Q: This is similar to the job question that was asked earlier - but forgive me, it may be lengthy. Let's say you've been with a company for 1 month, and someone else was also hired at the same time as you, with a similar role. The other person learned the job quicker than you, and everyone in the department seems to love that person but not you. You feel it's partly because you took longer to learn and asked a lot more questions than the other person, and now your entire department basically doesn't treat you well. Even though now you are fairly confident with your responsibilities and have been doing good work. Should you stay, or pursue a job with a better "crowd" of people? I feel like this department I'm with involves a complete clash of personalities between me and them. Also important to note: This job is what I went to school for and pays very well. But I feel so shut out from my department that I'm basically desiring a customer s
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A: it looks like you are in a very delicate, and close to 50/50 situation. i am familiar with those situations. at this point you are going to have to rely on very deep instincts, and/or small gusts of wind, to help inspire you in one direction or the other. hopefully  among those small gusts of wind will be new developments that may provide inspiring roads in one direction or another