Spending a whole day at work not knowing what to do. (dream)

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Last night, I dreamed that I was a brand-new receptionist. This is a very basic, entry-level job. I'm dressed well for it in a cheetah print blouse with a nice skirt. I believed that dressing nice like this was a way for me to express my enthusiasm about this job. I look the part! 

Then, right when I get behind the desk, the phone rings. I answer. A customer asks a very, very simple question, but I can't answer it. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I couldn't answer any question that would come across my path. I don't think they trained me to do this, and I'm scared. I'm all by myself at the front desk. There's no one who can help me.

This is exactly how I feel in waking life about my new job. I just want to be able to figure it out, and I'm very scared of the scenario in this dream (not knowing what I'm doing and being left alone to fend for myself). I'm scared about other scenarios related to work too, but this one is my main one. 

I can't let this happen. I haven't exhausted my options yet. 

*Update: it's week two, and I'm having even more dreams about picking up the phone and being unable to answer people's questions. And I think I had an even weirder dream about my boss sitting in a maze.