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I have got an offer from Luxoft and they have kept a probation of 3 months. Can someone please let me know do they have a probation for all employees.
Also my designation in my current organization is Deputy Manager and they have give me Sr. Consultant not very happy with the designation.
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I had a similar transition when I took a county job. At first the slower pace was hard to get used to, but after a while it began to make sense. If I was doing something in a private company the consequences were just different. When you're doing something in a governmental role what you do can have impacts that are not immediately obvious. There are various stakeholders, but you're also affecting the public in ways that can turn out to be complicated. So, yeah, it can require patience, but you'll probably adapt to it.
I moved into public sector (county) when I was offered the opportunity to run a division and it was definitely a jarring experience to deal with how slow and time-consuming many processes were compared to the private sector. It's been a little over a year since I got the job and the pace still remains a thorn in my side after 10 years of private sector hustle. The most effective thing for me was building rapport with my peers and the admin to at least be able to more proactively move things along. So in the case where I needed something from one department but knew that they'd need input from another department, I'd use my relationship with the latter to proactively get what the former needed.
Sure, it's not necessarily my job to do it but I don't mind the effort if it means a much smoother process. Of course, there are things nobody can really get around like the committee and board meetings. For those things, it's just making sure I'm aware of the time frames and to move accordingly. It was definitely a terrible thing early in my time here where I'd miss submitting a resolution to get it on a committee agenda and have to wait weeks for the next committee meeting (which meant an additional more weeks since things approved on the committee agenda are then put on the board agenda to be voted on).
If you come from a private sector background where you leveraged relationships, it's something to definitely lean on in government. I spent my first few weeks on the job going around to all the departments and divisions to simply introduce myself in person. That effort has greatly paid off in helping me move things along and even add some urgency by getting those department heads to provide their input. Other than that, it's just a matter of adapting to how things work in government and realizing that you're not doing anything wrong waiting for the process to go through (vs the typical pressure in private sector for getting things done quickly).
I've been in a state role for about a month, and I'm now finding the slower pace really refreshing. Instead of focusing on profits, it's all about value to the community - that can take longer. Just breath and do your job!