Phrases Talking About Work Experience

It was a baptism of fire.

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Meaning

It was a challenging and difficult experience that served as a steep learning curve.

Example sentences

John: My first week at the new job was incredibly intense.

Alice: Oh really? How so?

John: It was a baptism of fire. I was thrown straight into the deep end.

Alice: I can imagine! Yeah, starting a new job can be like that, a real baptism of fire.