Answer to Question #255542 in Management for ABC

Question

His new job in the administrative wing as manager was essentially a desk job, working with files relating to the applicants registered for various housing projects coming up in North Delhi area. 

Rohit missed the routine of his old office and the people he had worked with. He had a private office now fully carpeted and air-conditioned, but he felt he really did not have the necessary background for the job. When he submitted his first report on the housing project to the Director, it was nice enough and the Director suggested some changes that in fact meant that Rohit had really got off the track. The Director said not to worry, “We all have to learn a new job”. The more Rohit thought about it, the more he wanted to go back to the old job. But he hesitated for fear that he would be branded ‘a misfit’ by management and thus disqualified for any future promotions.Could this situation have been avoided altogether?                          

Answer 1

This situation could have been avoided because it seems Rohit was not properly oriented on the new job although one has to learn a new job. Additionally, promotion to a new job requires time for one to adjust, therefore the director has to keep on guiding Rohit for quality performance.