It's Hard to Cope and Go On...Please help?

Question

I accepted a job that I knew I was underqualified for, & the people who hired me also knew I was underqualified for; however, they were desperate for someone and I had enough qualifications to do most of the job

I haven't done good work so far & have been working w/a boss who is extremely hands off. One of my coworkers, who is also my supervisor, is giving me a hard time often because I'm not up to par. He lashes out at me in front of others to hear - and puts me down

The pay is good and my expenses are very high (i have to pay for my mortgage, maintenence, etc and also my parents' debts), so I don't want to leave if they don't fire me. But it's very hard to concentrate on learning the job better because of the psychological hassle

My boss sees what's going on & does her best to quell the conflict. I feel it's not entirely my fault. I've been at the job for a month & they feel that I should be on top of my game by now. I need more of a learning curve and I started off on the foot.

Answer 1

You are responsible for accepting a job that you new you were not qualified for, and that you knew they were understaffed and would not be able to give you thorough training. Companies now are looking for people who can jump right in and fill the gaps, they don't have the time or money to spend on 'reinventing the wheel'. Your expenses are also your responsibility. If you took on the mortgage and all the others based on the income from this position, you have no one to blame but yourself. I feel for you being responsible for your family as well as yourself, but unless you are able to find out how you are supposed to do your job, improve, and impress the powers that be before your review, you might want to star looking for a job that you are qualified for. Taking this position is a challenge to you, and you have accepted that challenge. It is all up to you, you know that you can not count on anyone there, so do what you have to do to become a star!

Answer 2

What i would and have done in the past is i volunteered to work over or come in early and work"off the clock" with people who is doing my job on a different shift, and talk to the manager tell them that you need more time and tell them what you are willing to do, and then talk to your supervisor alone tell him what you are willing to do and ask him for help if he is any kind of a decent supervisor he will help you on merit alone and in time he will be able to tell what kind or person you are