Why Werent These Warnings In My Induction Pack

Why Werent These Warnings In My Induction Pack Starting a new job is a pretty exciting time. No matter how cool, calm and collected you try to be about the whole thing, the reality is, your whole world is about to be tipped upside down hopefully for the best! A huge chunk of your waking hours is spent working and whether you like it or not, work will often assume spotlight at the centre of your universe. Generally speaking, actually securing a new role is no mean feat from application through interviews to offer and beyond, youve beaten the odds.  Signing the dotted line and  resigning isnt a decision you wouldve taken lightly. By now youve probably thought of every possible reason to both decline and  accept your new job offer, before finally coming  to  a conclusion that meets your best interests. The reality is, though, that you are only working on promises, gut feeling and a bunch of unknowns how grateful wed be to have just a little bit more information. A  crystal ball would be handy, too! Its inevitable that therell  always be exciting (read: shocking / surprising) things for you to learn on the job;  pieces of information that didnt quite make it into your induction pack, or warrant being brought up mid interview. Some of these warnings wouldnt have turned you away necessarily, but gosh, wouldnt it have been nice if you were at least given a heads up? Here are the 10 warnings / disclaimers that are totally going to be  left out of your induction pack, but mark my words, youll learn sooner or later: People wont get back to you when they say they will This goes for stakeholders, clients, colleagues your manager. The office is bound to be full of over-promising and under-delivering, despite the exact opposite being written into the companys official values  on your intranet page. Competitive behaviour  exists internally The people here are great! No Im serious, they really are, but dearie me, when push comes to shove and promotion season comes around watch out. Work with one eye open, thats all. Preferably both. Your work  friends will leave you cold and alone Youll make really, really great friends with a couple of your colleagues, which is great! And then sooner or later, theyll move on to  pastures new, just as youve done, and leave you. Your colleagues are a total mixed bag As I said, your colleagues are a really great bunch of people well, most of them. Come to think of it, there are actually a few people who will probably drive you absolutely up the wall, sorry. Those who work the longest, not the hardest, often get the glory Youll constantly be told to foster work/life balance and allow yourself time to switch off. But then youll also start to notice that the people in earliest, leaving latest are idolised by management, regardless of the fact their long hours are due to their constant YouTubing. Youll be made to feel guilty for taking proper lunch breaks Again, your personal time is valued and you deserve to have ample break time. Just a word of warning though, when you do take a proper break from your desk, youll be made to feel like you just siphoned money from the company credit card and bought yourself a new house. The workplace isnt  a fair playing field You can try all you like to fight for whats fair, however things will regularly fall into the are you kidding me? category. Mistakes make you human annoying Youll always be encouraged to try new things and push the boundaries, be daring, be bold! However when you slip up, youll absolutely know about it! Still be daring and bold, just dont make a mistake. Expectations can get super unrealistic Youll get to the end of the month, or deadline time, and youll almost certainly be gifted with completely unrealistic expectations. At times youll wonder if someone is having you on to see if they can break you, but they arent; theyre seriously expecting those ludicrous outcomes. Now if you could just sign here; welcome on board!