Forget that I ever existed

ushjr

Forget that I ever existed

couriervanman

Find a job that you enjoy and the salary is not so important

theoretica

They have contacted you - so worth at least discussing with them whether for instance they could offer the early work hours you prefer.

General_Grant

ushjr said:

I'm a month into a new job after 6 months of unemployment after being made redundant. I can't say I enjoy my new job but I never expected to.

One thing redundancy taught me was never be loyal to a company and just go for the money. It was a big mistake staying at my last company so long and I don't intend on staying at any company for too long again.

I've just been contacted by a company about a job they have going. The pay is £1,750 a year more than I'm on now which ordinarily won't be enough for me to consider moving. Commuting costs will be the same and similar commuting time. The job itself will probably be just as boring. I'm a 40% tax payer.

I'm thinking no its not worth it, but then I'm wondering if I'm just making the same mistakes as before. I'm also still on probation so no guarantee I'll pass that. One difference is that I'm in a small company and this is a large company and my fear of a small company is that they'll realise I'm not very good at my job so I won't pass my probation.

You ask whether you should consider the new job.  Yes, consider it further.  
Even if it is boring you would be paid more for enduring the boredom.

If you are not very good at your job perhaps it's better to find a job where you would feel you were making a good fist of it and be less concerned at being found out.

JamoLew

Make the most of it while you can

You are bored and arent good at your job yet earn enough to pay 40% tax -- be thankfull that there are companies around willing to pay stupid amounts of money for that

AskAsk

ushjr said:

General_Grant said:

ushjr said:

I'm a month into a new job after 6 months of unemployment after being made redundant. I can't say I enjoy my new job but I never expected to.

One thing redundancy taught me was never be loyal to a company and just go for the money. It was a big mistake staying at my last company so long and I don't intend on staying at any company for too long again.

I've just been contacted by a company about a job they have going. The pay is £1,750 a year more than I'm on now which ordinarily won't be enough for me to consider moving. Commuting costs will be the same and similar commuting time. The job itself will probably be just as boring. I'm a 40% tax payer.

I'm thinking no its not worth it, but then I'm wondering if I'm just making the same mistakes as before. I'm also still on probation so no guarantee I'll pass that. One difference is that I'm in a small company and this is a large company and my fear of a small company is that they'll realise I'm not very good at my job so I won't pass my probation.

You ask whether you should consider the new job.  Yes, consider it further.  
Even if it is boring you would be paid more for enduring the boredom.

If you are not very good at your job perhaps it's better to find a job where you would feel you were making a good fist of it and be less concerned at being found out.

No idea what I'm good at. I'm useless at anything practical and I'm really not as clever as people think I am.

i am very good at what i do but like yourself, i do give people over confidence in my abilities.  people tend to think i am cleverer than i really am, and they place too much confidence in me.  a lot of this is my own fault as i do give people the impression that i know it all intentionally, but a lot of the time, people then get carried away and stretch this too far.

it can put pressure on me as then i feel i have to live up to expectations and i can get into very awkward situations when i fail miserably.

i personally do not think it is a good idea however to go from job to job quickly as this will look bad on your CV.  i would stick with the current job unless you really hate it.  a small company may be more tolerant of your failings as well to that of a big company, who has many staff and so you are less valued.

from my experience, i find smaller companies are much better to work for than the bigger ones, but they tend to pay less than the bigger companies.

couriervanman

ushjr said:

couriervanman said:

Find a job that you enjoy and the salary is not so important

That won't pay the bills.

General_Grant said:

ushjr said:

I'm a month into a new job after 6 months of unemployment after being made redundant. I can't say I enjoy my new job but I never expected to.

One thing redundancy taught me was never be loyal to a company and just go for the money. It was a big mistake staying at my last company so long and I don't intend on staying at any company for too long again.

I've just been contacted by a company about a job they have going. The pay is £1,750 a year more than I'm on now which ordinarily won't be enough for me to consider moving. Commuting costs will be the same and similar commuting time. The job itself will probably be just as boring. I'm a 40% tax payer.

I'm thinking no its not worth it, but then I'm wondering if I'm just making the same mistakes as before. I'm also still on probation so no guarantee I'll pass that. One difference is that I'm in a small company and this is a large company and my fear of a small company is that they'll realise I'm not very good at my job so I won't pass my probation.

You ask whether you should consider the new job.  Yes, consider it further.  
Even if it is boring you would be paid more for enduring the boredom.

If you are not very good at your job perhaps it's better to find a job where you would feel you were making a good fist of it and be less concerned at being found out.

No idea what I'm good at. I'm useless at anything practical and I'm really not as clever as people think I am.

