[TerryL]

i just have to vent a little. i started a new job 3 weeks ago. the gal whom i was replacing was there for 5 days to train me. however, because she and the boss didn't get along, she was not told what to train me on specifically, and she didn't want to ask the boss for clarification. to make a long story short, i got very poor and inadequate training. the trainer had warned me that the boss did not know how to do her (the trainer's) job. so when the boss took over, she gave me a bunch of wrong info and i ended up making mistakes with the clients' things. it made me look incompetent to the clients but it is not my fault but i can't explain to the clients that the boss told me to do things that way. i am frustrated. the boss is nice but one of the things i dread in starting a new job is not being trained properly, and it has come true. ack. thank goodness one of my co-workers has been able to give me more correct info on some things.

[GoodVibrations101]

Originally Posted by TerryL

i just have to vent a little. i started a new job 3 weeks ago. the gal whom i was replacing was there for 5 days to train me. however, because she and the boss didn't get along, she was not told what to train me on specifically, and she didn't want to ask the boss for clarification. to make a long story short, i got very poor and inadequate training. the trainer had warned me that the boss did not know how to do her (the trainer's) job. so when the boss took over, she gave me a bunch of wrong info and i ended up making mistakes with the clients' things. it made me look incompetent to the clients but it is not my fault but i can't explain to the clients that the boss told me to do things that way. i am frustrated. the boss is nice but one of the things i dread in starting a new job is not being trained properly, and it has come true. ack. thank goodness one of my co-workers has been able to give me more correct info on some things.

I am sure you are making some valid points about your training, but one thing to remember is that your writing should be grammatically correct in your professional correspondences and above you are not capitalizing your sentences or the word, "I," in those personal pronouns. You will look more competent if you spell and use grammar correctly in your writing.

Originally Posted by TerryL

i just have to vent a little. i started a new job 3 weeks ago. the gal whom i was replacing was there for 5 days to train me. however, because she and the boss didn't get along, she was not told what to train me on specifically, and she didn't want to ask the boss for clarification. to make a long story short, i got very poor and inadequate training. the trainer had warned me that the boss did not know how to do her (the trainer's) job. so when the boss took over, she gave me a bunch of wrong info and i ended up making mistakes with the clients' things. it made me look incompetent to the clients but it is not my fault but i can't explain to the clients that the boss told me to do things that way. i am frustrated. the boss is nice but one of the things i dread in starting a new job is not being trained properly, and it has come true. ack. thank goodness one of my co-workers has been able to give me more correct info on some things.

I've been in your shoes as a contract-temp-worker and too was blamed for mistakes that could have been avoided, had I been trained properly before the employee quit her position that I filled in for only 6 months.

I showed the supervisor the horrible instructions left behind by her employee, and was told that I had to figure out the "gaps" in the processes myself. It took me the entire 6 months to get the job's processes correct, and I wasn't hired on long-term when my contract-temp assignment ended.

When there's bad blood between the boss and their employee, and the new employee comes in, the situation is precarious for them. My suggestion; make friends with other people in your department so that you can ask them questions about your role. Also, you'll have to stay late or come in early to get ahead in your job's learning curve, if that makes sense?

At this point, I wouldn't wait for any further instruction offered by your boss. I would turn it down any help from your boss since he/she has given you bad instruction already on how to do your job.

This is a sink or swim situation and your best choice is to just buckle down and figure out the job, ask your colleagues for help if they are free and know how to help you, and give yourself some credit for doing the best that you can in a bad situation.

[TerryL]

Originally Posted by GoodVibrations101

I am sure you are making some valid points about your training, but one thing to remember is that your writing should be grammatically correct in your professional correspondences and above you are not capitalizing your sentences or the word, "I," in those personal pronouns. You will look more competent if you spell and use grammar correctly in your writing.

lol! i don't capitalize in my personal life as i feel it interrupts the flow of my typing. i do do it at work though.

[TerryL]

Originally Posted by cielpur

I've been in your shoes as a contract-temp-worker and too was blamed for mistakes that could have been avoided, had I been trained properly before the employee quit her position that I filled in for only 6 months.

I showed the supervisor the horrible instructions left behind by her employee, and was told that I had to figure out the "gaps" in the processes myself. It took me the entire 6 months to get the job's processes correct, and I wasn't hired on long-term when my contract-temp assignment ended.

When there's bad blood between the boss and their employee, and the new employee comes in, the situation is precarious for them. My suggestion; make friends with other people in your department so that you can ask them questions about your role. Also, you'll have to stay late or come in early to get ahead in your job's learning curve, if that makes sense?

At this point, I wouldn't wait for any further instruction offered by your boss. I would turn it down any help from your boss since he/she has given you bad instruction already on how to do your job.

This is a sink or swim situation and your best choice is to just buckle down and figure out the job, ask your colleagues for help if they are free and know how to help you, and give yourself some credit for doing the best that you can in a bad situation.

i do ask my other coworker for advice as she seems to be very good at her work and we have similar duties and she is very nice. i have started to do my own research also. the boss had suggested from the beginning that i look back at what my predecessor did as a guide (but at the time i had thought it would just be easier to ask the boss) and that has really helped. thank you!