Would you leave a job that you’re not happy in?

Gam2015

So i am back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks off for Christmas. I am a hgv driver and got to say i have not missed the job one bit. I am currently 36 and fancying a different type of job role but unsure what to do as i have been in transport since 16. My current employer is rubbish they just treat you like a number not a name and only had 2/3 pay rises in the last 7 years of employment. What are people’s thoughts just stick at it and keep looking for a new role elsewhere? 

XxDarkMarioxX

If your unhappy with your workplace and its getting you down and such then yes look for another job while your doing your currunt job but dont quit until you found a new job. I have to leave my currunt job because they treated unfairly and they want me to do full time hours on overtime but was not willing to give me full time job when it was posted so decided to look somewhere eles and found more better job and also tried it out on agency and made me happy sadly been waiting nearly 6 weeks to start my job perm due to my dbs

sevenhills

I have just had two weeks off too, I do enjoy my job as a minibus driver, but I limp from arthritis when I get out of my seat, I have a bad shoulder too which is worse after driving.

I get loads of holidays, so not too bad, but not sure how much longer I will keep driving, at 62

I earn around £16k - I guess you will earn more

Is your job good for your health, but we need the money. What would u do instead?

Brie

Best to have something to move to rather than quitting and then looking in my opinion.  You're not as desperate and that makes you more relaxed in interviews.  I've moved a few times - either within a department or to a different company and even the move itself is positive.  Once it was to a better company and a better paid role and I knew with 2 weeks it was a mistake.  But even then I was able to find a way to move along and ended up still within the same company and happily there for most of the next 14 years. 

74jax

I was in a similar situation. I had savings to allow me to hand my notice in. I had a 3 month notice, which was made hell, however I then took a year off and started looking for another job after that. 
Handing your notice in, without a job to go to, needs a lot of thought and back up plans. If you can do it, I would highly recommend it. 

BJV

Life is too short to do something you are not happy with. 

However, having no money to pay bills will not be a walk in the park either and will come with other types of pressures.

As a previous post said, you must ask yourself, is it the job or just where you work?

Once you know the answer, it will be easier to know what to do. Equally, and not to belittle how you feel, it could also just be a case of holiday blues.

Normally, I love my job, but I have to say I think, like most people, coming back after a break at Christmas is hard. 

I did a whole life change in 2010, and it was the best thing I have ever done. 

MACKEM99

Gam2015 said:

So i am back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks off for Christmas. I am a hgv driver and got to say i have not missed the job one bit. I am currently 36 and fancying a different type of job role but unsure what to do as i have been in transport since 16. My current employer is rubbish they just treat you like a number not a name and only had 2/3 pay rises in the last 7 years of employment. What are people’s thoughts just stick at it and keep looking for a new role elsewhere? 

I would have thought as an hgv driver you would be in demand, so should be able to get another job with different company easily?

Marcon

Gam2015 said:

So i am back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks off for Christmas. I am a hgv driver and got to say i have not missed the job one bit. I am currently 36 and fancying a different type of job role but unsure what to do as i have been in transport since 16. My current employer is rubbish they just treat you like a number not a name and only had 2/3 pay rises in the last 7 years of employment. What are people’s thoughts just stick at it and keep looking for a new role elsewhere? 

Why do you need to ask a bunch of random strangers? If you read your own post, you've answered your own question (as is so often the case!).

Just one thought - do you actually dislike what you do, or simply not like doing it when your current employer apparently treats you so poorly? The answer to that might guide your future thinking - but from what you've written, staying where you are and going on doing the same thing isn't likely to be a successful long term plan, so looking elsewhere, while keeping your current job, is surely the sensible way to go.

ChooseLife

There's nothing worse than being unhappy in your job - been there, done that!  Only you can change your circumstances.  But as others have said, it's wise to be looking for a new job whist you're still in a job as it's easier.  Or look to retrain in something else?  You need to think long and hard about what it is you actually want to do.  Is it the job you dislike or the employer?