Jacking in your job
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Just want to get this off my chest and nobody I know does job hunting like me!
About a month ago I got royally ticked off at work. Annoyance and disillusionment have been setting in for some time but this tipped me over the edge.
I did what I've never done before and reached out to a former colleague who now works for a competitor asking if there were any jobs going. There were and I've had two interviews and a job offer will be coming my way eventually.
However... since the second interview I've had an interview somewhere else for a slightly different job which is more to my liking.
I'm now waiting for the second lot to decide if they want to give me a second interview and stalling the first company.
Either way it's good to feel that, unless I manage to annoy one and be rejected by the other, I'll be moving on.
About a month ago I got royally ticked off at work. Annoyance and disillusionment have been setting in for some time but this tipped me over the edge.
I did what I've never done before and reached out to a former colleague who now works for a competitor asking if there were any jobs going. There were and I've had two interviews and a job offer will be coming my way eventually.
However... since the second interview I've had an interview somewhere else for a slightly different job which is more to my liking.
I'm now waiting for the second lot to decide if they want to give me a second interview and stalling the first company.
Either way it's good to feel that, unless I manage to annoy one and be rejected by the other, I'll be moving on.
CoupeKid said:
Just want to get this off my chest and nobody I know does job hunting like me!
About a month ago I got royally ticked off at work. Annoyance and disillusionment have been setting in for some time but this tipped me over the edge.
I did what I've never done before and reached out to a former colleague who now works for a competitor asking if there were any jobs going. There were and I've had two interviews and a job offer will be coming my way eventually.
However... since the second interview I've had an interview somewhere else for a slightly different job which is more to my liking.
I'm now waiting for the second lot to decide if they want to give me a second interview and stalling the first company.
Either way it's good to feel that, unless I manage to annoy one and be rejected by the other, I'll be moving on.
Good luck and hope the move works out for the better!About a month ago I got royally ticked off at work. Annoyance and disillusionment have been setting in for some time but this tipped me over the edge.
I did what I've never done before and reached out to a former colleague who now works for a competitor asking if there were any jobs going. There were and I've had two interviews and a job offer will be coming my way eventually.
However... since the second interview I've had an interview somewhere else for a slightly different job which is more to my liking.
I'm now waiting for the second lot to decide if they want to give me a second interview and stalling the first company.
Either way it's good to feel that, unless I manage to annoy one and be rejected by the other, I'll be moving on.
In a similar position myself where I've been pissed off for several months and am just about to make a decision about whether to leave. Current place is chaotic (as in bidding for (and then winning) loads of work without having the staff to perform the work, leading to a rushed recruitment process where we end up with staff who are crap and then need to be fired). We just keep repeating the same process and I've pretty much had enough.
Had a chat with a recruiter earlier in the year and decided to leave it for a couple of months to see if there would be any improvement. Guess it's time for me to dust off the CV!
MBVitoria said:
Good luck and hope the move works out for the better!
I finally spoke to the recruiter about the job I was more interested in. It's gone to an internal candidate. He was livid as the company were asking him to find candidates while they already had someone in mind which he thinks shows a lack of integrity. Possibly dodged a bullet there.
Still waiting to hear from the other lot.
CoupeKid said:
MBVitoria said:
Good luck and hope the move works out for the better!
I finally spoke to the recruiter about the job I was more interested in. It's gone to an internal candidate. He was livid as the company were asking him to find candidates while they already had someone in mind which he thinks shows a lack of integrity. Possibly dodged a bullet there.
Still waiting to hear from the other lot.
I am also an immigrant and the same thing was done for me.
So back in May I jacked my job in at the time and joined my current employer. Fast forward 6 months and I've had enough of it there. My probation period has ended and today I resigned. The company was fine to work for but the idiot in charge of the team had just about pushed my patience to the limit. I have to give a month's notice.
I had been job hunting for around a month and had a couple of interviews which have both turned into job offers. I have chosen the better of the 2 and have a start date in January.
I've decided life is too short to tolerate idiots in the workplace so do what I do best and that's move on.
I had been job hunting for around a month and had a couple of interviews which have both turned into job offers. I have chosen the better of the 2 and have a start date in January.
I've decided life is too short to tolerate idiots in the workplace so do what I do best and that's move on.
austina35 said:
So back in May I jacked my job in at the time and joined my current employer. Fast forward 6 months and I've had enough of it there. My probation period has ended and today I resigned. The company was fine to work for but the idiot in charge of the team had just about pushed my patience to the limit. I have to give a month's notice.
