First thing is, don't fly it like a Fokker. You will be high and fast with no way out. Instead, learn to take your time and let it glide. You will also need to pay attention to its ceiling and maximum possible descent angle. The aircraft is totally ignorant of its own performance.
Abnormal/Emergency checklist handling. Rule one, for any given problem, determine if "Memory items" need to be done. Then if there is a message on the EICAS, determine which synoptic page needs to be looked up on your MFDU. Determine what is wrong and then say something like "Bleed one fail checklist, my R/T". If you have a problem that is not on the EICAS, then you will need to refer your colleague to the 'Non-annunciated checklist' with a statement like "Non-annunciated, engine oil over temperature checklist, my R/T". Other failures such as an FMS on one side are left for you to work out (in such a case, press the FMS button on the failed side enough times to select the off-side FMS). Also, unlike the Fokker, many failures can not reset so you will just have to fly with them and possibly accept a performance ans/or speed penalty on landing.
Good things: Plenty of poke and engines that respond very quickly, slow approach speed, quiet, nice rudder and elevator control, excellent steering, an APU that will cool or heat the cabin and plenty of margin to carry fuel.
Bad things: It shakes like a sh!tting dog in turbulence, the buttonology is rubbish (six button presses for a direct!), the ailerons - the only non-FBW flight controls, are totally out of harmony with the rest of the controls, you can not easily get in the holds and the metal strips inside regularly fall off and present a hazard; certain failures end up with you having to suffer with likes of "Throttle - throttle - throttle etc." for the rest of the flight and the organisation and layout of the pages in the FMS/MCDU were dream up by a hopeless bunch of third raters, each of whom hated everyone else on the team.
However, there are plenty of these things, they are still being made and they are cheap. That means they should put you in a position so you are able to put food on your family's table for many years to come (or buy some toys).
PM