there. Worst areas to visit Venture County, California,
just north of LA includes Thousand Oaks where Britney spears.
Hazar twenty acre estate, Hidalgo County in southern Texas second worst,

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followed by Lansing, Michigan, Norwalk, Connecticut, San Jose, California. No
places in Minnesota or North Dakota or South Dakota ranked
anywhere in the top one hundred. I guess I'll just
stay at home. I guess tune it again for another
episode of Deeper in the Den with Dangerous Dave right
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