I had been job hunting for around a month and had a couple of interviews which have both turned into job offers. I have chosen the better of the 2 and have a start date in January.
I've decided life is too short to tolerate idiots in the workplace so do what I do best and that's move on.
Similar for me here, just accepted a job about 2mins from me, 30% payrise, final salary pension. Hopefully all goes well but being in engineering it unfortunately involves shift work. My next move will hopefully be in the same company but to non-shift work or another pay rise and somewhere with mon-fri schedule. I even thought about moving industries and starting at the bottom again but I am a sucker for money at this time in my life. Would like to save for a wedding, Move up to a house and have a kid in the next few years so needs must at the moment.I had been job hunting for around a month and had a couple of interviews which have both turned into job offers. I have chosen the better of the 2 and have a start date in January.
I've decided life is too short to tolerate idiots in the workplace so do what I do best and that's move on.
Cut my notice period. After a week, it became unbearable so decided to just quit. Went to head office and was treated like a nobody. I was no longer one of the 'team'. What a horrible place to work.
Have a 6 week break now to reflect on life and what's important. I also now have some serious garage time to finish my projects!
Fantastic.
Have a 6 week break now to reflect on life and what's important. I also now have some serious garage time to finish my projects!
Fantastic.
Handed in my notice today. Should be settled in the new job by Xmas.
15 minutes from home, pretty much total control and set my own standards with what appears to be a half-decent team already in place.
Slight pay cut but worth it to get back regular working pattern and lose the 12+ hours travel every week.
15 minutes from home, pretty much total control and set my own standards with what appears to be a half-decent team already in place.
Slight pay cut but worth it to get back regular working pattern and lose the 12+ hours travel every week.
Has anyone found it hard moving from one sector to another?
I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
Murghee said:
Has anyone found it hard moving from one sector to another?
I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
Perhaps because science typically pays a fraction of what finance does. Interesting and very well paid science jobs are thin on the ground.I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
OP, any news? It's been two years...have you moved yet?
Don't fall into the fur lined rut trap.
Been with a company for just over 3 years and 30 months of going well. The last 6 months of hell. My MD has the ability to delegate anything not going to plan from his problem to then create the blame on me , than work out proper solutions. Aggressive emails undermining your work, finally made me realise , this job is creating stress levels and making life beyond happy. So, a few things appeared in my line of buisness and one job being pushed by so many agencies. I knew an ex-employee, who is somewhat still 'around' who said, give it a go. So, an interview no1 an hour before flying to the states on a family holiday went well, then before I hit the departure gate , a second interview , the day after my return. All went well there too and a job offer soon followed. I have sat on the offer a few weeks, so I could resign at the end on November. Resignation handed over and an email in return saying 'accepted' was the only response from the MD.
So, what was supposedly 3 months resignation ( contract) , he never sent me an email advising on my probational time being completed, so I had ammo to advise, should he want this to be the case, but he accepted a month. He has me now sitting in the office, not visiting clients for the whole month. Which is why I am here on PH , as nothing else to do !. Ironically, in advising my/ his clients of my inpending departure before my notice was handed in, has shown so much positivity for me and cat out the bag statements from them regarding my boss. It has given me real morale to get this job done and dusted and move onto greater things.
In another twist, I had said to the office manager of my unhappiness in the company in October, to which she has been looking for my replacement before I resigned ' just incase' as I found on an email in the company folder to the md. As karma is , the guy has taken a job elsewhere , so they have no one here now during my notice time.
So, the new role starts on 2nd Jan and with the hope of a fresh start , new happier people and a step up future . God it made me so unhappy, stressed , disappointed and having clients you could call friends saying cheerio to. They know where to find me, but its strange how a boss can turn employees into their scapegoats and stress creators.
So, what was supposedly 3 months resignation ( contract) , he never sent me an email advising on my probational time being completed, so I had ammo to advise, should he want this to be the case, but he accepted a month. He has me now sitting in the office, not visiting clients for the whole month. Which is why I am here on PH , as nothing else to do !. Ironically, in advising my/ his clients of my inpending departure before my notice was handed in, has shown so much positivity for me and cat out the bag statements from them regarding my boss. It has given me real morale to get this job done and dusted and move onto greater things.
