u/Fuzzy_Independence71 — reddlx

Adjusting to the transition

Recently took a position as a social worker in one of the smaller cities on the east coast. I'm about a month in, I'm one of those workers who just has a standard for myself about the quality of my work. I like to know that I'm doing good work and that if someone has a question for me, I'm able to answer it confidently. I'm making guides for nearly everything I do within reason. I found myself today just defeated. My coworkers assure me that I'm doing fine and will give me praise for catching on but it's honestly hard to judge if they mean it. How common are days where you feel like you have no idea what you're doing? And how long could I expect this?

Thanks for any responses.

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u/Fuzzy_Independence71 — 1 day ago

▲ 1 r/birds

Ive created a monster

A few weeks ago, I noticed a nest in a shrub right by my fence opening. Light blue eggs, when I peaked this guy would fly down overheard on my shed, and give me a chirp. Me being me, I would talk to him gently thinking I'm Steve Irwin, without realizing what was actually happening. I'd do this every few days. Fast forward about a week, I get out of my car one day and my friend swoops down, lands eye level on my car, and screeches at me and as I walk away, attacks me. For the next almost week, I couldn't make it out my door without being bombed, since I realized the babies were out of the nest. It was so bad if I opened my blinds, they would bomb at me in the window.

I was able to identify the culprit as a catbird. I've been reading about them. I see a lot of people writing about how much they love them and how sweet they are. 🤣

My question is, if they come back how can I have a good relationship with them. Obviously I won't ever poke my head in the nest again, but I'm also not in the mood to be bombed daily. Thanks!

u/Fuzzy_Independence71 — 2 days ago

▲ 1 r/careerguidance

Awkward situation?

I was recently offered a new job contingent on a reference check of my current supervisor. Prior to even applying, my supervisor told me she would not be a reference for me, despite getting a glowing review from her in March. When going through the credentialing process, I notified my new employer of this and let them know that if they reach out, it's going to create a really awkward situation and begged them to just reach out to human resources for my review.

My credentialing specialist told me that she has to reach out and let me know she will not mention that I took the job yet to avoid making my life awkward since I haven't told my current employer I'm leaving. Unfortunately I got looped into an email of them both going back and forth about my current supervisor refusing to verify or attest to my skills.

I had thought by using enough references that I could essentially bypass this situation, but it's happening. Furthermore, the credentialing specialist made a mentioned in this email thread it's the final step to bring me on board, all but saying I'm leaving, when I haven't put in a notice.

If you're wondering why I haven't given a notice, is being my new employer told me I wouldn't be brought in until late July/August. So I didn't think I would have to make a mention of it.

How would you handle this situation? Did I do anything wrong?

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u/Fuzzy_Independence71 — 3 months ago