So I just started this job I’m in now about a month ago and for the most part I like it. That said I feel the training I’ve received has been incredibly poor. Literally 7 days of shadowing someone do maybe a dozen things and then that’s it, into it full time. It’s a complex job, there’s a lot to learn and yet I constantly feel like I am expected to know everything. If I ask for help or want to know the answer to a question I get huffed and chuffed at or eyes get rolled and I’m made to feel 1/
Like I am the problem. There’s only two of us in this office most of the time and while my manager can be lovely when she’s calm when she’s stressed, which is a lot of the time, she’s abrupt, rude, everything is an inconvenience to her and quite honestly she has me on the edge of every nerve for most of the day. I really don’t know if this is how the world actually works but I know it’s really impacting me 2/
I think with the right training and time I could do the job well but right now I feel like I have no support and the only person here makes me feel like a waste of space. I really don’t know if this is the job for me. 3/3
@Ravenlock *your situation even 😀
@RichChappo thanks Rich, that means a lot. I keep hoping that’ll get better over time because for hours and pay it’s not a bad job and if I can make it work for me then even better.
@Ravenlock I'm sure you're more than capable and you'll figure out a way to make it work.
@Ravenlock Sounds exhausting and demoralizing. Ask her for a meeting. Lay out what you need to be able to do the job. A leader will take your feedback on board and make sure you get what you require. Or else she isn't a competent leader and won't give you the opportunity to succeed. Then you'll have done what you can to handle it like a boss - even if the boss doesn't.
I recommend you check out Ask a Manager website for more tips. Good luck 🍀
@Ravenlock I saw this post and I sympathize. It's a situation I've been in myself. I feel that standards of training in workplaces have dropped drastically over the years. I don't really have any pearls of wisdom to offer but I hope you're situation improves.