First Months
What a probation extension actually signals
Having a probation period extended is neither a formality nor a dismissal notice, and the difference is…
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First Months
Being useful in a meeting you were not briefed for
Getting pulled into a discussion with no context is routine, and there is a small set of contributions…
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First Months
Every workplace runs on a calendar nobody hands you
Organisations have annual and monthly rhythms that decide when things are possible, and learning them…
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First Months
Working with a team in another country, and the hours between you
Distance is rarely the real difficulty — the size of the overlap window, a calendar you were never shown…
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First Months
When the work you are given is the wrong size for you
Being handed something far above your level and being handed something far below it are opposite problems…
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First Months
Reading what the person before you left behind
Inheriting a role means inheriting decisions, half-finished work and a reputation, and most of what you…
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First Months
Being the first person in a role that did not exist before
A newly created job comes without a predecessor, a template or an agreed definition of success, and the…
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First Months
Being the youngest person in the room, or the oldest
Age gaps in a team produce assumptions in both directions, and most of the friction they cause is about…
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