In another twist, I had said to the office manager of my unhappiness in the company in October, to which she has been looking for my replacement before I resigned ' just incase' as I found on an email in the company folder to the md. As karma is , the guy has taken a job elsewhere , so they have no one here now during my notice time.
So, the new role starts on 2nd Jan and with the hope of a fresh start , new happier people and a step up future . God it made me so unhappy, stressed , disappointed and having clients you could call friends saying cheerio to. They know where to find me, but its strange how a boss can turn employees into their scapegoats and stress creators.
Murghee said:
Has anyone found it hard moving from one sector to another?
I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
I changed careers twice:I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
Forces to Building Services (age 26)
Building Services to IT (age 35)
I had to start again and learn as I went along, but it was worth it.
Murghee said:
Has anyone found it hard moving from one sector to another?
I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
I’m in marketing(fairly senior, no not pages of jobs to consider) but a recruiter told me last week I’d struggle to move sectors even if I had the perfect skill set for the role. This was quite a surprise to me and also if that’s the state of the market also quite limiting!I work in finance and today it has come to 15 years and i still dont even know why i chose to go into finance i was always a sciencey person.
Want to leave finance but not sure how feasible it is joining a new sector plus i have 3 kids and mortgage.
Sometimes it feels like ill be stuck in finance until i retire in 30 plus years...or if death comes first
I'm an engineer, and I'm pretty good at fixing things. I like fixing things, and I can use a range of techniques - spanners to stats, and everything in between. I can make leaps in understand that few others seem to make, and I love doing that.
Not surprisingly, I had a job doing it. I was well paid, I travelled, and I was well thought of. And the company shut down, and I 'worked' in a few other places, usually for more money, but in increasingly frustrating and dull roles. I actually became a corporate nightmare, and was vocal, argumentative, stroppy, and just not cut out for the things that I was doing. Not surprisingly, I was put on a 'performance management programme'
So I resigned there and then.
And I went to work in a garage, because I enjoyed it.
I've been working in my own company now for over 10 years, and one of my little off shoots is about to turnover a million quid this year.
It's still working in a garage, but I love it.
My observation has been that working for myself has allowed my personality to flourish, and has removed many of the mental blocks that I was suffering from in the later stages of my career as a proper engineer. I personally think I have learnt a lot about what makes people tick, and how to engage constructively with almost everyone, to allow them to have fun and enjoy themselves. The team I employ seem to be having a pretty fun time, and do things without being asked - they seem to make sensible decisions, and work hard. I have a good relationship with my family and my lads in particular. I am almost sure (or as sure as I can be) that my wonderful relationships have been massively helped by working in an environment that I am relaxed and happy in.
When I reflect on what I have done, I think back with a certain degree of fondness on the engineering job where I fixed things, and actually in horror at the others. I don't know how I stuck it as long as I did. I wish I hadn't.
I also think that leaving was a wonderful moment of clarity and self knowledge that has helped me develop as an individual, and has helped me become the person I really wanted to be, (I'm still not perfect, and have plenty to do to be better), but I'm very happy with the person I think I am now.
I don't know what would have happened if I had not left. I think I might have completely lost the plot.
TL:DR. Doing a job you love makes you a better person, and vice versa.
Not surprisingly, I had a job doing it. I was well paid, I travelled, and I was well thought of. And the company shut down, and I 'worked' in a few other places, usually for more money, but in increasingly frustrating and dull roles. I actually became a corporate nightmare, and was vocal, argumentative, stroppy, and just not cut out for the things that I was doing. Not surprisingly, I was put on a 'performance management programme'
So I resigned there and then.
And I went to work in a garage, because I enjoyed it.
I've been working in my own company now for over 10 years, and one of my little off shoots is about to turnover a million quid this year.
It's still working in a garage, but I love it.
My observation has been that working for myself has allowed my personality to flourish, and has removed many of the mental blocks that I was suffering from in the later stages of my career as a proper engineer. I personally think I have learnt a lot about what makes people tick, and how to engage constructively with almost everyone, to allow them to have fun and enjoy themselves. The team I employ seem to be having a pretty fun time, and do things without being asked - they seem to make sensible decisions, and work hard. I have a good relationship with my family and my lads in particular. I am almost sure (or as sure as I can be) that my wonderful relationships have been massively helped by working in an environment that I am relaxed and happy in.
When I reflect on what I have done, I think back with a certain degree of fondness on the engineering job where I fixed things, and actually in horror at the others. I don't know how I stuck it as long as I did. I wish I hadn't.
