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Originally Posted by TwitchKitty
The hell with all of that, just go in there, and with a smile tell them that they have to adjust to you.
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Frosty:
What you ask and who, where and when you ask it pretty much depends on the job YOU WERE HIRED FOR...
1st:
FIND A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ORG. CHART. It, generally, gives you an idea where you fit into the organization and who YOU report to.
2nd:
ASK YOUR SUPERVISOR, OR DEPT. HEAD, PERTINENT QUESTIONS. They don't want to be bothered by "Where's the john?" or "When does everyone take a "cooler" break?" kinda' thing. You should, pretty much, know that stuff by watching the "office-migrating" patterns around you.
3rd:
BE CONFIDENT IN EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE IN THAT ENVIROMENT. Just like a jungle, there are the few "office-pythons" that are waiting for you to make a mistake and then they'll ponce on you and slowly squeeze the life out of you and your job. They'll sense your "lost" feelings and use that against you in meetings and behind your back. Don't let anyone fool you that it doesn't happen...remember, you're there because someone else left and the others that are left behind are either: Scared that they'll be the next "out the door" or; They didn't get the job you got hired for. Either way, they AREN'T there to make your job any easier. They feel that they've been "slighted" and they're looking for blood...yours just happens to be the freshest...nobody will miss the "new meat" if it turns out that you couldn't hack the enviroment within the first month or so.
Remember your job interview? That a good place to start...what ever they asked you is, at least, the minimum of what they expect from you. Now, you have to deliver. Whatever you said, they are expecting it, and more.
Good luck.
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