Hate my new job..

desert_rose

Most jobs I've had over the years I've started off really disliking the newness of it all. Its a comfort zone thing and once that newness wears off and you find your own routine, you begin slowly but surely to enjoy small aspects of the role.

Within a year I've found that (generally speaking), a new comfort zone develops.

Give it time.

Its all very, very new and it takes time to adjust, adapt and begin to feel comfortable with it all.

Emmzi

I've employes dozens of graduates in call centres as they just couldn't get anything else - and I've turned down hundreds. Some got their head down worked hard and worked up the ranks. Others flounced out as they were above the work.

At least at the moment you have your independence. You can have a look at improving the systems once you have been in a bit longer.

And, working bank holidays? Please don't make me take the mick. You want to try shift work.

Southend1

Write a report with your recommendations on how to change the processes to make the work more productive and rewarding for staff, explaining how this will benefit the company through better productivity and staff retention. Call a meeting to discuss your report with your manager. At best this will get you noticed (hopefully in a good way) and may lead to promotion. At worst it will be something to pass the time and keep your brain cells busy while you are looking for another job.

wantsajob

cashbackproblems wrote: »

Manual as in spreadsheets/systems, having to follow checklists, audits etc. Its not an easy admin job but the manual nature is mentally draining.

Sounds like the sort of job I'd quite enjoy. Then again Aspies are better at those type of tasks.

Rupert_Bear

cashbackproblems wrote: »

I dont know what to do!

I started a new job last week and i cant stand the work, it is so manual/process driven and boring. I get on fine with the people and everything else about it is ok but its the work which i dread doing for any period of time.

However i am 26yr graduated with a good degree, but have been made redundant after 2yrs in my first role and over the last few years only had temp positions in Finance and this is a permanent role so have 3/4 jobs on my CV. There are hardly any perm roles out there as iv been trying for ages so i dont know whether to stick it out or leave and keep it off my CV, people will say look for a new job while your there, but it would be difficult to explain why im leaving and attending interviews would be hard.

Plus we have to work all bank holidays.

The role is in the same industry i have always been in, but this position is just manual and tedious and didnt realise it would be this bad. ALso leaving would mean moving back home (to another city) with my parents until i find something else..

Focus on the positive like the money you will be earning. Say to yourself right I will stay here for 6 months and save x amount then
leave. At least you will have some money behind you.

Remember nothing is forever and we have all done jobs we consider ourselves to qualified for or like you just hated them.

My last job before retirement was working 9 years in a complaints dept and the continual abuse from customers was awful but I kept thinking of my goal of retiring early and that kept me motivated.

somethingcorporate

If it's currently lots of manual stuff does that not give you the opportunity to build in some automation and streamline the processes?

Where Excel is concerned it might be a good opportunity to teach yourself some VBA (it's not that hard and very rewarding) or some advanced formula to ease the manual nature of it. Plus your colleagues will think you some kind of wizard!

lantanna

Hi, I am in a similar position to yourself - I hate the job I am in and have hated it from Day One. It was a really bad move for me and the people are very very difficult. Even though I hate going in every day and detest it whilst I am there I have now been here seven months and during that time there has not been one single job in my industry to apply for. So yes whilst I hate it and am not the happiest person in the world at the minute I can see that it is much better to be in work than to be sat at home hoping that dream job will come up soon. You are so much better to be in work than out of it at the minute and just think although you are not fussed on it you are probably learning some new skills etc which you can discuss at your interview for your new job. I know exactly how you feel, my current job is the worst one I have ever had and incidently the highest paid but I know that it won't be forever and that my friend is what you have to think to keep yourself going.

wantsajob

sujman wrote: »

Being able to deal with spreadsheets and develop the skills around them will hep you become a better accountant (assuming that's what you want to be).

To many finance professionals out there who can't work with spreadsheets and it holds them back in being great at their jobs.

I'd have thought skills in using something like SAS would be far more advantageous in the financial sector. Excel is worthless in comparison.

sujman

wantsajob wrote: »

I'd have thought skills in using something like SAS would be far more advantageous in the financial sector. Excel is worthless in comparison.

Clearly I'm in the wrong finance sector as I have never heard of SAS!

But I have worked for many different organisations and excel is still used very heavily and it's one of the skills I am able to market and keeps me employable.

Point I am making is every challenge should be viewed as an opportunity to learn and develope some skills, however obscure they may seem.

PurplePow

Agree with the post above, OH is an accountant and Excel is very much in demand when going for jobs. The experience of using it and building up your skill will pay off later