New job not working out

meat_n2_reg

Hello

I was head hunted into a job with a IT company

Job sounded great part of a 3 person infrastructure team

First 3 months great , enjoying the work

Turns out the other 2 people in team are contractors and both have had their contracts terminated

Last 3 months have been trying to cover the whole team's work single handed and just can't cover it

Making me feel really ill now

Have spoken to manager who bascially said just suck it up

Have therefore started applying for other work

Trouble is only been at last 2 jobs 9 months and 6 months which won't look good

Any advice appreciated

thanks

TELLIT01

It certainly used to be far from unusual for IT people to move on after a comparatively short time. You need to put the problems in writing to your manager so they can't say they didn't know. Put your contracted hours in and then tell your manager that you are going home. It's a risky strategy but if you are the only person left it's going to be difficult for them to let you go too.

[Deleted User]

I don't think longevity means the same as olden days.

My friend has problems with screening when had been consistent in a job for last two years - her friend with a lot of jobs sailed through.

(started in a whole group of people and don't like to say one by one we've been made scared to answer a phone like a domino effect) when I worked on my own I didn't realise I must have grown in confidence so maybe hold on to that, to elevate yourself.

Doshwaster

It's a fact of life that not all new jobs work out. Sometimes the job isn't what you expected, sometimes you aren't what the employer was looking for. Sometimes it's other factors which couldn't have been predicted at the time when the job offer was made and accepted.

A few years ago I started a new job which sounded great but it soon became clear that it had been a bad move. At the end of the first month I sat down with my manager and we both agreed that things weren't working out and we parted company with a handshake. No point in burning your bridges as they may have suitable position for you in the future.

If you really aren't happy then it's time to move on. As long as you don't make a habit of jumping around jobs every few months, a single case of a short employment shouldn't be a problem.

Aaron.R

You have a lot of working years ahead. Searching a job that you enjoy it is worth it.

meat_n2_reg

Many thanks for your replies , have a few irons in the fire now job wise and hopefully will find a better fit