So I just started this job Iโ€™m in now about a month ago and for the most part I like it. That said I feel the training Iโ€™ve received has been incredibly poor. Literally 7 days of shadowing someone do maybe a dozen things and then thatโ€™s it, into it full time. Itโ€™s a complex job, thereโ€™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 Iโ€™m made to feel 1/

Like I am the problem. Thereโ€™s only two of us in this office most of the time and while my manager can be lovely when sheโ€™s calm when sheโ€™s stressed, which is a lot of the time, sheโ€™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 donโ€™t know if this is how the world actually works but I know itโ€™s really impacting me 2/

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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 donโ€™t know if this is the job for me. 3/3

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@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.

@RichChappo thanks Rich, that means a lot. I keep hoping thatโ€™ll get better over time because for hours and pay itโ€™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 ๐Ÿ€

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