Let me preface this by saying I was in a toxic job that made me feel like shit for the last year and a half and it took me 8 months to land my new job. So you can say I’m a little traumatized. Not to mention this was also my first ever “real job” (aka corporate desk job) post college so it’s put a bad taste in my mouth.
I just started a new job about two weeks ago. (I know it’s a weird time to start a job cause most people are mentally checked out for the holidays.) The first day I started I was given no instruction or welcoming or anything. Mind you my first day was WFH but my second day was in office. I quite literally showed up 10 minutes before 9 and waited until 9:45 to see another human being in the office. Once people started to trickle into the office it was dead silent for 3 hours. I am a very outgoing person so I introduced myself to everyone but the vibes were so bad – it seems like everyone hates working here. And are like scared to talk???
Fast forward a week – I’ve been given no onboarding and am just expected to understand everything and know what’s going on with all my clients (whom I haven’t been introduced to). The overall red flags and vibes have been rancid and I’m almost thinking of quitting before I get in too far.
Should I give it more time? Do I just hate working? Is that just what companies are like? Am I just traumatized by my last company and psyching myself out??? How can I make sure I never end up in a situation like this again??