I have been at my new job for a little over two months, and things are not going well.

I have been at my new job for a little over two months, and things are not going well.

During the interview process, the role was oversold, which made me think that THIS was the opportunity I had been looking for. My supervisor comes off like he hates me and wants nothing to do with me. I cannot speak to his supervisor because she's too busy figuring things out, and HR is unresponsive. My supervisor has been at the org for about five years now, and everyone seems to admire him that if I made claims about how he treats me, no one would believe me. On top of all of this, job security is a big issue, they were not honest during the onboarding and interview process about where they were fiscally and will now be shorted next fiscal year, and I am unclear what this means to my role. Please note that I was at my last place of employment for less than a year because I was severely overworked and underpaid.

I now have several preliminary interviews in the pipeline, but I do not want to go through this again. Is there anything that I am missing to avoid these red flags again?

Thanks for reading.

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  1. Maegan, Nike Sales Rep & Career Coach

    I'd almost turn this question to yourself. Looking back and thinking through the interview process - now that you're on the other side of it - what red flags, if any, did you ignore ? Was there anything that gave you a weird gut feeling? What questions do you wish you had asked that could've given you a better picture?

    Hope this helps :)

  2. Anonymous

    I would do a few things:

    -Ask questions directly about what matters to you at work and be clear about them upfront.

    -Read a variety of reviews (but take them with a grain of salt)

    -Trust your gut!

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