I work at a small law firm. I’m currently the only employee other than the manager working and has been so since I started 3 months ago. He also owns the firm. The work we do has really significant implications for our clients personal lives and is very deadline sensitive, so that is already stressful but the conditions make it worse.
In this time, I have not received any in-house or external training, no sit-down meetings with manager regarding performance or current work and the absolute bare minimum in terms of guidance and feedback.
My manager is barely in the office. He speaks to me for a total of maybe 2 minutes a day but usually less. I don’t think in all the time I’ve been here I’ve ever had more than an hours conversation with him about work.
I like him as a person but he’s just not providing the guidance, support and training I need. Every week I here the same line, ‘I’m getting more staff’, ‘this weeks been to hectic’, ‘next week things will be more settled.’
Then when last minute things come up or I’ve missed out on things it’s all my fault. I can never turn off from work or leave it at the office.
I need to find a new role but the stress is too much. I already struggle to assert myself and I feel like asking him to completely change his management style would be difficult to do and to get anywhere with.
Anybody had similar experiences? I don’t know whether to stick it out to have at least 12 months experience on my CV or call it a day.