Leaving Job After Only a Month

dame

Hi,

I've been working in a new job for the last month. At the time I had been offered three jobs and chose this one. One job (Job A) was too far away so I turned it down straight away, and between the other two this one seemed most interesting (Job . Both jobs were for the same money.

Now, the company I turned down (Job C) have contacted me again offering me a position with more responsibility and with more money. I like the job I am doing but I'm very tempted by the new offer. The problem is that the new job would be a big step and I'd need to put in a lot of hard work to get up to speed and I'm currently starting my own business (part-time) as well. The new job would look a lot better on a CV but the company I'm presently with is very well respected, industry leader, etc.

Would changing to the new job be worth it or should I stick in the job I have and use the time I have outside of that to build up my own business faster? There is nothing wrong with the job I have and I enjoy it. It's not urgent because I have a month to give the new company an answer.

So what do you think? Would all the extra work and the hassle of changing be worth it? Would it be terrible to leave a perfectly good job, working with nice people, etc after only one month (or two by time I'd be leaving)?

SheroN

Make up a pros and cons list of moving to the new job. This has worked for me in the past, the only pro for moving was a bit of extra cash. So I stayed where I was.

azezil

Swapping jobs after such a short period won't look good on your CV in the long run either, give it serious consideration before you decide.

subway

if hes only in the job a month and walking straight into a new job then theres no need to ever mention the current job on his cv.
assuming he stays in the new job for more than a few weeks of course.

honestly, i couldnt tell you the start finish dates of any of my last few jobs.
all that goes on the cv is may 06 - jan 07 or what not.

Eoin

subway wrote: »

if hes only in the job a month and walking straight into a new job then theres no need to ever mention the current job on his cv.
assuming he stays in the new job for more than a few weeks of course.

honestly, i couldnt tell you the start finish dates of any of my last few jobs.
all that goes on the cv is may 06 - jan 07 or what not.

Would a P45 not be issued from the current place?

It's a tough decision to make - if it was up to me, I'd take the hard work and go for the new job, but obviously only if it was a route that I definitely wanted to take. If you're serious about growing your part time business, then the added work in the new job may make that impossible.

subway

you dont normally hand in a bunch of old p45s with your cv though.
this employer will know what he did, but theyve alraedy given him the job.

a year or 2 down the line a prospective employer will be looking at what he does in this job, not in a job he did for 4 weeks.
if he sticks it out with the new job for a year or so that will answer his questions of loyalty etc.

if the move is worth it, my advice would be to make it, but know that your stuck for at least a year if you dont like it / cant hack it.

Eoin

subway wrote: »

you dont normally hand in a bunch of old p45s with your cv though.
this employer will know what he did, but theyve alraedy given him the job.

Maybe not, but I don't think that's a very good way to start a job.

subway

what isnt?

omitting something from your cv?

Eoin

subway wrote: »

what isnt?

omitting something from your cv?

I'd think that as it's the current job, it would be a lie about where you're working, not just an omission. Maybe they wouldn't pick up on it, but it's not something I'd be comfortable doing.

leeroybrown

I don't think the issue is really changing a job after a month but more so the issue of simultaneously trying to start a business on the side. I'd question the wisdom of making a proper commitment to starting a business while trying to do a demanding job and that's before considering the potential opinions of an employer if they find out about this divided time/loyalty.

If there wasn't an outside interest involved then I'd suggest to go for the new job if it was a really good prospect. With the issue of starting a business things get more complicated and the potential for one or both not working out gets a lot higher so I'd suggest weighing it up very carefully. That's something none of us will have enough information to advise on.

subway

eoin_s wrote: »

I'd think that as it's the current job, it would be a lie about where you're working, not just an omission. Maybe they wouldn't pick up on it, but it's not something I'd be comfortable doing.

thats understandable, if he was interviewing for the role,
but as theyve offered him the job, i would think its moot.

Eoin

leeroybrown wrote: »

I don't think the issue is really changing a job after a month but more so the issue of simultaneously trying to start a business on the side. I'd question the wisdom of making a proper commitment to starting a business while trying to do a demanding job and that's before considering the potential opinions of an employer if they find out about this divided time/loyalty.

I don't know what line of work the OP is in, and if the part time business is in the same area, but it can be easy enough to keep a day to day job and a part time business separate without any conflict of interests, and without the part time stuff impacting the day to day stuff. For instance, web developers doing websites in their spare time. A lot of contracts don't state that you can't do any other work, but you can't compete with the company, and it can't affect your job with them - though it may be illegal to specify anything more stringent?

As I said earlier, it also depends on how serious the OP is about developing the part time business. Perhaps it's something that can be put on the backburner.

Eoin

subway wrote: »

thats understandable, if he was interviewing for the role,
but as theyve offered him the job, i would think its moot.

You're 100% right, didn't think of that.

The Chessplayer

azezil wrote: »

Swapping jobs after such a short period won't look good on your CV in the long run either, give it serious consideration before you decide.

Nonsense. If it's not for you then leave. No point in staying just to make it look good on your CV. What I would do is just delete it from my CV and move on.

JJJJNR

IMO Leave right now, put Travel break on your CV, Spent a month in amsterdam etc.

Eoin

As subway pointed out, the offer has already been made, so I don't think how to explain the month away is the OP's problem. If s/he had to though, I would still disagree with lying about it when a p45 would easily trip you up.

Bogger77

Handing in P45 to Revenue, and asking for a zero day cert?
It's almost end of the year, so OP could not hand in his P45 and go on Emergency tax until end of year, and sort it out with Revenue.

In short, while it's easier just to hand in a P45 to new job, it's not required. You can deal with it through Revenue.

dame

Thanks for the advice guys. I've been thinking about it and I've decided to keep the job I have. I like it and the people I work with and look forward to going in every morning (hasn't been the case with every job I've ever had). The change just wouldn't be worth it.