Ranting

[emi]

Hi guys,

i'm currently doing an apprenticeship in Germany that takes 3 years at a tax's office. We do the bookkeeping, file tax reports for different customers. It's dual system where i go to work 3 days a week, and the other two days i study at  college.

I have been working here for 2 years. Because my performance at school is quite well, i asked my boss if i can shorten my training to 2.5 years. I also told him i would like to continue study at the university later. He agreed to it. 

But i'm unhappy at work. I don't get the ''important'' tasks . I know everything we do at work is important, but since my training is soon to be over, i would like to be abit more exposed to the '' hard work''. I don't feel like im ready to transit from being a trainee to a ''worker'' with the pace how things are going. I talked about it with him, he said everything is fine and i shouldn't think about it. I also asked him to evaluate my work, but since he basically never works DIRECTLY with me, i know he can't give me any true evaluation. 

I have another senior . For the past 2 years i have been doing quite alot of paperworks for this senior, but 6 months ago my boss hired a new worker, and he has been giving her all the work i have been doing. I'm not jealous, but to be honest i feel kinda suck.

I am wondering why he gives her all the stuffs i have been doing now, and if shes better than me. On the other hand, she does have more experience. Shes also a official worker and get paid way more than me. Maybe i should be happy i dont need to do too much anymore. But im abit nervous because i think i will graduate with no experience.

I have no problems with anyone at work. I keep my distance and don't anticipate in workplaces politic. My only problem is i don't feel like i'm needed at work, or appreciated . My training is basically a waste of time, because i don't get to learn much.  At the moment it's not official if i get a contract after i finish my training, but i do think maybe i should start looking around. But how i supposed to survive with so little experience??

I may add, i'm the only foreigner at the place. I'm getting along fine but i feel most of the time out of place.

 

 

 

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Edited September 11, 2020 by emi

[Ellener]

On 9/11/2020 at 3:17 PM, emi said:

how i supposed to survive with so little experience??

You'll have a reference, so just be cheerful and easy to work with, the situation is only temporary.

[d0nnivain]

You are the intern / apprentice.  The other person is a paid employee with more experience.  On the one hand you want to rush & cut your internship by 6 months while simultaneously complaining that you don't get the good jobs & you don't feel ready / confident enough to transition to being a full worker.  Do you see the irony in that dichotomy?  Learn to be a team player.  Do what you are told including the grunt work.  Learn from the new employee & befriend her.  Complete your entire internship instead of being impatient.  The program was designed to be 3 years for a reason.  You probably aren't ready to be in the work force so stop rushing.  The deep end of the pool can be a turbulent place especially if you haven't finished your swimming lessons.  

[emi]

On 10/8/2020 at 2:38 PM, d0nnivain said:

You are the intern / apprentice.  The other person is a paid employee with more experience.  On the one hand you want to rush & cut your internship by 6 months while simultaneously complaining that you don't get the good jobs & you don't feel ready / confident enough to transition to being a full worker.  Do you see the irony in that dichotomy?  Learn to be a team player.  Do what you are told including the grunt work.  Learn from the new employee & befriend her.  Complete your entire internship instead of being impatient.  The program was designed to be 3 years for a reason.  You probably aren't ready to be in the work force so stop rushing.  The deep end of the pool can be a turbulent place especially if you haven't finished your swimming lessons.  

thank you for your reply. The reason why i decided to cut it short because i didnt get to learn anything new in the last 1 year. I have been doing the same thing since i started.  After countless conversations with my boss trying to get more tasks , i just decided not to waste my time anymore

Edited October 12, 2020 by emi

[Foxhall]

Id agree yes get out of there,

Personally having worked in this area before, my view is that long term you are better to set up on your own and build your own client base,

however you cannot do that without learning the ropes and getting the proper experience, find somewhere to give you that experience,

you dont want to be sitting at a desk all day keying in bank statements or whatever, you want to learn about tax planning and meeting clients on a daily basis

in this game you need to know what your doing before you can go out on your own so finding the place that gives you the proper varied experience is what you need.

Edited October 12, 2020 by Foxhall

[Watercolors]

5 hours ago, emi said:

thank you for your reply. The reason why i decided to cut it short because i didnt get to learn anything new in the last 1 year. I have been doing the same thing since i started.  After countless conversations with my boss trying to get more tasks , i just decided not to waste my time anymore

Ever hear that expression, "cut off your nose to spite your face" before? It's advice warning not to overreact to a situation, especially when it involves another person. In this case, you are an apprentice, an intern. You will not be given a full-time employee (your new boss' colleague) responsibilities b/c you are a college student. Sorry but that's how internships work. You are overreacting by shortening your apprenticeship because you are bored and fed up. I think you should reconsider adding that 6 months back on. Because, you never know what professional opportunities could suddenly be presented to you during that time. But cutting your apprenticeship short, you are also going to lose out on completing the 2.5 years and you will have to forever explain why you did that to prospective employers, b/c if you ask for references they will say you did not complete the 2.5 years and that is not going to look good. 

What you are wasting time doing, is overthinking this. You are not thinking outside the box. That is actually what you should be doing right now with the current circumstances of your situation. There are probably opportunities right in front of you, but you can't envision them because your focus is so narrow.