My head is fried!

LegacyUser

Hi everyone,

Going unregistered for this one which I hope you don't mind. I want to give you a brief background as to where I find myself now. A couple of months ago, I returned to Ireland from the UK to what appeared to be a fantastic job in Cork. After a number of weeks, it transpired that all was not as it should be. No desk, no tools to complete my job, working most of the time as a PA even though I had accepted a sales exec role - topped off with receiving my contract 4 months after my start date, I knew this place wasn't for me. In my desperation not to waste valuable 'career time', I put the feelers out and was offered a junior management position in Dublin by a contact I had made through university.

On the surface, the position seemed like it would be a challenge, but my contacts portrayed attitude towards excellence and going the extra mile put me at ease. However, two weeks into my new position, it is beginning to bear a shocking resemblance to the post I just left. My position has become completely fluid, and I'm now put wherever I'm needed. Being rostered for a variety of 8 and 12 hour shifts (sometimes back to back with 2 hours sleep in between) 9 days in a row has left me exhausted. I should mention at this point that I work in the hospitality industry, so a certain degree of this is to be expected after working in a Monday - Friday 0900-1730 role for the past 4 months, however I feel that there is a limit.

As a munster man and a complete homebird, I feel as though I've jumped at this position in an effort to get out of my previous job which was not what I was sold day one. Rent of over €900 per month, excluding bills, and family/ new girlfriend (for the first time in a long time) in south Munster leads to regular commutes on my days off, if not between shifts, just to see everyone, and has added to the strain of a new job turning out to be like the one I just left.

I now find myself in a rut, knowing that I should always give things time but not to ignore my gut feeling to call it a day while I can and avoid having numerous jobs of 2 and 4 months on my CV. I'm a recent graduate of 2014 with industry experience during university of 3 years + in the industry, however I feel as though time is passing me by. My current role is in a 4 star property, whereas my experience lies in 5 star hotels, and the attitude of management and the team in my current hotel is something that I am finding very hard to adjust to, if, to a certain degree, not willing to ignore what I have been taught.

I'm at a point now that I feel completely lost and could really do with some guidance. I know it's not the most straight forward of things and I do worry about what others would think of my job skipping (and I keep telling myself that I shouldn't worry about what others think of me!) but I just can't help but be concerned.

Any advice at all would be greatfully appreciated and I hope that this makes sense...

Thank you,

C.

Rubberchikken

i can't help thinking that the recession is giving employers a licence to abuse staff.

i realise you need to work but it seems to me that you came back to work specifically in cork (great place!), and are now just putting up with a job in dublin and commuting and not happy.

having said that, do you know the actual career you want to pursue? if you're clear on that, then start job hunting. don't let the couple of different jobs over a short period on a cv stop you. settling for something will only lead to being miserable.

best of luck

IlmoNT4

Why would you move to Dublin if your are a home bird? You know this about yourself and you went ahead and made your life just a little bit more difficult. You have to play this stuff smart OP, unless you have a mortgage and a couple of kids and no ability to get work except to move.

Id suggest instead of jumping from one situation to another you take a step back and decided what job you do want and where you want to live and go for that. You have enough experience from you last and current job to know what questions you need to ask before you accept a new job.

If your not happy then cut your loses and head home.

lovelyjubbly

Legally there must be 11 (12?) hours between your shift. Think it's covered in the working time act. Your employer is totally screwing you.