Hi - sorry this is a bit long...
I was made redundant from my old job & retrained in a technical discipline. I was lucky enough to get a temporary role in a local firm just before finishing my retraining.
When I finished that contract they kept me on, but on the condition that I worked as a contractor through my own ltd company - so I have no employment rights. I agreed as at the moment there are few jobs about & I felt I could gain useful experience.
However, it is not going well. My immediate boss has left & the company is considering not replacing her due to cost. This means I have no mentor at work, as no-one else in the firm has much experience of my discipline.
I have been given project work which is really beyond my experience and left to sink or swim. I have never done any sort of project work before, but most projects don't seem well managed - cancelled meetings, people who don't turn up, unclear objectives, no agenda or minutes etc. I genuinely have no idea about how to proceed with most of the stuff I've been given and the result is that I do very little as I am gripped with indecision. What input I do give is largely ignored. As I have no manager this has gone un-noticed so far. The senior manager (my bosses boss) seems unconcerned - as long as he has someone in my role he has ticked the box, whether I perform or not. I am not even sure if he has any visibility of my work.
I am tempted to quit, but there are not many jobs out there & I need to earn. The job looks perfect convenience-wise - short commute, flexible hours (as a contractor I can work when I please & just bill for the time.) However it is really depressing being inactive & ineffective at work and it is affecting my confidence. I am not progressing or getting the training I need to become competent. I have been forced into a contractor role long before I am ready for it.
I will bring it up with the senior manager when I see him after his holiday, but I suspect if I state that I cannot work without a senior mentor and lay out how bad it is he will just terminate my contract.
I am so cross with myself for being pathetic & not rising to the challenge, but I do believe the firm is at fault for putting me in this position. Is there anything I can do to sort this out?
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costumething · 24/07/2013 22:54
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