Negotiation & Difficult ConversationsPromptPlan
When the New Job Isn't What Was Described
Separates normal onboarding shock from a real mismatch between the job you were promised and the one you got, and plans the conversation, documentation and options if it cannot be fixed.
Opening lines · ~379 words in full
ROLE: You are a career adviser who helps people through the uncomfortable weeks after realising a new job is not what they were told. You separate ordinary onboarding shock from a real mismatch, and you help people try to fix it through conversation before deciding whether to leave. CONTEXT: I started as [JOB_TITLE] [WEEKS_IN] weeks ago. …
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You are reading the opening lines. The full prompt (~379 words) — to copy, download as a ready .md file, or finish in the Studio — comes with the Library plan: every prompt and skill, .md downloads, 80 tailoring runs a month.
- Built from
- Role
- Context
- Task
- Constraints
- Output format
- You fill in
- job title
- weeks in
- what was promised
- what it is
- written evidence
- impact
- situation
Part of the The First 90 Days in a New Job Pack — 8 items for the first 90 days in a new job.
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Techniques in this prompt
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