What made you leave for something new?

Jay83

What was it that made you leave your last job? was it money? security? job satisfaction? x

LMCD

Everyone saw me from teenager (including first drinks at office parties!)to young adult - it was time for a new start.

heretolearn_2

I really loved my job but there was a lot of internal politics surrounding it (newly created role, I was there in it for nearly 3 years). Then my 'supportive' director left, and I was at the mercy of the director who hadn't wanted me there from day one and always did what he could to make my job difficult, although personally he was ok. He just didn't see the point in what I did. I didn't even bother thinking about continuing, I just started applying elsewhere straight away.

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After 5 years in the job, I realized I never had a chance of getting where I wanted when i started. Or any new training. I guess the £15k pay rise was also quite a lure!

saintjammyswine

Redundancy through economic downturn, prior to that I left as there were no opportunities for progression due to very flat structure (me & team, managers, Directors). Progression at the last co. turned out to be the dole!!!!! Lucky in the end because 3.5 yrs later I am in a job I love more and would never have even applied for then.

DCFC79

Redundant but could have been made easier 4 or 5 months after i started if i was spoken to about my progress and i might have decided to have left there and then.

InsideInsurance

Being a contractor it is normally because I've delivered what I was brought on board to do and either there has been no new project to move on to or there were more interesting projects going on outside of that particular client.

I'd love to say I didn't leave permanent employment to go contracting for the money, but lets be honest, you don't go contracting for the career progression or to make friends

bluenoseam

A change in life circumstances made me realise that traveling between 1-2 hours a day combined with the stress involved with the job, when i returned to work i also got shifted to another department in the shop (which was at best a poisoned challice) - when you are confronted with your own mortality your priority changes from "earn as much money as possible" to "be happy, life's too short to waste it". Before going through my health issues i wouldn't have dreamed of quitting my job, when i got back & realised i was essentially a slave for a company which didn't care about it's employees and it was showing, it was mightily careless i'll say that, but 12 months later i'm happier than i've ever been and enjoying life - granted i don't have mortgage to be paid or many bills, but i wouldn't change my decision for all the money in the world!

Horace

Made redundant from last job, spent time on the dole then set up as self employed, now as the economic downturn bites (no event managers required) I am looking for paid employment and am currently applying for my dream job.

desert_rose

Massive management changes a couple of years ago changed a vibrant, healthy working environment into a negative and highly critical one.

Staff were basically, being psychologically abused.....

Saw the writing on the wall early on and started to send out as many applications as I could (didn't tell anyone though!)

Was lucky and landed a similar position with a small pay rise and in a much healthier management structure.

If it happens again though I'll definitely go self-employed. The working world is becoming a seriously toxic place to be.

kingfisherblue

I left my last job because my son was born with major disabilities and needed far more care than most other newborns - operations, tube feeding, medications, physiotherapy, etc.