To think this in unfair

[Sullie79]

Started new job a few days ago. I feel like I haven’t been given time. No training, just thrown into it. I was asked to read policies and music was playing and people chatting on their lunch. Manager getting my name wrong. Not given any proper induction, just rushed. Manager kept disappearing when was meant to be showing me round so I was sat there for a while. Aibu to think this is unfair?

I don’t see how it is ‘unfair’. Sounds a bit casual and disorganised .

Unfair in what respect? Ideally someone should be allocated to show you round and perhaps you shadow them but it rather depends on the role as to how much formal training is required.

All places are different, try and take it one day at a time and settle in. Congratulations on the new job!

Yes I think it is unfair to expect someone to start a new job and then not give them the proper induction and training. It's unfair on you and the organisation because you aren't going to be working effectively which impacts on everyone. You'll end up being blamed for poor work when you've actually had poor training.

You need to speak up. If your manager isn’t available then tell somebody else in your team (or any other colleague, if it’s a generic query) that you haven’t had anyone explain X to you yet, or you’ve been asked to do Y but it isn’t clear how you go about it. Email your manager and ask to schedule a proper sit down with them as you think you’ve identified a task you’d like to start on as a priority and you’ve a list of questions you’d like to ask beforehand so you know you’re both on the same page. Not all managers are great at induction, and it can feel overwhelming, but if you lead with the things you want support in, you’ll likely get a positive response.

What is the job?

Well it turns out the manager was WFH when I started last week so it was the assistant manager who did my induction but this was rushed as he was busy with lots of other things. I have been out of work for a while and I'm expected to know everything without being told what I need to be doing. (different sector from what I've worked in before). I'm not shadowing anyone. Just feeling a bit overwhelmed

Tell your manager you need a proper induction and more support.

And don't get caught using your phone to post on Mumsnet at work

It's showing that they're pretty disorganised. Most decent firms make the effort to welcome new staff in an organised way, giving them a good first impression.
As an office manager I could see how much difference it made. Many staff were introduced in a very professional manner. But occasionally a new role was created and when the new person started it just looked like chaos. Like they didn't think it through properly. When this happened the person always left within a year.

Yes it sucks

Email your manager to say what you need from your induction. If it isn't happening, you need to show initiative and speak up.

Ask to shadow someone. Tell your manager you need someone to show you how it's done here

Happened to me a few years ago. It was awful. I found out after I’d started that the job I was expected to do on my own had replaced 4 people’s roles! It was very disorganised and there was no training; I had made it clear I would need this as I moved from a completely different industry.

Any task that wasn’t allocated to a specific person, for example the exams officer (it was a college) got passed to me. It was awful. When I asked about training I was told “We haven’t got time for that”. I lasted just about a year.