New job = oh crap?

IAmMoen · 10-26-07, 09:53 AM

I just got a job and although it is going to be fantastic experience and help me get into my masters program it was probably the first time that I have gone into the first day of the job and come out thinking, "my gosh what have I done?" I am 21 straight out of college and I will be the Human Resources Departmental Supervisor for a retail store. I have no real retail experience and my degree is in psychology (though I took a lot of business credits as well as io psych and occupation and vocation psych.

My question is this: have any of you guys been in a position where you think "my gosh what have I done?" Please share so at least I know if I am alone or not

conway · 10-26-07, 09:58 AM

Don't let fancy job titles overwhelm you. Chances are that once you find out what's actually expected of you, you'll be fine. If not, you'll quit and find something else.

PhysX · 10-26-07, 10:25 AM

yeha you just hire people. people come to you if they have a problem with the job, that type of stuff.

benbaked · 10-26-07, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by IAmMoen

My question is this: have any of you guys been in a position where you think "my gosh what have I done?" Please share so at least I know if I am alone or not

Yup, just down some cups of coffee and you'll be fine.

Illah · 10-26-07, 12:19 PM

Well HR isn't the most 'fun' industry if that's what the issue is

It can be pretty button down and bureaucratic. I say just roll with it for a while until you find something better.

--Illah

Mr. Roboto · 10-26-07, 12:25 PM

They wouldn't have hired you if they didn't feel that you were absolutely qualified for the job. Any new job will take some learning, once you learn the ropes you should be fine.

djrussell · 10-26-07, 12:38 PM

you'll get good at hiring, firing, filling out tax forms and dealing with unemployment claims.

i started my engineering job right out of college. it's a different field but i've found that i'm okay as long as i'm knowledgeable about the topics. i might never have to do a detailed calculation but as long as i know what people are talking about, i'm fine.

TommyHolly · 10-26-07, 01:45 PM

I just got out of one of the toughest schools in the Military... Every week a few Officers would washback, washout, or be kicked out during the course of an entire year!

Every day I thought to myself..."Oh boy, what did I get myself into?" haha... It was completely worth it though and I might even sign up for an even tougher school now?

Thund3rball · 10-26-07, 02:11 PM

As HR Supervisor you have to be overly happy and friendly, ask people "Tell me something good that happened to you today?" and deal with a LOT of petty employee issues. Get ready for playground bickering and personality conflicts galore. Aren't people fun!?

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IAmMoen Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Folding, MN USA	New job = oh crap? I just got a job and although it is going to be fantastic experience and help me get into my masters program it was probably the first time that I have gone into the first day of the job and come out thinking, "my gosh what have I done?" I am 21 straight out of college and I will be the Human Resources Departmental Supervisor for a retail store. I have no real retail experience and my degree is in psychology (though I took a lot of business credits as well as io psych and occupation and vocation psych. My question is this: have any of you guys been in a position where you think "my gosh what have I done?" Please share so at least I know if I am alone or not __________________ CMstacker Rig [Intel 3770k] [ASRock Extreme4] [OCZ DDR3 2133mhz 4x8gb ] [ATI 5870] [Seasonic 850w] [Samsung 840 Pro 256gb SSD with Win8 64bit]
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PhysX Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calgary	yeha you just hire people. people come to you if they have a problem with the job, that type of stuff.
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10-26-07, 12:19 PM	#5
Illah Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco	Well HR isn't the most 'fun' industry if that's what the issue is It can be pretty button down and bureaucratic. I say just roll with it for a while until you find something better. --Illah
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Thund3rball Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada	As HR Supervisor you have to be overly happy and friendly, ask people "Tell me something good that happened to you today?" and deal with a LOT of petty employee issues. Get ready for playground bickering and personality conflicts galore. Aren't people fun!? __________________ DESKTOP AMD 5000+ BE @ 3.2GHz // GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 // TUNIQ TOWER 120 // MUSHKIN 2x1 GB HP2-6400 // EVGA 8800GT SC // SEAGATE 3x250GB 7.2K // CORSAIR HX520 // DELL 2007WFP // RAZER Deathadder// XP LAPTOP DELL XPS M1530 // T7500 2.2GHz // CORSAIR 3GB 667 // SEAGATE 200GB 7.2K // 8600M GT // LG WSXGA+ // 6c BATTERY // VISTA ULT. (RED) My Heatware
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