Hello everyone I'm looking for some unbiased advice about my current position.
I'm trying to keep this as anonymous as possible
Before I get into it I'll give some background: I'm a male, I graduated with a Bachelors in EE in 2018. I had a hard time finding work but I landed a decently paying job through a recruitment agency in early 2019 (close to my 6th month working here). The position is a verification engineer role where I work in a team to run testing to verify proper specifications. I would describe myself as somewhat introverted however I like to talk about work with a little bit of small talk sprinkled in. I was the new guy therefore I'm stationed to share a work station with a fellow team member.
The first day was orientation and I got acclimated to my new work environment. I'm a firm believer that a first impression is very important. I was introduced to my team and I shook everyone's hand, smiled and said I was excited to work with you all. It was a little hard to keep track of everyone's name at this time but I managed as the days went on. The initial weeks were a mixture of going down to the lab and online corporate training. I got a tour of the lab and shadowed someone who was in my team. There was a lot of information to absorb but I was excited and ready to learn.
I joined the team in the middle of the current project cycle therefore I had no immediate job responsibilities. I got added to team meetings and was slowly but surely being exposed to how the industry works. I was with my shadow for a decent while and I could tell that he just wanted to do his own thing. I took this downtime as an opportunity to learn everything I could about the industry.
I found as I went along I was not being given any responsibilities. I usually had nothing to contribute to the meetings but still put on a face of optimism and followed with the issues and problems that they were encountering. It was at this time that I met with my supervisor and told him that I was ready for my first assignment, he told me that he was working on that currently.
I was bored to tears sitting in my work station with nothing to contribute. I read my training manuals over 10 times and immersed myself in documentation trying to learn as much about the previous projects as I could. I said to myself I have to get up and go do something. I explored the lab and tried to get my hands dirty and figure out some of the unique machinery (within reason of course I passed all of the safety tests.) I found that I was getting in the way of my teammates who actually had deadlines and important responsibilities.
It was 1 month later that a new team member was hired with 1 year experience coming from a similar position. My supervisor finally handed out assignments. I had a small portion on the current project but a huge amount of tasks on the project coming next year. On the other hand the team member who joined recently got a bunch of responsibility on the current job.
I kind of feel like I was pushed aside and given this small task just to get me to shut me up. I still had questions though and the more I asked my teammates for tips or a hand the more they started ignoring me. Its a very competitive environment as the contract workers want full time work in the future. I take it upon myself to just work by myself. I finish my assignment and I am ready for more work however I am given the runaround, I am suggested and recommended to work on a new emerging issue and to speak with another supervisor (lateral to my supervisor) I send an email to this other supervisor and got left on read. I go introduce myself to this other supervisor and explain the situation. He explains that he has everything "under control." However I was CC'd in the email chain and can see that he said this was urgent and that they were looking for someone ASAP.
I ask around to help anyone in need of assistance but literally no one bats an eye. I feel really undervalued and straight up not trusted. I came in really early one morning to the office and overheard a conversation with my supervisor and a teammate who has a lot of seniority. The teammate is going away for two weeks and needs someone to pick up the slack. The supervisor suggests my name or the other guy who recently got hired. Later on in the day I walk by the new guys work station and I see him saying hey I need your help while I'm gone. That made me feel kind of shitty
I'm devastated and I don't feel accepted by my team, none of them say hello unless I say it first. Its already been half a year. have I missed my chance to integrate myself into this position. Are they not giving me anymore work because they plan on firing me? I have my degree and I got a 3.2 so I have no idea why there seems to be an issue of trust here.
Should I start looking for other work?
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