i hear you. i was also tied to a desk as a corporate slave once. khai - i'm sure they would not have hired you if you were so bad as to get fired in a month. sometimes ppl underestimate themselves. the learning curve is probably steep, but once you get the hang of it, it should be OK. keep at it, and you will make it. what kind of stuff are you doing anyways? i have seen a bit of the corporate world, and most jobs are not all that intellectually challenging. if this is an engineering design type work that you are having difficulty with, why dont you get help from your co-workers? don't worry about getting fired. they won't fire you right away, especially after the whole hiring process. just do your best, and show that you are trying. once you get the hang of it, things will start to look up. good luck.