I’m semi new to office work, been working casually through a degree then now I’m part time. Is it normal to keeping asking for work, instead being given work to get on with on your own.
I’m very junior and don’t have any clients of my own so I’m given work from more senior staff to help their work load. But I’m constantly being inbetween jobs and hate asking for more. I don’t mind the work but it’s the effort of almost begging that I need work to do or else I’d be doing nothing (there are days I’ve done 0 and not been questioned).
I’m not saying I’m a fast worker or anything but if I had a constant flow of work to do I’d be twice as fast as I feel like I’m dragging any work I get out so at least I’m doing something 9-5.
I’m also very quiet so it’s a struggle to keeping asking “I’ve finished x, is there anything else that needs done”.
Would like help if I’m doing something wrong. Low self esteem is telling me they think I’m s**t at the job so no one wants me to work on anything, but why not just let me go? There’s a fair chance it’s true but I’ve worked here for 3 years and once I graduated I was brought on part time, which I wasn’t sure why but didn’t want to turn it down as I had nothing else.
Cheers