The One Common Trait of People Who Are Immediately Written Off After Joining a Company

What people who exceeded expectations did on their first day

When you first join a company, everyone feels the same way.

Whether you are a new graduate, a job changer, or a veteran.

"I want to do things properly," "I don't want to be a burden," "I'll just see how things go for now."

Those feelings are correct. However, those "correct actions" quietly and surely lower your evaluation during the first month.

Today, I'm going to talk about that.

Previously, I spent a long time hiring for a certain position.

I talked with the person who had the hiring authority many times and kept selecting candidates. It was hard to decide. After that situation continued for a while, a job offer was finally given to one woman.

To be honest, she did not have the technical knowledge required for that position.

Even so, she was hired because there was one expectation. The majority of the team was foreign, and communication was fragmented. We bet on the possibility that she, as a Japanese bilingual, could become a bridge between them.

Technical skills can be learned later. But the ability to connect people cannot be easily hired.

I'll tell you the result.

She greatly exceeded expectations.

In a workplace where many nationalities were mixed, she became a buffer. While learning the technical knowledge she lacked from her teammates, she steadily carried out the role of bridging the gap between her boss, the team, and other teams. The evaluation from the person who had the hiring authority skyrocketed after she joined.

So, why was she able to exceed expectations?

From the beginning of her employment, she was thorough about one thing.

"She did not hide what she lacked, and she immediately took action to confirm who she should rely on for the parts she was missing."

That is all.

She was doing the exact opposite of what many people do here.

This is how people who face hell after joining a company make their first moves.

Because of the feeling that 'I must do this properly,' they cannot say they don't understand something. Because of the judgment to 'wait and see,' they keep missing the timing to act. Because of the fear of 'not wanting to be scolded,' they only follow instructions without confirming.

On the other hand, the boss is thinking this:

Why aren't they moving?
Are they not thinking?
Are they motivated?

This mismatch between the brake and the accelerator is the true nature of the hell that follows joining a company. And this mismatch is almost entirely determined by how you act right after joining.

Why is it determined right after joining? Please understand the structure of evaluation.

There are two phases to evaluation after joining a company.

The first month is a deduction-based system. Not moving, being slow, failing to meet expectations—when these pile up, the verdict that 'this person is incompetent' is handed down. It takes more time than you can imagine to overturn this verdict once it has been made.

After you get through the first month, it changes to an addition-based system. Proposing, producing results, being entrusted with tasks—from here on, your evaluation will rise.

In other words, the first month is not a place to aim for additions. It is a place to master the game of not getting deductions.

What she was doing from the first day was an action that intuitively understood this structure. Instead of trying to hide her weaknesses and appear perfect, she disclosed her weaknesses and immediately confirmed 'who to work with.' This is the smartest way to act right after joining, minimizing the risk of being deducted while simultaneously showing the additive element of proactivity.

So, what should you do starting tomorrow? Just one thing.

When you receive a task, please add this one sentence:

'I am thinking of proceeding in this direction, but is my understanding correct?'

What happens with this? You are not acting on your own. But you are thinking. The boss is also relieved. And you can safely demonstrate proactivity.

It is okay if your skills are lacking. It is okay if your experience is shallow. That is what she proved.

People who decide how to act right after joining are the ones who determine their evaluation a month later.

People who experience hell after joining a company are not necessarily low in ability.

They are 'people who stop because they don't know how far they are allowed to go.'

And the reason for stopping lies in how they act right after joining.

Work is not a 'game of trying hard.' It is a 'game of managing mismatches.'

Whether you are a new graduate, a job changer, or a veteran, that anxiety you feel on the first morning is the same for everyone. Those who can move forward while carrying that anxiety are the ones who will find themselves in a rewarding position after a month, rather than in hell.

That first hurdle has already begun.

There is no need to wait for everything to be perfectly prepared. That very anxiety is proof that you are trying to move forward.

I have compiled a checklist of exactly what you should do.

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