I just joined new company early September.

11 Comments

1. AnonymousOctober 1,2022 at 1:04PM UTC

   Maybe in the current climate it is?

   I’ve been with a company for over 6 months now, and I have no idea who I would ask about a lot of things. I have no idea who I’d tell if I made a big real mistake

   The person who approves my time card has ZERO idea what I do, much less how to fix anything, nor who I should ask. And has been upfront about that from day one so I can’t blame them.

   These first months have been ROUGH.

2. Evelyn LivantOctober 1,2022 at 1:15PM UTC

   Not to my experience. There has always been thorough on-boarding and knowledge transfer.

3. AnonymousOctober 1,2022 at 5:49PM UTC

   Have you talked to your manager about this?

4. AnonymousOctober 2,2022 at 12:40AM UTC

   I do asked him if there is was any resources or documents like Confluence page i can refer. He said he want me to explore.

5. AnonymousOctober 3,2022 at 4:39AM UTC

   Well, i think that is just rude unless that company is very open to their employees to be creative and make mistakes.

   Nevertheless, you still need to know what was the agreed terms of the go live, right?

6. AnonymousOctober 1,2022 at 11:12PM UTC

   I had this experienced when I was new in a multinational company. My line manager did not bother to teach me anything let alone discussed about my kpi's and no turn over as well. Anyway, I spent 5 years in that company.

   Try to patiently understand and learn with every task and assignments/projects. You'll eventually get the hang of it.

7. AnonymousOctober 2,2022 at 12:37AM UTC

   Thank you so much for your feedback. I think I am in the same situation like yours. I just joined this multinational company and in my third week here I need to support system go live because my senior who is responsible for this activity was on leave about two weeks. I’m so overwhelmed because there was no KT and he didn’t brief to me about this activity before he go on leave or at least loop me in so that I know what’s going on. It was very though weeks

8. AnonymousOctober 2,2022 at 11:15AM UTC

   They sound cheap and disorganized. Do you like the people there?

9. AnonymousOctober 2,2022 at 4:36PM UTC

   I’m okay with them but in term of my KT they can’t help much since everyone in the team has their own responsibilities and job scope. And the person who is responsible for my KT is from other country. I asked him few times about KT but he seems like too busy to schedule the KT session. I am not sure whether I can stay longer in this position.

10. AnonymousOctober 2,2022 at 6:06PM UTC

    No its not. The job offer should have been followed with written responsibilities. Your manager should have either assigned you a lead to help you learn the ropes or advise you when to expect training. You should have been introduced to the other staff so you could start networking and get to know some of the goto's to speed up the learning process. The next opportunity you get have a conversation with your boss and ask him about these very questions. If you are getting vague or ambiguous answers, while you are there remain observant. However, rigorously apply elsewhere. Make sure when it is time to get your first paycheck, you are paid. If you have an opportunity talk to HR about payment cycles, PTO, etc.

11. AnonymousOctober 3,2022 at 9:08PM UTC

    For smaller, newer, and less formal organizations, this can be normal.

    For large, established corporations, it's unusual.