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Really not enjoying the work.

  • 27-04-2014 9:44am
    #1
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭


    Finished college last May. Working over in the uk at the moment. Granted its only been for 4 months but I'm really just not enjoying it at all. It's extremely high pressured and I usually go home quite stressed. The pay is good.

    It's probably not helped by the fact that my girlfriend of 5 years is back home looking after her mother who is going through a pretty aggressive chemo treatment. I understand that there wouldn't be much I could do even I were at home but I feel really bad for not really being there for her.

    Having no real previous experience I feel like I can't just leave. Should I just grin and bear it for the next year or two and then with that experience look elsewhere?


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  • #2
    chillywilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    I wouldn't just quit the job as this leaves you with no salary for god knows how long but if you are not happy then there is nothing stopping you from looking for a job that you would prefer elsewhere and then leave your current job when the right opportunity arises!


  • #3
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    chillywilly wrote: »
    I wouldn't just quit the job as this leaves you with no salary for god knows how long but if you are not happy then there is nothing stopping you from looking for a job that you would prefer elsewhere and then leave your current job when the right opportunity arises!

    Cheers for the advice. It was kind of what I was thinking. I just feel with so little experience I have no real choice but to stay.


  • #4
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    Cheers for the advice. It was kind of what I was thinking. I just feel with so little experience I have no real choice but to stay.
    Look into what is seen as the "minimum" amount of work to be seen as valid work experience in your sector. This may help you see how long more you have to work in your current job before you can apply for other positions. For example; I found any less than 6 months in 1st level tech support doesn't really count for anything.


  • #5
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    It's extremely high pressured and I usually go home quite stressed.

    My advice to you, and I wish I could follow this advice myself, is to learn to not care or at least to care less. This might mean lowering your standards.


  • #6
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    the_syco wrote: »
    Look into what is seen as the "minimum" amount of work to be seen as valid work experience in your sector. This may help you see how long more you have to work in your current job before you can apply for other positions. For example; I found any less than 6 months in 1st level tech support doesn't really count for anything.

    I've been looking at jobs back in Dublin and in Ireland. As a Mechanical Engineer most places seem to want 2 - 3 years experience. It's either that or a graduate position. I guess I don't really have much of a choice in the matter. I mean, yeah I could always leave and go home but the whole ordeal would have been pointless. I guess I may aswell get something out of the job before leaving.


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  • #7
    micromary
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 389 ✭✭micromary


    All I can say is if there is something positive and you need the money to pay the bills then stay and try to make the best from it.

    If like me there is nothing positive, you are getting sick and mentally you feel like you are about to have a breakdown but you have enough funds to tie you over the next few months then consider leaving. Life is too short.


  • #8
    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭fret_wimp2


    The only thing worse than having a job you hate is having no job.
    Your situation sucks, girlfriend back home, you away and stresses. I sympathise.
    But think of it as an exercise to prove you can do this. Use it to make you stronger, better, more independent and more capable. Use it as a stepping stone to getting back home.

    That all said, if you are in the verge of breaking down, cut your losses. Mental health is important. But if it just sucks but you can handle it for a while, try to stick it out until you can move home.


  • #9
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Cheers for all the support. Really appreciate it. I'll take it as it comes and see how it foes but ill keep my eye open for a vacancy elsewhere in the meantime.

    Thanks again.


  • #10
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭pablo128


    It's probably a combo of your first job, living abroad, and missing family and girlfriend. I worked in Holland when I was 19 and 20, and it was a steep learning experience leaving my comfort zone.

    Keep an eye out for cheap Ryanair flights and nip back over some of the weekends. A short break can do wonders.


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