So... it's a few weeks since I started my new job, and I'm having some serious problems.
The core of it is this: because the department I am in is groaning under the sheer weight of work coming in, I am not getting proper, thorough training; the people responsible simply don't have the time. They're aware of the situation, and that it's bothering me, but are struggling to help, though I am having a discussion with someone about it tomorrow.
I've got no previous experience in this industry at all, and I need all the help I can get on top of just having to settle in to a new job at a new company - and this had me jittery enough to begin with.
It's bad enough that I'm not sure I'm going to last much longer. I wasn't sure I was up to it before I started (partly down to my natural pessimism and almost complete lack of self-confidence, I admit), but there's so much pressure generally that I can't see that I'm going to get the time I need to build up the confidence I need to do the job properly. And it's complicated, detailed work; not the kind of thing where I'll be able to struggle by for a while.
The situation is made worse by a few other factors, but that'll do for now. It's all so depressing, especially after having been out of work for quite a while. I hate it.
This seems like an appropriate moment for some swearing:
The core of it is this: because the department I am in is groaning under the sheer weight of work coming in, I am not getting proper, thorough training; the people responsible simply don't have the time. They're aware of the situation, and that it's bothering me, but are struggling to help, though I am having a discussion with someone about it tomorrow.
I've got no previous experience in this industry at all, and I need all the help I can get on top of just having to settle in to a new job at a new company - and this had me jittery enough to begin with.
It's bad enough that I'm not sure I'm going to last much longer. I wasn't sure I was up to it before I started (partly down to my natural pessimism and almost complete lack of self-confidence, I admit), but there's so much pressure generally that I can't see that I'm going to get the time I need to build up the confidence I need to do the job properly. And it's complicated, detailed work; not the kind of thing where I'll be able to struggle by for a while.
The situation is made worse by a few other factors, but that'll do for now. It's all so depressing, especially after having been out of work for quite a while. I hate it.
This seems like an appropriate moment for some swearing:
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Hope it improves. It's always worth keeping an eye on the jobs market though.