Changing job? Changing, job

utopia

I know it sounds crazy since I just found this new job but lately, I've been asking myself if this is the job for me??

It's a global company and the pay is better than the previous one.
Everything seems like a heaven, less work load, good office hours and people are relax here.... but .... I still have the uncertainly.

Ever since I work here, I made so much mistakes and I want to snap myself so bad...   I'm responsible but ...that's because ---

1) I never been into this industry

2) the person who "Train" me is an old gentleman that doesn't have any accounting sense and only "do what people told him to do". So if I have any question regarding any abbreviation in the industry or accounting system. His answer is always "Don't ask me why, it is the way it is.."

3) The way he told me to do "AR", everything are so unorganized and hand written...so I cannot illuminated the mistakes ... since it's hand written on papers and so much uncertain.

4) The DOS system that I'm working on. May  be I'm too spoiled in the past by using ACCPAC and "present technology". I'm too used to able to tell the mistakes I made or any error I make on spot but.... now, I have to manually key in any cheque I received and key in any entries without seeing the mistakes I make or typo I make until ...at the very end , I run the AR report.....then I know where the mistakes came from.

Worst of all, I'm always uncertain can I change a mistake right the way since the "trainer" always give me a feeling that once I key in something. The system cannot reflect the error in our Vancouver office. I always worry that once I input something. It is automatically posted onto the system since only the head office accounting people have authority to change anything.

(then, I found out later on, it's not always the case)

utopia

I become more uncertain last Friday after some "miscommunication" with the "trainer" and I made a minor mistake  (after I think about it ) but the trainer become very frustrated and I corrected it later on.........

There were one time I was doing a release on the DOS system and I think I input something wrong on the system due to some confusion from him. For example, the total $ amount does not match the cheque number. Chq #601, supposed to be $320 but I input as $800 since the customer submit two cheques to cover one single invoice and the DOS system shown something confuse me...and I knew I have to change it right the way or it will affect the bank rec. but ....

but ............ the "trainer" (who is 62 now) told me he dun think it's a big fuss ...as long as the $ amount match up the total amount of the invoice~~~~~~~~~~~~ I mean, this is not something that an accounting people dare to say ..................

華美子

Sometimes it's hard to make a comment on a job when you just started not too long ago.  Give yourself 3 months to see if you really learn a lot from it.

However, if you hate it so much and you want to find something that's more challenging, then go look for another one.  You are still young, I don't think the old fashion way of doing accounting would help you much for your next job, just that you can may be understand the accounting principle a bit more.

utopia

I'm not saying I'm very professional and good in accounting but at least I have some solid professional accounting experience.

If ... at the beginning, they stated it clear it is only for "DATA ENTRY"... I honestly, won't take this job but since they hired me as "AP/AR"... and willing to train me as the key user of SAP system...that's why I took the job.... and...

it has been almost one month.... I still have not much to do everyday....instead of sitting  in front of the computer and work 3 hours .........daily..

Here is a question keep asking myself, should I keep this job after the SAP training at end of May or should I quit after the training?

On one hand, I can slow down my daily workload and focus on my study while getting paid at a not bad income where there is Zero challenges at work.

Or I can quit this job, and consider go back to the agent and try to find an junior accountant job..... There were two jobs offering me a junior accountant job and willing to promote me to be the senior accountant/account manager within two years time. I didn't take it because I thought I"m not ready for it... but after working here, I realize my accounting skill is not as bad as I thought......

Anyways, just want to let it out my stress here... you guys can ignore me..................

celeron_266

well you made your choice...better face it and live with it

will this short employment term have a negative impact to your resume?.....its possible for HR of a company to think "hmm...why do you have such a short term for this job?..if i hire you will you quit in a few months just like your last job?"...sure you can give explanations...but to some people...the more convincing you do...the more doubts will arise

utopia

原帖由 華美子 於 2008-4-28 09:36 發表
Sometimes it's hard to make a comment on a job when you just started not too long ago.  Give yourself 3 months to see if you really learn a lot from it.

However, if you hate it so much and you want t ...

Thanks 華美子,

I don't hate it so much but it just frustrated me ....
I start to doubt myself, is it my capability? or am I so bad that I can't adapt into the stone aged accounting system here??

Well, that's what I thought too... I'm thinking may be I should giving myself 3-6 months to see how I fit in here... if at the end, I really earn nothing from it other than the training of SAP. May be I should change to something else... because...... I feel bad ......cuz' I know I can do a lot more than just data entry.... I would say I did almsot 80% of the full accounting cycle from my previous job........

utopia

原帖由 celeron_266 於 2008-4-28 09:42 發表
well you made your choice...better face it and live with it

will this short employment term have a negative impact to your resume?.....its possible for HR of a company to think "hmm...why do you have ...

Celeron,

ai... that's why I try to convince myself... perhaps, I should take this job as a "part-time" basis job and strongly focus on my study after my training in Montreal lor.

daimo

changing job too quickly will seriously mess up your resume.

celeron_266

原帖由 utopia 於 2008-4-28 09:44 發表



Celeron,

ai... that's why I try to convince myself... perhaps, I should take this job as a "part-time" basis job and strongly focus on my study after my training in Montreal lor.

i think thats a good idea...more studying means better job afterwards..just take it easy for now and earn some big bucks later on

shutterbug

It sounds like you like the company/compensation but don't like the accounting system.

It takes time to get used to a new system.  I think the number of mistake you make will drop after you get used to it.  I don't think it's a big deal.  If other coworkers are fine and your boss is OK, then I wouldn't make a move so fast.