Pros
The "Plug-and-Play" Fallacy: Managers often assume a new hire's previous experience means they don't need to learn this specific company’s systems, culture, or nuances. The Resource Crunch: They might be so understaffed that they feel they don’t have the "luxury" of training you, ignoring the fact that fixing mistakes takes twice as long as teaching it right the first time. Poor Management Maturity: Sometimes, leadership simply hasn't defined what "success" looks like, so they default to "do everything, perfectly, right now."
Cons
It’s incredibly frustrating to feel like you're being set up for failure. When an organization (or a manager) skips the "onboarding" phase and jumps straight to "high-stakes performance," they aren't just being ambitious—they're being unrealistic.