I also think that leaving was a wonderful moment of clarity and self knowledge that has helped me develop as an individual, and has helped me become the person I really wanted to be, (I'm still not perfect, and have plenty to do to be better), but I'm very happy with the person I think I am now.
I don't know what would have happened if I had not left. I think I might have completely lost the plot.
TL:DR. Doing a job you love makes you a better person, and vice versa.
Just wanted to vent my frustration here:
I've worked at a small manufacturing company on and off for the past 20-odd years. I started at 16 as an apprentice, and I'm now factory foreman. Because the company is so small there are only two foremen and then the owner in positions of power, we have no office staff, HR, secretary, nothing.
I'm personally responsible for first aid, fire marshalling, health and safety, training apprentices, product development and design. By responsible I don't mean I delegate those jobs to people, I mean I literally do all those things by myself. In addition to that I'm also still production staff, so I have products to build (we're a metal fabrication company) and deadlines to meet.
I'm at the point where I feel like I'm going to have a mental breakdown because of the pressure. I'm suffering from severe depression and high blood pressure, and I've got Ulcerative Colitis, which is now really bad because of the stress. I've got no backup or support from the owner, although I have spoken to him many times about needing other people in the factory to pull their own weight.
I wouldn't mind so much if he appreciated the work I do, and how much I've improved the company, but I get literally zero perks. I've never even had so much as a handshake from him for Christmas. I get no sick pay, bare minimum holiday allowance and pension. I get £300 more than the standard operative wage a month for doing my foreman duties, that's it. It seems stupid now I'm writing this all down, it's embarrassing really how bad it is.
I had a big argument with the boss yesterday about all this, telling him I can't carry an entire company by myself. Despite that I was still up at 10pm last night trying to sort materials for work. I'm dropping down to four days weeks after Christmas while I sort my health out and look for a new job, my girlfriend says I'm going to either end up in hospital or dead if I don't
Rant over. Still thinking about work at this time of night though
I've worked at a small manufacturing company on and off for the past 20-odd years. I started at 16 as an apprentice, and I'm now factory foreman. Because the company is so small there are only two foremen and then the owner in positions of power, we have no office staff, HR, secretary, nothing.
I'm personally responsible for first aid, fire marshalling, health and safety, training apprentices, product development and design. By responsible I don't mean I delegate those jobs to people, I mean I literally do all those things by myself. In addition to that I'm also still production staff, so I have products to build (we're a metal fabrication company) and deadlines to meet.
I'm at the point where I feel like I'm going to have a mental breakdown because of the pressure. I'm suffering from severe depression and high blood pressure, and I've got Ulcerative Colitis, which is now really bad because of the stress. I've got no backup or support from the owner, although I have spoken to him many times about needing other people in the factory to pull their own weight.
I wouldn't mind so much if he appreciated the work I do, and how much I've improved the company, but I get literally zero perks. I've never even had so much as a handshake from him for Christmas. I get no sick pay, bare minimum holiday allowance and pension. I get £300 more than the standard operative wage a month for doing my foreman duties, that's it. It seems stupid now I'm writing this all down, it's embarrassing really how bad it is.
I had a big argument with the boss yesterday about all this, telling him I can't carry an entire company by myself. Despite that I was still up at 10pm last night trying to sort materials for work. I'm dropping down to four days weeks after Christmas while I sort my health out and look for a new job, my girlfriend says I'm going to either end up in hospital or dead if I don't
Rant over. Still thinking about work at this time of night though
Mercury00 said:
I get £300 more than the standard operative wage a month for doing my foreman duties, that's it. It seems stupid now I'm writing this all down, it's embarrassing really how bad it is.
my girlfriend says I'm going to either end up in hospital or dead if I don't
These alone are reasons to leave. If you are capable of spinning all those plates at once, you'll walk into another job. Good people are hard to find.my girlfriend says I'm going to either end up in hospital or dead if I don't
Best of luck on the job hunt, sure you'll ace it!
Mercury00 said:
Just wanted to vent my frustration here...Rant over. Still thinking about work at this time of night though
It sounds like you've been absolutely smashing it despite doing the work of at least three people. Personally I'd be walking, especially since you get paid sweet FA more than your team for all of that extra responsibility. There are plenty of firms out there within manufacturing/engineering which would be desperate to have someone so competent on their staff.Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff