Work -upset

LegacyUser

Howdy folks.

Have been having a bit of a rough time of it lately and I feel completely down and withdrawn from all aspects of life.

I was recently moved at work to a new office. The new office is in a different building to where I normally worked. I am not happy in the new office/environment. This seems to have triggered some other unhappiness in my life. I have been moved here on my own. So I sit in a manky, dungeon like office everyday on my own. I don’t like it. I feel isolated. I am at the back of a building on my own. Some days I have lots of work to do/lots of overtime, other days I don’t. The people I work with (otherwise known as work mates) don’t seem to care much. No one ever calls (am not really part of a team – kinda out on my own as it is). I have told them how I don’t like it but no one seems to care. So I feel let down by this also. I am a bit disillusioned with everything.

I let management know that I didn’t think it was a good idea but it fell on deaf ears. At this time, I hadn’t realised how isolated it would be. Most of my work and contacts are in the main building.

Also, I entered when I am currently working on the lowest pay (you normally work your way up then). I was told 6 months ago that I would be working in an IT area. I didn’t think much first of what the job involved, but now it has come to my understanding that I do get under-paid. It’s like they are getting my services (it took 3 months to train me in) for half-pay. Other people on my wages get paid to pack envelopes…..

This has lead to me having problems in my personal life. I live with my partner and I have become very stressed over the last week – to the point where I can’t sleep/didn’t sleep for a few nights in a row. He was starting a new job also so he was tired. I kept it all together until one night at the weekend. I just lost it altogether. I felt he was ignoring me and didn’t care that I was upset. I was clouded in my thinking.

I don’t really have anyone to turn to. People seem to think that I am stronger than I am and an “shur it will be all right” is the only advice they give. I feel like am cracking up and no one gives a damn.

I was thinking of asking to be transferred. I am not sure how I would go about this, what reasons I would give or if Id ever have an opportunity to progress again in this company. My other instinct is to just leave. It took 3 months to train me in. It would take them another 3 months to train another person in. We are in the middle of a project right now so it would basically be sticking 2 fingers up at them. I guess what am trying to say is that I have nothing to loose with them, or do I? I cant think clear. Any advice please?

Marksie

deret wrote:

I was thinking of asking to be transferred. I am not sure how I would go about this, what reasons I would give or if Id ever have an opportunity to progress again in this company.

Distill into bullet points what you have told us here and use that as the basis of asking for a transfer

deret wrote:

My other instinct is to just leave. It took 3 months to train me in. It would take them another 3 months to train another person in. We are in the middle of a project right now so it would basically be sticking 2 fingers up at them. I guess what am trying to say is that I have nothing to loose with them, or do I? I cant think clear. Any advice please?

It wouldnt bother them if it took three months or three years to train someone. They don't give a monkeys in general basically.

This isntinct is the correct one, find another job. if teh work is causing problems in your personal life, it is a low paid job and not what you want, then leave it. It is always better to be looking for a job while in a job, so brush up that CV and take a positive approach


Talk to your partner and explain to him what has happened and how you feel, it may pour oil on the waters

Fanny Cradock

If a job is causing unhappiness, then you should leave. Another few months of working in unhappy conditions and you'll end up like Milton Waddams from Office Space.

www.monster.ie may be of some help.

In the mean time, if you are stuck there all alone, I would suggest bringing in a radio or you own music to fill in the void.

aye

what do you do? i would suggest to anyone who is unhappy in there jobs to get out.
if its IT there are loads of companies looking the moment. one in particular seems interesting. pm if you want to ask about it.

davyjose

Fanny Cradock wrote:

www.monster.ie may be of some help.

irishjobs.ie is another.

Seriously, get out. Fair enough if you're earning top dollar for the mess they have you in. Otherwise, get out!

Dudess

Yep, your job seems to have no redeeming qualities whatsoever, and your employers seem to be treating you quite unfairly. I remember starting an office job in a local authority and being led to believe that I would be in the office, behind the scenes (where I'd like it - I'm not a dealing-with-the-public kind of person). After a fortnight I was put on the public counter, taking payments from abusive pigs. I gave it about the same amount of time as you've given your job - then I got the hell out. I remember a woman who'd got redundancy from the ESB joining us - we had a bet as to how long she'd last, with the smallest amount being a week. Turned out none of us won - she lasted six days.
It's not like you've been in your job 30 years and you're in your 50s with a load of ties - then you'd have a reason to feel trapped.
Indo Thursday, Times and Examiner Friday, Tribune/Sunday Times/Sindo - these are the papers/days for job ads. And there are OODLES of job websites. Type "jobs" into Google (with the "pages from Ireland" option clicked). Start looking now - don't waste another minute in what seems like a godforsaken place.