Acceptance in Your New Environment
You may be assigned to a department as a replacement for someone the others hated to lose. They will need time to get used to you. You may not have the experience of the person you replaced, and as a result, others may have to work harder for a few days to get you started. It is even possible that someone in your new department wanted another person to have your job, and, as a result, there may be some resentment toward you.
It is never easy to be the newest member of a group. You cannot expect to go from being an outsider to being an insider without making a few adjustments. In the first place, you and your personality were forced upon the group. Probably they were not asked whether they wanted you. You have ...
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