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A New Job, New Nightmare
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I started a new this Mon and I am seriously struggling with it. I know its very early days as its my third day today. This is my first job after months and months of temporary working. Im simply overwhelmed. There is just soo much to take in, i feel overloaded. The work isnt hard but there are just too many procedures involved in performing simple results.
Also, the setting isn't what I expected as I was told it was open plan office, which it is and a team of 30. Instead it turns out that I am in a team of 30 but I'm only working alongside one single person who are doing similar role as me and a manager. I have been shadowing the that person and the girl i am replacing as a handover.
I make pages and pages of notes on what I will be doing during the handover, but I just cant seem to make it sense of it. I don't have a desk yet or a pc until next week when the girl I replaced has handovered work to me. So I am yet to try things for my self.
Im so lost and confused. I have only been introduced to the seniors in the team as yet. The team overall are very mature and look very borng to be straight. I have made no friends as yet. I have been trying to hunt down the other newbie who I met on the induction day as I really got along with her though she works in another area of the business.
I feel so down as I have jobs in the past but I have aways been able to cope in first days. There is just so much involved in this role, its making me feel as I could do with being in a better role that I can cope with. Im in my 3 my month probation which means I can leave giving a week notice.
What shall I do ? I dont feel good with the way things are working ? Am I over reacting ?
Also, the setting isn't what I expected as I was told it was open plan office, which it is and a team of 30. Instead it turns out that I am in a team of 30 but I'm only working alongside one single person who are doing similar role as me and a manager. I have been shadowing the that person and the girl i am replacing as a handover.
I make pages and pages of notes on what I will be doing during the handover, but I just cant seem to make it sense of it. I don't have a desk yet or a pc until next week when the girl I replaced has handovered work to me. So I am yet to try things for my self.
Im so lost and confused. I have only been introduced to the seniors in the team as yet. The team overall are very mature and look very borng to be straight. I have made no friends as yet. I have been trying to hunt down the other newbie who I met on the induction day as I really got along with her though she works in another area of the business.
I feel so down as I have jobs in the past but I have aways been able to cope in first days. There is just so much involved in this role, its making me feel as I could do with being in a better role that I can cope with. Im in my 3 my month probation which means I can leave giving a week notice.
What shall I do ? I dont feel good with the way things are working ? Am I over reacting ?
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it's been less than a week. Don't expect to learn everything instantly (and I hope your bosses don't expect you to), and don't expect to make friends instantly either. Take your time, soak it in, and if possible find an old hand who won't mind answering questions. And don't panic! Starting any new job is always a leap in the dark, even for those who've been working steadily.
Give it time. Usually, the first week in a job your head spins with all,the new things you have to learn.
Wait until you have your own desk and wait until the other girl has gone. You will then come into your own!
It's always the same when you get a new job, you panic and doubt yourself.
You got this job, just wait, you will nail it!
Wait until you have your own desk and wait until the other girl has gone. You will then come into your own!
It's always the same when you get a new job, you panic and doubt yourself.
You got this job, just wait, you will nail it!
Massively overreacting! It's only day 3. It takes three months to settle in to a new job and feel like you're getting the hang of things and anoter three months to feel like you actually know what you're doing in almost every circumstance in my experience. There's a good reason a probationary period is three months and not three days!
They other surprise is that I have been told by the colleague that I am shadowing, that I might be doing something different after all ? The manager has other plans for me despite initially being told that I am packing up where the other girl with be leaving off ? So weird ! whats going ? They're all scaring me..!
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They other surprise is that I have been told by the colleague that I am shadowing, that I might be doing something different after all ? She said the manager has other plans for me despite initially being told that I am picking up where the other girl with be leaving off ? So weird ! whats going on ? They're all scaring me..!
They other surprise is that I have been told by the colleague that I am shadowing, that I might be doing something different after all ? She said the manager has other plans for me despite initially being told that I am picking up where the other girl with be leaving off ? So weird ! whats going on ? They're all scaring me..!
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