2 months into new job and I do not like it

[Anonymous]

Joined a big company. Large it dept. Everyone seems very posessive of their work and projects. In some ways that is expected.
I am not busy, not sure what I am supposed to do about that. I try to find work
I feel very much on the outside. Nobody even talks much. I did not imagine that my work would be like this.
have not really learned anything new either. Weird in a way.
Maybe I need to find another job, but am worried how such short employment will look to prospective employers.

Should I just tough it out and see how I feel

[Anonymous]

It never hurts to look and if you find something quickly you can eventually drop the current company from your resume. But I'd give it at least six months. It's always hard to start a new job in the beginning because you're unfamiliar with the people, company culture, company-specific processes, etc.

[Anonymous]

What does your boss think you should be doing? Possessive people are insecure because they know they are replaceable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It never hurts to look and if you find something quickly you can eventually drop the current company from your resume. But I'd give it at least six months. It's always hard to start a new job in the beginning because you're unfamiliar with the people, company culture, company-specific processes, etc.

You can definitely leave this current one off if you are willing to have a slightly longer employment gap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does your boss think you should be doing? Possessive people are insecure because they know they are replaceable.

boss seems distant. Team lead seems more into admin. Some days are better and I think I will get to like this. But other times nothing
gets done because I have to wait for some other team to their piece.
I just want work. I know I can do it and have been able to do the work. Other times I struggle to find who to contact, what the process and there just is a lack of documentation. Part of this is my personality. I really am not comfortable bothering strangers when I feel there could be way for me to figure it out.

Maybe this is just not a good fit. I have heard rumors of office politics and that does not make this into a place that I know I could be happy with. Part of me thinks I am just expecting too much

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does your boss think you should be doing? Possessive people are insecure because they know they are replaceable.

boss seems distant. Team lead seems more into admin. Some days are better and I think I will get to like this. But other times nothing
gets done because I have to wait for some other team to their piece.
I just want work. I know I can do it and have been able to do the work. Other times I struggle to find who to contact, what the process and there just is a lack of documentation. Part of this is my personality. I really am not comfortable bothering strangers when I feel there could be way for me to figure it out.

Maybe this is just not a good fit. I have heard rumors of office politics and that does not make this into a place that I know I could be happy with. Part of me thinks I am just expecting too much

Every business on the face of the earth has politics. Look, I was in a place for eight months and it was a disaster where we both decided to move on. Usually fit is the issue vs. competence. The easiest way to explain this to a potential employer is the best way - keep it short.

[Anonymous]

I would recommend you stick it out for one year if possible. The first year at my current job was really tough for me. I felt dumb, out of the loop, and like I totally didn't fit in. I got a good review and a good raise, and my boss was really pleased with my performance even though I had no idea until the damn review. Anyway, I decided that the first year was so tough, I couldn't go through it again so soon somewhere else so I decided to stick it out for a bit longer. Fast forward and the second year was better, and then I ended up loving it after a while.

I ended up staying for 9 years. It's time to move on now because I got a great opportunity and I'm ready for a change, but I'm trying to give myself a pep talk and remember that I may have a tough few months on the new job. It can take awhile to adjust to a new job, new company, new culture, new boss...it's a lot of change. You don't sound miserable or like you are being treated horribly (in which case, leave ASAP) so I think it could be normal growing pains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would recommend you stick it out for one year if possible. The first year at my current job was really tough for me. I felt dumb, out of the loop, and like I totally didn't fit in. I got a good review and a good raise, and my boss was really pleased with my performance even though I had no idea until the damn review. Anyway, I decided that the first year was so tough, I couldn't go through it again so soon somewhere else so I decided to stick it out for a bit longer. Fast forward and the second year was better, and then I ended up loving it after a while.

I ended up staying for 9 years. It's time to move on now because I got a great opportunity and I'm ready for a change, but I'm trying to give myself a pep talk and remember that I may have a tough few months on the new job. It can take awhile to adjust to a new job, new company, new culture, new boss...it's a lot of change. You don't sound miserable or like you are being treated horribly (in which case, leave ASAP) so I think it could be normal growing pains.

+ 1

It can easy take 6 months plus to get a feel for a new job and culture. This is pretty normal and I would stick it out for at least a few more months.

[Anonymous]

Most jobs in D.C. are like the one you describe. People in D.C. have a different work ethic. There usually is not enough work to go around for the number of employees on a job, especially for contractors. People will then horde work, what little there is, for fear of being let go. They would not have hired you just to fire you. It will be an exercise for you to go into work every day and act like there is a lot of work to do and not complain about it. Sow times, you may sit there ignored for weeks or months at a time. Then someone returns from vacation or leave, and suddenly there is a fire emergency for you to work 24/7 on a project that eventually goes nowhere and moves nowhere. Welcome to D.C.