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Nervous to start new position

I am starting a slightly different position in the same company but I'm really getting nervous.  I will be keeping all of the same job duties except now I will be taking on the position of a woman retiring in our office.  She was responsible for doing all of the finances and expenses for our office.  She was an awful teacher and even though I shadowered with her for a few days I still feel lost.  She talks in circles and loses everything that she's trying to show me.  Everytime I ask a question she says we'll get to it but then she never really addresses my question.  Also, when I had to return back to my other office to try and finish up my own work she got upset that I wasn't devoting enough time to learning with her...yet she spent 40 minutes giving me my new desk and office keys and talking to other office workers about her retirement plans.  I'm really nervous to start my new position next week...I'm sure it will be fine once I get in and see the work I will be doing, I just want to do a good job and make it an easy transition of her leaving and me starting.  Grr...It makes me so angry that she was an awful teacher and was clearly more concerned about getting her own loose ends tied up before she left for retirement than she was about making sure I felt comfortable and was comfortable with what she was teaching me.
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Re: Nervous to start new position

  • That sucks that she didn't really seem to care about teaching you the ropes! I'm sure once you start doing the job and get used to the flow of things that you'll be fine! After a little while you'll be a pro at it I'm sure!!! :0) GL!!
  • I would let your supervisor know your concerns without throwing her under the bus - say something like, "Although So-and-So and I spent some time going over her duties, I don't feel that we were able to cover everything I need to know in order to be as effective as I'd like right off the bat." Then explain that you're sure you'll get the hang of it, but that you'll probably have a bit of a learning curve. That way, the higher-ups won't be caught off guard and become nervous if you have a few false starts. They'll know what to expect. But I'm sure you'll find your own way in no time. You can also make a list of everything you're still not sure how to do and create a plan for learning how to do these things on your own. Share it with your boss and she or he will see that you're being proactive about growing in your new position and will also be able to help you, if they can, with any tasks you're not so sure about.
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  • Thank you.  That's really great advice.  We had her retirement party today...we were supposed to all go out to a nice lunch but she didn't want to so we just had a small gathering with cake and gave her a few gifts.  She gushed about how she thougth she was such a great teacher and set me up for success.  I spoke with my supervisor after the party and just kind of said that I do feel comfortable with most of my new duties but told her my concerns over some of the things she just skimmed over.  They said that any transition will have a few hiccups but gave me a few tips on who to call when I encounter something I don't know or aren't comfortable with.  Thanks for the suggestions!
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  • You're welcome! It sounds like you have some supportive supervisors. How annoying that she gave herself such a big pat on the back for doing a lackluster job training you. I've been in that situation before. I had a job that involved using some complicated financial software and since no one seemed to have the time to show me how to use it, I basically had to teach myself. Anytime anyone got hired in that department, this woman would tell them, "Oh, if you train with me, you'll learn this software because Bethany came in and didn't know a thing about it and after sitting down with me for just a couple hours, now she's a pro!"
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