Changing jobs in current climate

Emmet_F

Anyone voluntarily changed jobs recently (say in the past six months)

Interested to hear about experiences if so. I recently changed jobs (not voluntarily - I was laid off earlier this year) and am not really liking my current job, so looking around for other positions.

Emmet.

irishguy

Emmet_F wrote: »

Anyone voluntarily changed jobs recently (say in the past six months)

Interested to hear about experiences if so. I recently changed jobs (not voluntarily - I was laid off earlier this year) and am not really liking my current job, so looking around for other positions.

Emmet.

To be honest you don't have much to loose if you look around as you are not going to get a redundancy payment if you were let go now, so there isnt much stopping you from looking around.

HH Chick

Im in a simular position, am in my current job for 2 yrs and really dont like its admin with telemarketing but im completely on my own in it and do everything from clean the toilet bowl to making tea's & coffee's for clients to telemarket every bit of business that comes in- all for nothing hectic monies wise...

I recently requested to do a 3day wk instead of 5 just to give me a 2 day break from the place- they turned it down:(:(!! Then i suggested a 4 day wk thinking they'l be delighted with that getting 5 days work and only paying someone for 4... Suprise suprise they turned me down again:eek:

Stuck between a rock and a hard place at the mo, do I stay and continue being unhappy but have money in my pocket, or jack it in for happiness and be in hope that i'd get something else......

Also please dont say u should be lucky to have a job!!

Any advise greatly appreacited
Thanks

susanroth

HH Chick wrote: »

Im in a simular position, am in my current job for 2 yrs and really dont like its admin with telemarketing but im completely on my own in it and do everything from clean the toilet bowl to making tea's & coffee's for clients to telemarket every bit of business that comes in- all for nothing hectic monies wise...

I recently requested to do a 3day wk instead of 5 just to give me a 2 day break from the place- they turned it down:(:(!! Then i suggested a 4 day wk thinking they'l be delighted with that getting 5 days work and only paying someone for 4... Suprise suprise they turned me down again:eek:

Stuck between a rock and a hard place at the mo, do I stay and continue being unhappy but have money in my pocket, or jack it in for happiness and be in hope that i'd get something else......

Also please dont say u should be lucky to have a job!!

Any advise greatly appreacited
Thanks

I would stay put and continue looking for an alternative. I wouldn't quit unless you have a plan or somthg lined up. It might be impossible for you to find a job and you may get no jb. Also i know you feel miserable about your job but what is the alternative, quit with nothing hoping you'll get smthg better in a recession.. I would advise quit if you have a plan, but i wouldn't want to rely on luck to get a job.

eire1

I'm the same, I'm in my 3rd year of an apprenticeship, just back from phase 4 and over the last few months I've just wanted to jack it in, I get no enjoyment out of it anymore at all. Only staying for the money really to be honest

Mrs OBumble

While money can't buy happiness, it sure makes unhappiness a lot easier to bear.

For the moment, I'd say that there's no harm in looking, but don't chuck it in your current job until you have another one.

m83

I'm in a similar boat. 5 years in the job and can't stand it. I'm packing it in next year and heading off to Oz for at least two years, it makes me so so happy just thinking about it.

HH Chick

Ya M83 is right- its bearable if u know u're leaving the missery.

I gave myself this deadline to be gone by xmas which is now 13days away... Soo tempted just to jack it in and start off the New Year on a clean sheet, but the taught of being broke is a scary taught!!

shoegirl

In all honesty, the worst situation is when you've had several waves of layoffs, each one adding more and more to your workload, while its dreadful for anybody out of work in the current climate (it really is dog eat dog out there for the few jobs that are going) a lot of workplaces may have turned into real miseryfests.

If I was really unhappy like some of you sound, I would consider leaving. As it happens right now my job is still very flexible, but only because the zero productivity and antisocial behaviour of some of my colleagues has been repeatedly ignored (while, appalling as this is to say, other, good workers got laid off and are still out of work). While the atmosphere is pretty horrible, its not hugely difficult for me to screen out Meddling Mickey and some of the really bad managers who have facilitated all of this (most of them completely ignore what is going on anyway) so its tolerable in most ways.

You've got to look after yourself. If you're there less than 2 years and it looks like redundancy is on the cards, you've nothing to lose by looking around. But if you are secure and in an industry where jobs have collapsed, like construction, I'd sit tight for a while and maybe consider doing something part time that might enhance your prospects.