As a fresh graduate, you don’t have any other frame of reference than your first job. Sometimes it is hard to know what to believe and what not to believe.
But you should at least be suspicious if you hear one of the following three sentences:
You won’t get a job anywhere else
Depending on your personal situation, the job marked, or the economic climate, this could be true.
Still, you should be definitely alarmed if your boss repeatedly reminds you of this fact. It indicates that he or she is not interested in a trusting and cooperative relationship.
For sensitive individuals this statement is even a looming thread. You need to decide yourself if you can live with this.
After working here, getting a job elsewhere will be easy for you
Seeing your current position, challenging as it may be, as an investment in your future career is all right. But be aware of the fact that this is your choice. Don’t stay anywhere where you otherwise would not.
From my own experience, I can say that getting a job elsewhere was not as easy as my former boss used to tell me.
After working here, you know how to deal with difficult people
Maybe you hear this early on after starting your new position. Then you must be aware that more often than not the difficult person you are going to deal with is your boss. Don’t be misled by humorous tone of this statement.
But on the plus side, the statement is most likely true, after working here, you will know how to deal with difficult people.