Good
Expectations were set from the orientation and training sessions.
- Understanding the ethics, values, and mission of the company for which I have been hired allows me to set my mind right to be a valued employee.
- In my experience, having management involved in the orientation and training week to allow me to ask questions was important. It gave me an opportunity to build a stronger rapport with the management team and trainers who were training me in my restaurant job.
- As a trainer, I always try to continue and ensure the trust between new hires feel comfortable coming and asking questions without the fear of any repercussions. Being a new employee this is one of my favorite aspects of being trained.
Bad
No training programs were set in place, and communication was awful.
- Too many myLearnings that happened solo at the very beginning of my training. I understand the importance of these, but it was awful to be put in an office without a trainer. It didn’t allow me to get an overview of what the day-to-day aspect of the job was going to consist of. The socialization didn’t happen until day 3, and it turned into more of an awkward situation than a feeling of being welcomed aboard.
- To have a trainer or mentor who falls short with confident enough in their job role to answer all of my questions accurately. It set the expectations low for the future coaching that may happen within the company.
- In general, it was put out in the open quickly that there was a lack of team building, and the department did have some issues among the co-workers. It didn’t allow me to have non-biased feelings towards the new co-workers I was meeting.
