Mad to switch jobs now??

kennyb3

Working in a small accountancy firm, there over 5 years, fully quailified a year, but there is no career progression and im sick of it at this stage. one partner and one manager so cant go any higher. just feel bored and stale. on the upside its comfortable and well paid, just over €40k, easy hours etc.

not sure thats enough anymore. want to go somewhere i ll be given more responsibility, career progression etc. need a new challenge.anyway just wondering if people have any advice/hints etc. in particular

1. Am i mad to leave now? in a way i know i am but other side of me says the economy wont be hugely better in a year and i ll still be in the same situation. why not bite the bullet now

2. i see a good few jobs advertised on recruitment sites, do these really exist? have read some old threads on 'fake' jobs.

3. also how do i stop these recruitment companys contacting me night and day? esp when in work. insist on e mail only contact.

any other advice or thoughts appreciated. as this is a big decision and i want to see all the sides and know of other peoples experience.

Anti

Personally, yes i think your mad.

1. Yes, see above. Chances are it will be far worse in a years time. Like you said, yoru job is easy and well paid for the amount of effort you have to put in.

2 From my own experience, i think 75% of them are bollocks, they are there to make it look like the recruitment company have the jobs.

3. You cant, Ive had huge issues with RealIT recruitment agency, non top emails (nothing to do with my current skill set) and phone calls, from the same person in the company even after telling him to kindly go fcuk himself.

My advice would be to sit down and talk to the powers that be in your company, as for more responsibilities, talk to them about career progression or lack thereof. But don't move, you have a steady full time job, moving will only put you back on a 2-6 month probation period, and with the way things are going they could get rid of you at the drop of a hat

seamus

It's all about weighing up the advantages and the disadvantages.

Assuming you're not on a fixed term contract at the moment, then the advantage is obvious - you're in a job where you have to paid off to leave, you're getting well paid for it and if you're bored, then that means you're probably good at it.

If you go somewhere else, you may get more money and be less bored, but as Anti says you go back into a probationary period which means you could be jobless instantly at any point within 6 - 12 months of starting, and within the first two years you get nothing if you're made redundant.

Accountancy is not exactly overflowing with business at the moment, so it may not be the smartest move. If you were considering a move though, your safest best is probably any company who is still posting a profit (or who otherwise looks unlikely to collapse; Any of the big 4) but who has already made cuts in their staff & wages. They're unlikely to make/need cuts again.

Stick it out until Q2 next year when we'll see the recession lifting globally and a little bit more optimism entering employers.

mood

I think your mad. Like Anti said you could ask for more responsibility but don't let on your as fed up as you are. You could also do an evening course - something career related or something as a hobby.

Trust me the stress of unemployment is so much worse than being bored!

kennyb3

Thanks for the replies.

Few of things tho:

1. I dont think there is much responsibility i could take on given there is a proprietor and a manager. i already supervise a junior or two and review work before my boss checks it again. thats about all i can do in here.i was hoping to go to a mid tier firm and put myself in line for a managers position a year or two down the line.

2. Surely if a firm is taking you on and there is a decent level of competition for the job, which i expect, surely they know your good and would want you. highly unlikely they'd get rid of you 6/12 months down the line i would of thought??? unless something went hugely wrong.

3. will there really be a huge difference if i wait it out till next summer, given the expected budget. will there really be more jobs and more security?

mood

People are being made redundant all the time now and I think you would be more at risk in a new company. I think your better off to play it safe for now. I'm job hunting and there are 100+ applying for jobs!!! It's not easy.

Why not do a management course at night so your in a better position to move on in the future? This would give you the same or better advantage as more responsibility in your current or different role IMO.

kennyb3

mood wrote: »

People are being made redundant all the time now and I think you would be more at risk in a new company. I think your better off to play it safe for now. I'm job hunting and there are 100+ applying for jobs!!! It's not easy.

Why not do a management course at night so your in a better position to move on in the future? This would give you the same or better advantage as more responsibility in your current or different role IMO.

just a couple of things?

1. out of interest what area are you job hunting in?

2. management course seems to be very little use when ever job advertised wants experience. altho i do get that by having done a course you may get a chance to progress in a firm over someone who hasnt. but i wont get a managers job straight off with no experience.

3. anyone recommend a suitable management course?

craichoe

No harm in looking for a Job while you have one !

Don't tell anyone in your current workplace your looking.

No workplace is safe, regardless of what previous posters have said.

Even in the Current climate its easier to find a job when you have one.

biblio

Stay where you are, I was in a similar situation a few years back. I felt "Bored and stale" as you put it. I changed jobs, new job turned out to be a disaster, everything new employer promised was a load of lies, and then was transferred to their UK office.I hated it I quickly discovered that it wasnt my old job that was making me feel "Bored and stale" ,It was because my life outside work was stuck in a rut.

I don't know your situation otherwise but if I was you I'd take a long hard look at changing job, as you say the hours are handy,the money's good.

Take time out ,go on holiday, do a course whatever but keep your job.