I used to work for an NHS Trust in an admin role but left a few years back and haven't worked since (I'm in my 60s and have been looking after my grandchild). I saw an advert recently for a similar job that is just one day per week, which would be ideal for me and would fit around the childcare and is handy as it is very local. When I attended the interview, the person who was supposed to be interviewing me couldn't be there so someone else stepped in, which was fine. I got the job and started a few weeks ago. On the first day I attended it seemed to me that the person I had been told to report to (the one who couldn't make the interview) wasn't expecting me. She seemed flustered when I turned up and said something like "oh, xxx isn't here today, she is working in another team" i didn't know what or who she was talking about. I was shown to a room where I will be working, met the girl I will be working with - who was surprised I was there as they hadn't been told the job had been filled. I had no basic induction i.e. didn't get told where the loos were, fire drill info, if there was anywhere to heat up food/sit and eat etc. There was no computer for me to use but I just sat and chatted with the person who will be my co-worker, who was very friendly but didn't know what tasks I was going to be doing so was at a bit of a loss to show me what to do - but gave me some general info on the team. On the second day I had a PC but no log on details and the PC had been disabled so I had to cal IT to sort this out and get some software downloaded, which took most of the day. The person that I had been told to report to (I am not sure if this is my line manager) told me to go in today for a Trust Induction Day. She said she would give me some headphones and I could sit in with her to do it online. I went in today and she was on annual leave! The random person who answered the door helped me to find a spare room and I logged on and did the induction and left. It feels really strange. In every job I have had I have had someone to greet me, show me around and make me feel welcome. This just feels like they don't really want me there. I have been told that another person started in my role a while back and left at the end of the first day as it was so disorganised and she didn't want to work for such an unorganised team and some of the staff was betting if I would do the same. The Trust seems like a good place to work, it is very local, I'd love to work for the NHS again but AIBU for wondering what on earth is going on? This surely isn't normal. Or is it just that a one day per week role isn't important and someone will get around to showing me the ropes when they get time? Thanks for reading.