Are You Being Taken Care Of?
Are you lost in the sauce at work?
Were you truly welcomed, or were you just walked around and left to figure it out?
- Did you receive proper training?
- Are there people you can go to when you’re unsure?
- Were your instructions clear and consistent?
- Do you feel like part of the team?
- Is communication flowing between you, your supervisor, and coworkers?
These questions aren’t minor—they’re everything. Because when the answer to even one of them is “no,” it can shake your confidence to the core.
The Leap of Faith: Starting Somewhere New
We’ve all been there—considering a promotion or opportunity at a new workplace. You take the leap, leave the comfort of what you knew for years, and hope for a soft landing.
Maybe it starts well. You’re given a tour. Introduced around. Even taken to lunch.
But then the warmth fades.
The questions pile up. The silence from your team gets louder. The instructions you received were vague at best—or not delivered at all.
You’re left to wing it.
“Sometimes, the training is shallow, the direction unclear, and suddenly, you’re swimming in expectations with no life vest in sight.”
The Reality of Being “New”
You come in eager—pen in hand, notebook ready, eyes wide open.
You ask what you can. You absorb everything you’re shown. You want to thrive. But without real guidance, you’re forced to rely on fragments of knowledge, intuition, and trial by fire.
And sometimes, your eagerness is met with… resistance.
Some teammates don’t want to train you. Some guard what they know. There’s no malice—just detachment. But it stings just the same.
“It doesn’t take much to make a new hire feel wanted—it takes intention. And far too often, that’s what’s missing.”
Communication Is Care
True belonging begins with communication.
It’s not enough for leadership to say, “Welcome aboard.” Communication must start from the top—your supervisor, your team leads—and it must stay consistent, compassionate, and open.
“When a new hire feels heard, they feel safe. And when they feel safe, they’re empowered to grow.”
This communication should ripple outward—across departments, across levels of leadership, across teams. When everyone is included in the onboarding journey, cohesion becomes a natural outcome.
Inclusion Is More Than a Buzzword
The best workplaces create opportunities for new hires to see the big picture.
When employees understand not just their own duties, but how various departments and divisions interconnect, they begin to feel a sense of mission. Of purpose. They no longer feel like a misplaced puzzle piece—they become part of the whole.
“We don’t want to just fill a role. We want to belong. We want to give back. We want to matter.”
That sense of interconnection builds a culture of mutual respect and shared goals—something every new employee deserves.
Make Them Feel Chosen
Being hired should feel like being chosen—not just selected to fill a seat, but welcomed into a family.
That means:
- Taking the time to train new people thoroughly
- Checking in regularly, not just once
- Sharing knowledge generously
- Cultivating a culture of open, honest, retaliation-free communication
When a workplace truly invests in its new hires, everyone wins. Confidence rises. Collaboration grows. Turnover falls. And that fire—the one that brought the new employee to your door—keeps burning.
Final Thought
To the leaders: Your new hires are watching and feeling everything. Show them they belong—not just on paper, but in the way you communicate, guide, and include.
To the new hires: Your desire to feel seen, trained, respected, and valued is not too much. It’s right. And it’s human.
Because when someone feels supported, they don’t just show up.
They shine.