Better to be happy in a job that pays slightly less than stressed out/fed up/hating your job and the people you work with

TELLIT01

£1750 will only give you about £1000 per year extra after tax so a move purely for the money is barely worth it as you are already earning good money.  If I was in your position I would be looking at which gave the greater job satisfaction.

Marcon

ushjr said:

I'm a month into a new job after 6 months of unemployment after being made redundant. I can't say I enjoy my new job but I never expected to.

One thing redundancy taught me was never be loyal to a company and just go for the money. It was a big mistake staying at my last company so long and I don't intend on staying at any company for too long again.

I've just been contacted by a company about a job they have going. The pay is £1,750 a year more than I'm on now which ordinarily won't be enough for me to consider moving. Commuting costs will be the same and similar commuting time. The job itself will probably be just as boring. I'm a 40% tax payer.

I'm thinking no its not worth it, but then I'm wondering if I'm just making the same mistakes as before. I'm also still on probation so no guarantee I'll pass that. One difference is that I'm in a small company and this is a large company and my fear of a small company is that they'll realise I'm not very good at my job so I won't pass my probation.



 

Maybe it's time you started to take decisions for yourself instead of taking a straw poll from a bunch of random strangers, based on nothing more than a couple of paragraphs. It's a serious comment, not some sort of snipe. Try googling on 'how to take better decisions' and then put some of the advice into practice.

ushjr said:

couriervanman said:

Find a job that you enjoy and the salary is not so important

That won't pay the bills.

How do you know it won't? You've not found anything you enjoy, so how do you know how much you could earn? While you're doing some googling on decision taking, perhaps you could also try 'how to think positively'?

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Robbie Williams - very old song lyrics Road to Madaley - I fully subscribe too. "All my mistakes are rehashed" sings Robbie and he is kind of right.... Hate Robbie! I arranged couple's big days 2008-2012 throughout the financial crash in a national chain operator for what those £999 all inc deals at the time on a take home salary of roughly just £900 and less per month. I would frequent pay day loans to supplement my income 2009 till the end of that employment. Always far less that what I earnt today or this time tomorrow when would have been end of my first day in a new, what 6 weeks after losing the job that paid 2.5k above that. If you you won't try you won't know ; If you have people at your heels then yes go for it. I've decided to see any mistakes out until these so called employers rock up for me so don't question it. I had no want to end in a sales based role but I think in a lot of employers now for example you would be hard pressed not to how to deal with it (from a lower prospective) Personally I find it easier to speak to someone without a pot to p!ss in but very well mannered compared to someone on the richer 'I am more entitled' end in spending £3,000 odd but I am beginning to wonder if early background in the rich/poor deals an extreme part.

ivtechcivic

ushjr said:

I'm a month into a new job after 6 months of unemployment after being made redundant. I can't say I enjoy my new job but I never expected to.

One thing redundancy taught me was never be loyal to a company and just go for the money. It was a big mistake staying at my last company so long and I don't intend on staying at any company for too long again.

I've just been contacted by a company about a job they have going. The pay is £1,750 a year more than I'm on now which ordinarily won't be enough for me to consider moving. Commuting costs will be the same and similar commuting time. The job itself will probably be just as boring. I'm a 40% tax payer.

I'm thinking no its not worth it, but then I'm wondering if I'm just making the same mistakes as before. I'm also still on probation so no guarantee I'll pass that. One difference is that I'm in a small company and this is a large company and my fear of a small company is that they'll realise I'm not very good at my job so I won't pass my probation.



 

Sorry if you feel you should never be loyal to any company, but this is wrong mentality. 
When you think as an employee, you think like this, but if you think as an employer, you would want employees that give it their all. 

-when it comes to big companies like McDonald's, Tesco, Argos etc. Yes because they are big, it is hard to climb up the ladder and also you may not even be considered despite your hard work. And big companies like this will easily replace you if they don't value their employees.
-having mentality to only go to work for the money will make you miserable at work and to other colleagues. I hate people with that attitude, they come to work, not too friendly to colleagues, and just think they are here for the money without even giving it their all in the job or being a team player. If you decide you will just go to work just for the money would make you a leech. 
At least, even though you do not want to work at a crap job, at least think of the job AS a stepping stone!
If you think of the job as a job to make money, you will hate many jobs out there and be jumping from jobs to job like the movie Jumper. 
-and the pay number doesn't sound right £1,750 a year??? Is this an apprentice job? Or you mean £17,500?
-don't be negative about passing your probation. If you show value in your work ethics, you will pass. If you act lazy at work, you will not pass because people have eyes and ears at work.