Hell-office!!
THERE must often have been times when you wished you were anywhere but the office! And to think that it is the place you have been dying to work at.
One month on the job and you realise that you have made a ghastly error in judgment. Your new place of work is hell revisited (little exaggerated of course!). Too bad that you cannot go back in time and exchange it for something else, or take up the offer which you spurned in favour of the present one.
Wish you could exchange jobs like clothes, for instance? When you had quit your earlier job for the extra money, for the new position you had been promised, never would you have thought that money and position are poor comfort when your skills are questioned constantly.
What does/can one do in a Catch-22 situation like this?
The best defence in a situation like this is a good, solid offence. You don't have to sit and stare at your computer all day long in mind-numbing ennui.
Don't wonder `why am I still here'; think instead, how you can get out of this mess without botching your prospects any further.
Cut your losses and leave immediately. Recruitment experts say that this is the best thing that you can do if you have a good, stable employment background.
Staying put in such a situation would be a total waste of your time and skills. However if possible, talk to your boss or supervisor about your dissatisfaction. You may perhaps be able to figure out what exactly `did not fit'.
Was your preparation inadequate? You need to establish your ideal wants and needs and see whether the offer that you want to consider meets all your parameters.
A few factors that you should consider beforehand: your boss, your work and satisfaction levels, job security, salary and perks.
One of the prime reasons why people often quit is because of a poor supervisor.
Make sure that doesn't happen to you by meeting and talking to the person who will be your boss.
That `s not to say that you will have a perfect relationship later on, but it might help to know the kind of person you will be dealing with.
Make sure the company is financially secure. You wouldn't want to be out of a job again.
Do you think you will be able to handle the workload?
This is another area where people often get misled.
Make sure that you are challenged, not overwhelmed.
Negotiate your salary but leave yourself room to give a little so that you can take more.
If you have made a mistake accept it before it is too late.
It is a tough thing to do but isn't it better to move on than stay where you are and blame yourself everyday?
PADMA
padma.hyd@cnkonline.com
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