#32: The Daunting Onboarding Experience
Starting a new job rarely aligns with the expectations one carries through the door. While the job description may be consistent, the avalanche of information and skills required to learn within a single day can feel overwhelming. By 11 am, it’s not uncommon to feel as if you’ve aged a decade, eagerly awaiting the salvation of lunchtime.
The sheer volume of new knowledge can be so overwhelming that retention becomes elusive. The mantra of “fake it until you make it” often becomes the guiding principle during the first week, with new employees covertly observing their colleagues to decipher the daily workload. This experience is amplified in certain industries with a particularly steep learning curve.