Switching jobs quickly

Drumstation

I changed job in January this year after 8 years in my previous role. I wanted a challenge and to learn more about another loosely related part to my job. This new company offered that. I hate it. I won’t go into too much detail but, for me, they aren’t transparent as they should be and often break rules set by our governing body and some by the government. I found all of this out quickly and decided to look for another job. 

I’ve secured another job in a completely new field and I should be getting a contract early next week. 

My confidence has taken a knock though. I had such high hopes for the job I started in January. They sounded lovely, promised me loads of support and training all of which have failed to transpire and then there are the lies. 

I know I need to go to this new job, assuming all is fine when I get the contract, with an open mind however, I seem to be really anxious about it. I keep worrying I’ll be unemployable if I don’t like it or something goes wrong.   

Can anyone offer me any words of wisdom. Has anyone found themselves in a similar position. Did it all work out for you?  Any tips would be appreciated. Even if it’s get a grip of yourself!

Marcon

Drumstation said:

I changed job in January this year after 8 years in my previous role. I wanted a challenge and to learn more about another loosely related part to my job. This new company offered that. I hate it. I won’t go into too much detail but, for me, they aren’t transparent as they should be and often break rules set by our governing body and some by the government. I found all of this out quickly and decided to look for another job. 

I’ve secured another job in a completely new field and I should be getting a contract early next week. 

My confidence has taken a knock though. I had such high hopes for the job I started in January. They sounded lovely, promised me loads of support and training all of which have failed to transpire and then there are the lies. 

I know I need to go to this new job, assuming all is fine when I get the contract, with an open mind however, I seem to be really anxious about it. I keep worrying I’ll be unemployable if I don’t like it or something goes wrong.   

Can anyone offer me any words of wisdom. Has anyone found themselves in a similar position. Did it all work out for you?  Any tips would be appreciated. Even if it’s get a grip of yourself!

Everyone makes errors...only fools persist, so if you've given it a reasonable trial (and over 3 months can be considered long enough to discover there are parts of the job you really can't swallow), it is good sense to move on.

It sounds as if you are trying to get away from something, rather than being attracted to something - are you sure this glittery new job in a completely new field isn't just the first escape route you've come across? In other words, what's so different about this opportunity that you can be reasonably certain it won't be another duff call? Unfortunately employers aren't always honest, especially if they find it hard to attract and keep employees. Have you done proper research on your new employer, such as Glassdoor or other online reviews? 

How in depth was the interview process? If this is new territory for you, did the employer explore your motives, check what training you'd need and so forth? If it was all sweetness and light with no probing questions, I'd be wondering why.

When the contract arrives, check it very carefully. Does it say what you are expecting? What's your notice period - how much notice to you have to give your employer/do they have to give you? 

If you've considered all the above and are keen to give it a go, then do so. It might be a mistake - or it could be the best thing you've done in years. At best, you've opened up a great new career for yourself; at worst, you could be job hunting again in a few months - but you are clearly employable, so would that really be such a disaster?

Good luck!

Brie

I've known some people who happily have a career of short contracts, 6-9 months max. This means they are always doing something new so it's not something to worry about. 

I was with a company that lied during the interview and so many things were not as I believed they would be.  I stuck it for quite some time but then found another company to work for in a well paid job.   I think it took about 2 weeks to realise the job was not right for me. Blessedly we were not long afterwards were told we were being made redundant. O couldn't have been happier.

Charlotte_Ca

Drumstation said:

I changed job in January this year after 8 years in my previous role. I wanted a challenge and to learn more about another loosely related part to my job. This new company offered that. I hate it. I won’t go into too much detail but, for me, they aren’t transparent as they should be and often break rules set by our governing body and some by the government. I found all of this out quickly and decided to look for another job. 

I’ve secured another job in a completely new field and I should be getting a contract early next week. 

My confidence has taken a knock though. I had such high hopes for the job I started in January. They sounded lovely, promised me loads of support and training all of which have failed to transpire and then there are the lies. 

I know I need to go to this new job, assuming all is fine when I get the contract, with an open mind however, I seem to be really anxious about it. I keep worrying I’ll be unemployable if I don’t like it or something goes wrong.   

Can anyone offer me any words of wisdom. Has anyone found themselves in a similar position. Did it all work out for you?  Any tips would be appreciated. Even if it’s get a grip of yourself!

I have been in a similar situation and I had the same issue with my confidence.

In my last company during the interview they said they offer training blah blah blah and I believed them. I remember before accepting it I was worried, but I said to myself well if I don't like the role then I could ask them to move me to a different role. Also, I went to this company with the intention to retire from there. I had changed a few jobs in the last 2.5 years due to pandemic etc and I didn't want to change jobs again.

Long story short when I started I struggled getting any training to learn the systems, but thankfully all the rest was easy because I had knowledge in the industry. I learned the systems and smashed the job. Was very happy and I had believed this is my forever company. 7 months later they changed me to a new team due to a company restructure and it was a mess. They didn't provide good training, the manager didn't know herself either how to do the job and they had demands from us to be productive. Very sadly I resigned because I couldn't bear the stress.

My confidence dropped because I had so strongly believed that I will stay there. It took me a few weeks to forgive myself for believing it was a good company and that I could stay there forever. I've realised that once you learn what a situation has taught you it's easier to move on. We are always becoming and evolving. We cannot know everything, but every situation shapes ourselves and gives us tools to keep going. Now I know what to look out for in my next role. Check more reviews on indeed and glassdoor. 

From now on I just say to myself that nothing is certain in this life. We need to take things day by day. Even in the next job I will never think that I will stay there forever. If it's good yes, if it's bad then there must be something else out there. 

Some times we also need to think if the problem is in the job or in ourselves every time we are leaving.

Ath_Wat

Do you realise you are digging up old threads?