I hate my new job (2 weeks!) Help!?

Hate my new job, what to do?

A little bit of background, I graduated in finance in 2004 and quickly landed a job in an investment management firm. Three years later I was still there, as a glorified secretary. I returned to school in '07 to pursue an accounting designation and started work in an accounting firm two weeks ago.

I hate it. I have no idea what I am doing. My accounting knowledge (academic) has not transferred over to the real world. Hell, I just worked on a client file (no idea what I am doing. Random clicking), and couldn't get the balance sheet to balance. I asked my boss on how to do something, wrote it down, returned to my desk clueless. Staring at my notes as if they were written in Greek. I don't know what to do. I want to quit/get fired because I feel utterly incompetant.

one thing that is extremely frustrating is that I am always doing this. by this I mean taking steps back in hope that they will spring me forward. I want to have my own place etc...and now I fear with all these paycuts, "re-starts" etc...I'll be a 40-year old living at home mofo (I'm 29 now, moved out a few years ago but moved back in last summer)

just hang in there, you could be surprised at how much you actually understand and know it once you give your self the chance. you are new, and there has to be a learning curve, and I am sure your employers expect that...just hang in there ask questions, and dont try to act like you know it when you dont, just calmly explain that

it will work out, jsut wait and see.

Settle down, lol. everything will be ok in time if you have the right mind set! Put your resume out there and when you get the what you think is the right new job, GO FOR IT. Hang in there for a little while and kep your chin up!
-Albert

HEY, at least you have a job...stick with it and let your parents live in peace.....(move out)

They should understand you are new. Sounds like your boss isn't much help... but you should try to get the information and help you need from him/her. If that won't work, try to find a co-worker who can show you the ropes. Offer to help with their tasks as trade for their time.

Your training will come through when you learn some of the basics and get your head wrapped around the strange things in the real world. Realize much of this may be unique to the company you are working at now. Things vary from company to company, and you just have to roll with the punches.

Good luck!

You need to ask yourself why you are going for different careers. Is it because you heard there is good money or security in it?

Are you playing to your strengths or just going for whatever sounds easy or money-making?

Maybe you should give it some more time. Two weeks is not a lot of time. Hell, talk to you boss or a co-worker and see if they can't help/mentor you.

Did you do well in the accounting classes, or were you lost at those as well? If so maybe accounting just isn't your thing. If you did well, you also have to consider that anyone who is new to a firm requires a "training period" It doesn't sound as if you got one. You were just given work to do and told to do it. We've all been in your shoes at a new job. It takes a certain amount of time to learn the job and what's expected of you at that job. If you really hate the work, then start looking for something else, but don't quit or get yourself fired before you have somewhere else to go. Jobs are scarce these days, I know because my husband just lost his and is looking for another. A paycheck is a paycheck, but you also owe it to yourself and the clients paying for your services to be sure you aren't doing them any harm. Sit down with your boss and tell him/her that your're unsure about what you're doing and you would appreciate some help or supervision until you feel more comfortable. It's to his benefit as well that you be honest, so don't be afraid. Then if it doesn't get any better, you can honestly say you gave it your best shot, and possibly come to a mutual agreement with your employer to leave. We all go to school with high ideals about what we want to do, but what they teach you there and what you end up doing in the real world are very different. A responsible business owner would make sure his employees are able to complete the tasks given without undue stress and confusion. If not, he can be held responsible for your actions, so at the very least, he should be providing the proper training for your position. Good luck and try to stick it out until you get a line on something else for your own sake. You need to stand on your own two feet and sometimes that means doing things you don't want to do.