How do you know if you are doing well at work?
how do you know if you "fit in"?
how long does it take for them to decide if they like you, ie, the manager + other colleagues?
Answer:
How long's a piece of string?
Basically, if you work in a good company with decent processes, you will have some form of regular performance review with your manager or supervisor and this topic will be discussed. Quite often though these days, the initial review period just lapses without a word from anyone, but bear in mind if you are NOT satisfactory, someone has to tell you.
If you do have a review, make sure you prepare and take bullet points of things you think you did well in with you, in case you need them. If you don't prepare, even if it's an "informal chat", you are clearly a strategic risk taker and ermm, an idiot. The message this sends to the manager is that you are not serious about your performance.
However, many managers have little or no idea how to manage people and have learnt bad practices from their own managers. Good managers (and if they are really sharp, successful ones too) are very rare in UK companies but the good news is that they are incredibly easy to spot. Watch and learn from them.
If your manager is not the sharpest tool in the box, ask your colleagues and (be careful here) if the "right" opportunity comes up, ask your manager how he or she feels you are progressing. Be prepared for good or bad news. You may or may not fit the bill. The company culture may create expectations from newbies that you may not have picked up on, or have not realised.
If the news is bad, don't dig a big hole by blabbing on with excuses, just ask the direct question, "What do I need to do to meet your expectations?" If it's something you are not trained for, ask about training (unless you told them you were an expert in a particular subject - in that case, it's your own fault and its time to do some rapid homework my friend)
LISTEN, WATCH OTHERS, CHAT with your colleagues in breaks and LEARN. Keep your mouth shut tight in an open forum, unless you have something worthwhile to contribute, or need to ask a question that you've not been able to answer yourself first.
Make a personal note when people say a genuine thank you for something. Ask them later if the quality of what you did was worse, the same or better, than what they got from a similar support role, or if appropriate, from your predecessor.
Good luck,
bw.
if they sack you on the first day - you didnt fit in..
Don;t you have six month reviews or something?
Personally, not finding a P45 on my desk in the morning would be a good sign.
Got raise?
Simple like that.
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if you got more compliments and positive feedbacks.
Depending on your company, most people only find out if they're not doing well. No news is good news?
Performance Evaluation Report from superior or Appraisal Report. Self Satisfaction and bench marking (compare with your colleague)
The place that I work we first of all have one to ones with our manager. this is generally a monthly performance review so I would be told if there are any problems then. My boss is quite good, I work for a very large company so everything is always broken down.. he always lets me know if there is anything I need to know now.
Also every year I get an appraisal so again I know how I am going on.
You should have regular supervision with your line manager to let you know how you are progressing
It is easy to tell. When I first started my position, I thought I wasn't going to fit in until I heard that woman who I used to sit next to told my supervisor, that I was the right candidate for the position because I was willing to come to work everyday and I hardly got sick. Anyway, my supervisor said we wait and see from others if I can "fit" in. Before I started my position, my supervisors had others who didn't doublechecked their work or sometimes didn't feel like working and just took off for half a days work. My colleagues started talking about me saying that I am a hard worker and that I enjoy helping people. He also knew that I don't play hooky and that I am willing to help out the permanent staff as well. So, check around your work place.
Just ASK! :)
If you get praised,get more responsibilites and if you are included in things with co workers.then those are pretty good clues you in.
Ask your boss about your performance.
Good sign: co-workers include you in their lunch plans
Bad sign: people scatter when you approach the water cooler
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