What do you do when a new job, despite your doing all the right things before you accepted the offer, isn’t anything like you expected? First of all, don’t panic. You do have options and this may not be as much of a crisis as you think it is.

Bad Luck or Good Luck?

It happened to Maureen Nelson. She worked for Employer A, which was located across the street from Employer B. Employer A was a contract position and Maureen needed benefits, so she went to B. Company B had buyer’s remorse after two months (Maureen never knew why) and was asked to resign. Maureen called Employer A back and they said, “Great! Can you be here tomorrow morning at 9:00?” Because they were so close geographically, the commute was identical and her routine hardly changed.

When a New Job Doesn’t Work Out