working in a position i am not good at../training issues

[chickita]

Hi there.. i have started in a new position as credit controller - i have been looking for work for 6 months and was so excited when i got this position. But i am concerned that finance is far from my strength and i don't want to get a reputation as "useless" for working in this company. I have been there for 3 weeks now - and unsure whether to continue or call it quits. I am tired of feeling stupid and tossed between trainers - i don't know what to do!! i am not afraid to put in the hard work - but got pulled aside that i might not be learning the work quick enough - but then told it takes months to master the new programs- then told i don't grasp the basics -but then told i am doing great and must not be afraid to ask if i need help - i have lost all my confidence - from feeling positive to completely negative and useless.. anyways - some advice would be appreciated. thank you

[saxy_jag]

Hmmm - I was told something similar when I went into a job. In my case, it was a call centre job (funny, but in my current job I'm the one who has to make tricky phone calls because "you have such a brilliant telephone manner"). Anyways, I stuck at for a year and was thoroughly miserable for most of that time. In the end, what with that and the flaws in the company system that were beginning to show up, I sat at my desk one day, typed out my resignation, emailed it to the boss and then went down to his office with a paper copy. I left four weeks later, having not found any other work, but the day I left, the temp agency called and offered me three months' work.

What I guess I'm trying to say is if you think that job's not you, you will never be happy, you will never give your best because when people tell you that's not good enough then it has a habit of demotivating you. You spend all your time wondering and worrying if they're going to pull you up on something.

If you walk ... what? You may be out of work for a while longer. You may be a little poorer. But you'll be happier. And there will be the ideal job for you sooner or later - maybe where you least expected it to appear. I found mine. It's part-time and I would never have imagined myself working here. Sure, I don't have as much money as I did, but then, what price sanity?

[saxy_jag]

Oh, and don't think of it as admitting defeat, either. See it as acknowledging that your true potential lies elsewhere and that this post is hindering your development in that direction.

[Champagne]

With the contradictory feedback you're getting I'm not surprised you're feeling edgy. It sounds like a lot of companies to me, unfortunately; bad communication, no processes in place, under-staffed, unprofessional.

The role itself sounds like a promising one though, and finance isn't as scary as it seems. But you have two choices now. You either sit it out and get very vocal about needing help & support until you feel like you're picking it up, or you leave now and hope for the best in getting a new job.

I would stick it out if I were you. Use the company for the training and qualifications. Concentrate on getting the right people on your side and then make sure that they support you in getting the necessary training.

[Sasha13]

Speak to your Line Manager to see how they think you are doing. At the end of the day it's their impression that is the most important.