Does 3 months in a job role make you highly experienced?

Gavin83

It depends on the job. Some jobs are extremely basic and you could know everything you could about the role in 3 months. Some jobs you could do for a decade and still not know everything. I would say that in the majority of jobs you aren't 'highly experienced' after 3 months.

However I think your taking the judge out of context and I'd dismiss any ideas of lodging an appeal based on this. I suspect what the judge was saying is that you were experienced enough to not make the mistake you did but with the tiny amount of information you've provided it's hard to say. Also something doesn't add up, if you'd only been working for the company for 3 months you can't take them to a tribunal anyway.

Had you come here before people could have given you advice as to how solid your case was.

Mr.Generous

This is going to drive you nuts unless you try and put it behind you and move on. The tribunal chair will be a judge, the other two members not necessarily. They will find in favour of your employer if the decision they took falls within the band of reasonable decisions a person might take when faced with the same situation. They don't necessarily agree with the decision. You may have only been in that particular job role for 3 months but how long working for the company? You were given that position for a reason and they - and you? - felt there was no need for training. It could be the best thing if you find a more suitable position, in five years who knows. Move on.

jonmoneybags

What did you do, forget to ask if they wanted fries with that.

3 months, highly experienced...not in many jobs.

Andy_L

motorguy wrote: »

+1

Likewise i'd say 3 months flipping burgers in McDonalds and you could be considered that highly experienced that you're ready for promotion to Chip Fryer.

You'd have to be quite the high-fryer to progress that quickly

neilio

Wow, people on these forums are always so quick to tell people to get over something and move on. This is a place for discussion and sharing experiences, ideas, or find an explanation for something. Don't be so dismissive, someone else might find this helpful in the future.

lincroft1710

neilio wrote: »

Wow, people on these forums are always so quick to tell people to get over something and move on. This is a place for discussion and sharing experiences, ideas, or find an explanation for something. Don't be so dismissive, someone else might find this helpful in the future.

In this particular case telling the OP to get over it is the best advice. He lost the ET case, there is nothing he can do except move on with his life and look for another job.

Fireflyaway

I agree with the majority of posters that it depends on what the job is. Data entry might be mastered in a few weeks whereas a doctor would take years to become highly experienced. However could the judge have been referring to your overall career history not just this particular job? If you only worked for 3 months at company x but previously you had worked for 5 years in a similar role elsewhere, you could still be deemed highly experienced.