To not like my new job after 3 days?

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So for the purpose of voting:

Reasonable - fair enough, some jobs aren't for everyone.
Unreasonable - it's been 3 days, take a breather.

I started a new job last week, office job which I've always done but completely new sector. The team are nice enough but I'm really unsettled and worrying I made a mistake leaving my old job.

On my first day, I had a meeting with my manager and then was left to 'familiarise' myself with the system for the remainder of the day. Nobody told me when I could take lunch or where, seeing as the area is new to me. Nobody told me what time I would finish and when I eventually asked, I was met with baffled faces. Since then I've just sort of done my own thing and been reading correspondence etc to get used to their ways of working, attending a few meetings and twiddling my thumbs.

Am I speaking too soon or does this sound a shambles? They keep talking about when I take over from my predecessor but I honestly don't know how I'll do that when I'm not being taught anything!

Absolutely agree with that timeliness.

Is it flexi maybe ? Check your contract etc for that info. However not nice that people aren’t showing you the ropes or inviting you to sit with them. Sounds like my place it’s awful for new starters no one makes an effort they are literally left to sink or swim. Is it a clear JD or does it seem ambiguous ? I think give it another week ask to meet with your line manager and say you needs some guidance of exactly what is expected from you.

It sounds badly organised and unprofessional tbh.

You should be given the essential info you need in your first day and looked after, made to feel welcome.

I would definitely feed this back to HR too. They need to improve their onboarding process.

I wonder if this org crows about how inclusive it is...

I'd be organising another meeting with you manager to ask all those questions. You need to be proactive as they've clearly dropped the ball in terms of onboarding.