How did you know it was time to move on to another job?

AubreyMac

Of course I understand it is a risk, being comfy was what kept me here for the past 4 years (first year was chaotic, stressful and horrible). With comfort came complacency. Part of what made it so comfortable is that I love the folks I work with, not a bad word to say about any single one. However, I know personnel changes and that is certain to happen in the next couple of years and my current colleagues have plans to move away, retire or do something else when they finish their studies.


Although new job is being paid exactly the same (after negotiation), I’m saving on the cost of commute (in money and time) plus there is head room for a payrise each year. In current job I’m nearly at the top of my scale and once I hit the top (in April 2018) it doesn’t rise anymore so at some point I would have had to consider leaving anyway as I have personal ambitions to move from a flat to a house.

Current job there’s nowhere for me to progress either unless I spend my own time and money to study but it is a field I don’t want to go into anyway. And besides, I’m not career ambitious.

Admittedly now that my leave and new start date is coming nearer I am feeling more fearful and anxious. There is a part of me regretting doing what I’m doing but it’s too late to change my mind now. On this occasion I’ve just put the fear aside and will take a leap of faith. I just hope it works out well.

ReadingTim

BorisThomson wrote: »

Not everyone is destined for big pay rises and promotion. There's a lot to be said for being happy, if that's where you want to be. One of my favourite jobs was doing data input, mindless but I like routine, it paid the bills and I went home with absolutely no worries. The job has been automated now but I'd go back to it if I could.

No, of course not everyone is destined for of capable of getting to the top, and it's wrong to suggest they are. But with pay increasingly linked to performance, it's important to recognise that you're not going to get much of a pay rise, if any, for simply being in the same job for another year. At best you'll get 1-2%, rate of inflation type of thing, at worse you won't get a thing, so you're actually worse off in real terms than you were the previous year.

If you're happy with that overall concept, great; especially if you're happy with your work life balance, have other interests, can pay the bills etc. But things won't magically get better/easier, in fact, gradually the reverse will happen. No, money doesn't bring happiness, but the absence of it can certainly being unhappiness. And as society becomes less equal and meritocratic, what kind of inheritance will you be leaving for your children and grandchildren?

gardner1

When you know the manager doesn't like you and you think he's an a55hole......and you both know

elsien

TELLIT01 wrote: »

The redundancy notice gave me the hint that it was time to move on :-)

And me - and it turned out to be a good decision albeit not one of my own making.
What kept me there after it was time for a change was the length of service and associated impressive sick pay and holiday entitlement. I did other things to stop me from stagnating - took on training, etc but in retrospect I needed a change to give me a boot up the backside. Now the benefits have have gone, and I won't get anything as good again then I'm more likely to consider my options a lot quicker in future.

Deep_In_Debt

I left my well paid career in London back in early 2014. Had been with the employer for nearly 8 years and in the industry for 19 years. I was fairly happy in the job but hated the commute.

Left the job and went temping locally for 2 years. Took a huge drop in salary but didn't have the traveling costs and had quality of life so much more important. Loved my time temping and was lucky enough to get some long term contracts - longest was 9 months, shortest 2 months.

The temp roles all took me out of my comfort zone; I learned new skills in new environments and new industries and made new friends.

I had a great temp job in Jan 2016 which went perm and the skills I learned from that job helped me get my current job which I started in May this year and I really enjoy it and not something I would have chosen a few years ago.

jamesperrett

When you come back from a stressful 3 months working away from base to find that you've been moved to a new team with a manager with no experience with no warning or consultation. Yes, it may be legal but previous changes were always handled in a much better way with plenty of consultation before they happened.

Most of my colleagues who were moved in the same way have also left.

scd3scd4

Still here 20 years later. I have worked in a number departments but now prefer working on my own on a plant. I enjoy shifts and it is a decent company on good moneys and perks. I have no interest in being a manager. Them jobs are salaried and I have no interest in worrying about peoples problems, sickness, issues, development and all the other stuff. I leave work at work.

shortcrust

The nightly stress dreams and the 'back to work dread' kicking in on Saturday morning instead of Sunday evening!

postmanpat68

When your employer decides to reduce your hours from 32 to zero because you ask to be paid for the hours worked, luckily I heard the same day I have had a job offer for twice the pay for 8 more hours a week.

csmw

I'm in exactly the same position leaving after 5 years and start new job on Monday. I decided to leave as I was too comfortable, no longer challenging myself and no really opportunities for progression. Moving on more money to a completely different industry.