So it's been slightly over a month at the new job. Work's been busy, and filled with quite alot of uncertainty I must say. My co is currently experiencing a wave of changes, and it feels as if we are going through a phase in the cycle where there is some sort of a manpower "renewal".
There have been lots of resignations and new staff around me, and yes, I am a tad worried, as I'm now the only person left in the events department once my other colleagues finish serving their notices.
I have a boss who is busier than Obama I think. To give you an indication of how things are, of the month odd that I have been here, the total no. of hours I spent with her added together amounts to less than 24 hours.
She does not have time to guide me or sometimes, even to give proper instructions. All the stuff I did and had to do were guesses on my part, and asking and looking around what my colleagues did. Thankfully, with the training from my previous job, did help me to make "clever guesses".
Still the learning curve is steep as healthcare conferences is not my forte afterall, and honestly, I don't like working like this. Not one bit at all.
Despite that, thankfully, I have a sane boss, who, so far, does seem to be a good boss. She would jump in and "protect" us from getting pushed around by external parties. Also, she cares enough to make sure that the workload does not overwhelm any of us.
That, is something I do appreciate.
Close friends have been trying to convince me that I should probably start looking for another job, as mass resignations often are tell-tale signs of problems with either the management, the organisation, or the workload.
So far, I think I like my boss, tho colleagues have been complaining about some of her quirks. I have not personally experienced any of that yet, or maybe, after you came out from hell, your tolerance for nonsense gets higher?
Workload is crazy actually. Looking at all the things my colleagues have to do, soon, it will be my turn nearing to the event date. I hope we get replacement staff like real soon, else all the conferences listed on the calendar is going to fall on my lap. Not fun.
I'm on the fence actually. I'm not really sure if I want to stay on, or to find another job. On one hand, I feel like I want to help my boss, tho I do feel that perhaps, its not within my means.
Also, I don't have the heart to resign on her now especially after her telling me how upset and demoralised she felt with all the resignations. On the other hand, I'm afraid that the longer I stay, the more emotions I'll invest, and then it'll be harder to leave.
Sigh. :(
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