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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here would like to get some advice on how to dig myself out of this hole.
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Here's one easy piece of advice directly applicable to your situation - do you know who didn't have parking issues at your agency?  The people who got their earlier than you.  The good news is, this is a problem that is COMPLETELY within your control to solve.  Get there earlier and make parking somebody else's problem.

Telework?  Don't telework until later.  If you are just starting out, you tell them that you'd rather be in-person starting out for the first 6 months so that you can have a better chance to meet key people/colleagues and get a better feel for the organization... it's not a lie and you'll be the one that is always there - at some point, there's a good chance that you'll be able to help someone above you because you are there and they are not but they know you are there.

8 hours?  If this is salaried for the first 90 days you should be doing 9s getting there a half hour early and leave a half hour late M-Th and maybe an 8 on Friday after everyone has left early.

You have to show some hustle here - do you want this job or not?[/quote]

This. The parking thing is not your employer’s problem. If you have to pay $20 to across the street, you do that for now because it’s better than missing out on thousands of $$$ in paychecks. Ditto if you have to walk an extra two blocks to park. Do what you need to do. Your responsibility is to show up, be at your desk, and get work done. How you make that happen is entirely up to you and entirely your responsibility. Nobody is obligated to make that easy for you.

Same with the loud coworker. Mute your mic when they’re talking, put a disclaimer in the chat, talk over them. Whatever. Not an option: picking your own worksite, switching your schedule, flubbing your hours.

Quit making excuses, OP. No work environment is perfect. It’s on you to get the work done (the way you’re told to) anyway. [/quote]

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