Words of advice please

CBR

I would very much appreciate some advice.

Having completed my three month trial period in a new position, I have today had my employment terminated. The reason given was there is nothing wrong with my work but it appeared I was not interested in my employers business.

I have been employed as a book keeper in various positions since leaving school over forty years ago and have never encountered this problem before.

I have always found that my previous employers expected the book keeper to be quiet, trustworthy, honest and any work undertaken be of a confidential nature.

Has the role of a book keeper changed somewhat over the years and
I am now behind the times in my approach towards my work?

NGlady

OMG what do companies actually require.

Very similar but I went for a job with a sales company, first thing we got told when we walked in the door - its hard sale. Now this was a call centre position - I went to three interviews (yes three, for a call centre, not a surgeon post!) and then got told I am too hard at sales based on my role play :S :S its a hard sales post damn it lol.

I bet if you had been noisy as anything, they would have told you off for that sad thing is perhaps they only really needed somebody for three months and any excuse

paulwf

It could just be that they wanted to cut staff numbers down, perhaps their budget is tight after Christmas, it is for most companies.

An alternative is perhaps they were being polite and for whatever reason didn't tell you what the real issues are, there are a lot of politics in most companies.

If it was really "not interested in my employers business" perhaps they wanted someone to offer strategic advice, a bit like an accountant does. Did you just number crunch or did you point out areas where they could save money, inconsistent figures that may indicate theft, key sales areas that should be focused on etc? Maybe they wanted something different than a standard bookkeeper.

CBR

Thanks for your replies.

No, the position was very much a junior position under the supervision of the company accountant, no input was required only basic book keeping. Daily sales and purchase invoices onto the ledger. I was never expected to do anything else. After I had finished my accounts work for the day I was required to go onto the shop floor and pack (which I willingly did so and found that I actually enjoyed it).

Therefore it was a very unusual position but I was made aware of the job split when I commenced my employment.

So needless to say I was slightly surprised to hear the statement that I was uninterested in the company.