statement of intent

Well done! You’ve submitted your applications, attended interviews, and survived the silent judgement of prospective employers.

They’ve checked your references and qualifications and then, searched for you on social media.

You’ve endured rejection and the pain of promised phone calls, that never came.

And now, despite that photo of you puking on the pavement outside a Wetherspoons at midnight on your last birthday, you’ve finally heard the words you’ve been waiting your whole life to hear.

“Can you start Monday?”

Now, as you head into the unknown, you will be wondering what the future will hold.

Feelings of excitement and fear will cause butterflies in the stomach, cold sweats, night terrors, and chronic constipation.

Will they like me? Will I succeed? What happens if I do it wrong?

Whether you are a new starter, brand new to the workplace or a more experienced, “old hand”, you perhaps have questions about the environment in which you now, and will forever more spend your daily life, that weren’t covered in your induction pack.

• What is going on?
• Why is this happening?
• Who are these people?
• What is wrong with them?
• Why can I hear someone crying in the toilet?
• What are all these departments doing?
• Why is HR so scary?

Here at the Workplace Induction Zone, we will try and get to the nitty-gritty of your situation and answer all of these questions, and more.

On this site we will examine the people, processes and methods of the workplace. As the site evolves, whether you are an employee or employer, we hope that you will find something useful or enlightening in these pages.

So, together, let’s take a journey filled with awe, wonder, indigestion, stress and migraines as we explore the wonderful, remarkable, occasionally chilling and, often baffling, world of employment.