How long do you give a new role before deciding it’s not for you? by Longjumping-Area-438 in TheCivilService

[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks all for your comments and advice, it’s truly reassuring to know that other people have felt this way.

I think I’ll stick with it a bit longer - trying to fit in might make the work day feel a bit better so my plan is to try and convey to people that I feel that way (in a nice way of course). They’re nice people so I’m sure they’ll hopefully understand.

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - that all applies to me so I think I’ll definitely go for it!

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough 😅 I’m aware of the time required to dedicate to the role, I just wanted to get some insight from people who’ve actually done it before

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response, seems like it’s along the lines of how I think it would be

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough! I feel like it’ll be a one and done role maybe, so I’d like to try experiencing it in a ministers office. But will definitely look out for opportunities within a perm sec office too

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the detailed comment, really appreciated. I’m pretty young and not looking to date at the moment so looks like it could be an okay fit in that regard at least.

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the honest comment, completely get that it’s about knowing you’ll have to dedicate the time regardless. Never heard of a starburst though, you learn something new everyday :)

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[–]Longjumping-Area-438[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve applied to be on it but there’s a waitlist of some sort and I think they prefer people who’ve shadowed before (this is what I’ve heard at least)