Ugh. I was offered and accepted a job as an accounting assistant. It’s a department of three, including my role. The Friday before I started, my immediate supervisor called to verify what time I should arrive and casually mentioned the accountant has quit and will only be there till the end of the month. The guy is training me and that only gives me two weeks of training. I thought my supervisor would train me after that, but something weird keeps happening. Whenever the accountant and I are training she sits behind me and says “I want to learn!!” She doesn’t know the job, tasks, or procedures.
I also found out the last assistant quit because she was treated poorly and they basically burned her out. Plus, the supervisor said my job description is changing and we are going to go over it. My husband thinks she is going to off load the accountant’s responsibilities on me and I should refuse unless we negotiate pay.
They are hiring to replace him but she hasn’t interviewed anyone. And whenever this new accountant starts he or she will have had no time with the previous guy to learn the specifics of the role. I can’t train this person. I don’t have that knowledge and the supervisor is clueless.
I’m ready to bounce. Beside all this, there are a lot of red flags. I would love to hear others opinions. Thanks!