Young or experienced employee – how to choose when there is no time to get used to the job?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:41 am
A year ago, I spoke with an acquaintance, the owner of an accounting service. She complained to me about the increased workload that had befallen her in recent days. When I asked her why she didn't hire another person, she helplessly replied: "I can't afford someone with experience, and while I explain something to a young person - I'd rather do it myself." I can't say she's wrong. However, is the situation really that helpless?
Young or experienced employee – this is a dilemma that almost every manager or company owner who has thought about expanding their business has faced at some point. Unfortunately, there is no right or wrong solution to this dilemma – both options have their advantages and disadvantages. Not having time to onboard new employees (especially young ones and those with less work experience) is a scenario that has become our everyday life. Managers and directors do not have time to do their jobs or think about acquiring new clients, let alone spend it on working with new employees.
How many times have you told someone you don't have time for something? Working with people, I've learned one thing: not having time actually means that something is not a priority for us. If you don't have time for coffee with a friend, it usually means that you don't care to have coffee with them today. If you don't have time to go grocery greece whatsapp data shopping, it usually means that you are perfectly fine with meeting your food needs today through delivery, going to a restaurant, or some other means. If you don't have time for onboarding , it could mean one of the following:
You don't think it's important because you believe that employees learn best when they're "thrown into the fire"
You think someone else within your company should take on the responsibility of onboarding .
You would like to engage in onboarding , but you don't know how to approach it and what activities to include in it to be the best catalyst for the professional development of new employees.
You think you are “not a big enough company yet” to think about it
You don't really know what real onboarding is - you think new employees learn best by following you around and just watching what you do.
We can now continue the list indefinitely. I have seen the saying countless times that people are the most important resource of a company. It sounds like a cliché, but it is actually true. Investing in the right people in the right way is an investment that requires time, energy and nerves – but later pays off many times over. Just as an entrepreneur "kills himself" with work for the first few years in order to later reap the fruits of his labor and live (at least a little) easier. On the other hand, openly avoiding active work with people can most often result in insufficient productivity and generally developing a bad atmosphere. Try to schedule work with your employees in advance and treat it like any other obligation on your calendar. Would you cancel a meeting with an important business partner just because "you don't feel like it"?
Young or experienced employee – this is a dilemma that almost every manager or company owner who has thought about expanding their business has faced at some point. Unfortunately, there is no right or wrong solution to this dilemma – both options have their advantages and disadvantages. Not having time to onboard new employees (especially young ones and those with less work experience) is a scenario that has become our everyday life. Managers and directors do not have time to do their jobs or think about acquiring new clients, let alone spend it on working with new employees.
How many times have you told someone you don't have time for something? Working with people, I've learned one thing: not having time actually means that something is not a priority for us. If you don't have time for coffee with a friend, it usually means that you don't care to have coffee with them today. If you don't have time to go grocery greece whatsapp data shopping, it usually means that you are perfectly fine with meeting your food needs today through delivery, going to a restaurant, or some other means. If you don't have time for onboarding , it could mean one of the following:
You don't think it's important because you believe that employees learn best when they're "thrown into the fire"
You think someone else within your company should take on the responsibility of onboarding .
You would like to engage in onboarding , but you don't know how to approach it and what activities to include in it to be the best catalyst for the professional development of new employees.
You think you are “not a big enough company yet” to think about it
You don't really know what real onboarding is - you think new employees learn best by following you around and just watching what you do.
We can now continue the list indefinitely. I have seen the saying countless times that people are the most important resource of a company. It sounds like a cliché, but it is actually true. Investing in the right people in the right way is an investment that requires time, energy and nerves – but later pays off many times over. Just as an entrepreneur "kills himself" with work for the first few years in order to later reap the fruits of his labor and live (at least a little) easier. On the other hand, openly avoiding active work with people can most often result in insufficient productivity and generally developing a bad atmosphere. Try to schedule work with your employees in advance and treat it like any other obligation on your calendar. Would you cancel a meeting with an important business partner just because "you don't feel like it"?