Is It Natural For A New Employee To Be Jumpy?

[SabinaV]

The time I noticed this was not when we got acquainted but when I came up to talk to him.

[Masie]

Yes that is perfectly normal for new employees. I work at a large resort and hotel in the summer months. There are a ton of employees and a lot of turnover every new season.

This is my second summer there and this year I saw a lot of new faces. New employees can definitely be jumpy and nervous because here it is hectic with the amount of guests are in and out on a daily basis.

It is hard to get used to the chaos at first.

[sage2021]

This is a dog eat dog world we live in. There are so many bad actors in a company who will stab you in the back or cause you trouble with your new job.


It's about trust. This person may have had some bad experiences to cause him trepidation when meeting new coworkers.

You shouldn't blame him for being jumpy because he doesn't know you yet.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂🧡

[OneViewpoint]

Depends. What's the job. Did he just join a drug cartel or a mafia crime family? Is he a trainee for a police bomb squad? Is a combat engineer clearing minefields in an active combat zone?

[DryGermanGuy]

Did you wear a dinosaur costume, by any chance? 🤔

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3GHbmTa1iNw

[Calyptomaniac]

Probably, if he's a bit nervous and paranoid someone's watching him and he doesn't feel confident he knows what he's doing yet. Or just isn't very social.

[Nikki1989]

Yup, new job anxiety is very common.

[AngryCarl3]

It's normal if he's still struggling to process unresolved childhood trauma. Otherwise, no there's no reason for them to be jumpy.

[Smegskull]

When you don't know who can and can't have you fired on a whim everyone is a potential threat.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the person, most of them are not.

[WhitneySnow]

I guess. Is he only jumpy around you?

[exitseven]

Yes, it is challenging to be in a new environment

[Anastasia76_]

If you’re at your first job.

[DishLady]

Nope.