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re: How long to give a job you hate?
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:16 pm to TexasTiger1984
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:16 pm to TexasTiger1984
Yeah, that’s the thing...with all the turnover...opportunities abound and change is sure to come.
But right now, every day is a bad day, even when it shouldn’t be. Just a negative environment.
But right now, every day is a bad day, even when it shouldn’t be. Just a negative environment.
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Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:20 pm to TigerNAtux
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But right now, every day is a bad day, even when it shouldn’t be. Just a negative environment.
Survive the storm and use it to become more influential expecially in the company's new direction. That's what I did and have risen to a point that my influence exceeds my job title.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:22 pm to TigerNAtux
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Started a new job in August. Money and benefits lured me. It’s a shite-sandwich. Turnover in management is terrible, which is the boat I’m in.
Have other offers out there, but I’ve never been a job jumper. Never at a job less than a year.
Should I give it a year or get out while I can?
It happens. As long as job-hopping isn't your norm then you don't have anything to worry about.
The only job I ever truly hated was one I walked out on after only 6 months. I've never even bothered to put it on my resume.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:24 pm to flipper70538
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I’ve been at mine 35 years. 7 months to go. Hated every minute, but my family has had a good life.
No way I could live like that
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:26 pm to TigerNAtux
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Should I give it a year or get out while I can?
Get out man. I’ve been in that situation before and found a far better job that I’m much happier in. You only live once.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:26 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Survive the storm and use it to become more influential expecially in the company's new direction. That's what I did and have risen to a point that my influence exceeds my job title.
I will say there is merit to this. The VP of Finance of the last company I was at did it this way. I looked him up on LinkedIn and realized he made VP before like 30 years old and was a biology major.
What happened was the company was so fricked up and him being competent, after they fired so many folks he was the only person left. Now he's the COO just crushing it. I'm not even sure the guy is 45 yet.
Right place right time. Or is it wrong place right time?
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:39 pm to bayou choupique
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Honestly dude if you are unhappy leave. I took a job a few years back I knew would not work out day one. Start looking.
Damn straight. I did the same thing back in July. I felt uneasy about it after day one. By the end of the week, I had put an application elsewhere. Had an interview two weeks later and was offered the job literally the same afternoon. Put my notice in the following week and have been incredibly happy with the new gig ever since.
Don't go home everyday hating your job. Life is too short.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:40 pm to flipper70538
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I’ve been at mine 35 years. 7 months to go. Hated every minute, but my family has had a good life.
That's a lot of minutes to hate
4.4 Million minutes, in fact
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:49 pm to flipper70538
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I’ve been at mine 35 years. 7 months to go. Hated every minute, but my family has had a good life.
I'm genuinely curious, but........how often were you around during your family's good life? I know a few people who make a great living for their families, but their jobs keep them away a lot. That's not a trade-off I'd be willing to make.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:50 pm to TigerNAtux
dependes on the situation IMO. Is the problem fixable, or is it the culture created from the head honcho?
If its fixable, work to improve it. If not, find a new job ASAP. Life's too short, and there are options.
Several things can make a work environment miserable:
1. management/ownership
2. the specific clients
3. location/building.
4. co-workers
5. demands/expectations
and so on
Good luck. There are always opportunities out there for hardworking professionals.
If its fixable, work to improve it. If not, find a new job ASAP. Life's too short, and there are options.
Several things can make a work environment miserable:
1. management/ownership
2. the specific clients
3. location/building.
4. co-workers
5. demands/expectations
and so on
Good luck. There are always opportunities out there for hardworking professionals.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:49 pm to TigerNAtux
If you haven't been a job jumper and don't make a bunch of moves in a few years, you'll be fine if you take one of your offers. But make sure you bet this new company well so you know you will be happy there.
Just remember that you'll have this little blip on your resume which can be easily explained. If you change jobs every year, hiring managers will be less likely to bring you in for an interview.
Just remember that you'll have this little blip on your resume which can be easily explained. If you change jobs every year, hiring managers will be less likely to bring you in for an interview.
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:54 pm to SUB
Started a new job 6 months ago. Actively looking. Last two jobs were 3 and6 years though, so I don’t feel too bad. Just staying delicate in how I phrase why I’m looking.
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 7:12 pm to bayou choupique
Jobs are like dating chicks. Don't stay with one you aren't sure about because the one worth having could be the next one.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 7:24 pm to TigerNAtux
I always give two weeks. I go out in style. In your exit interview say " It's me not you". Always part on good terms. Someone will call them for your future employment.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 7:36 pm to TigerNAtux
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Loyalty used to be important. But damn, the stress may kill me.
My parents drive me nuts because they think that you should stay at a job and be grateful just because they pay you. This isn't the 1950s, look for a place you like.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 7:59 pm to TigerNAtux
I'm in a similar situation currently with a job I started the last week of June, but I have a lot of financial incentive to stay one year. I'm applying sparingly to jobs I really want, and I wouldn't hesitate about pulling the trigger. I'll wait until I finish out my year to start hitting the trail too hard though.
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 8:01 pm to TigerNAtux
21 years at FedGov. I despised the place but, I made it to retirement.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 8:05 pm to TigerNAtux
Our corporate office has made some decisions all in the name of profits, basically screw customer service. Business is up, making great money, but, the company isn’t the same. I’m basically kicking butt till I can retire.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 8:33 pm to TigerNAtux
How good are the benefits? Your family is the reason you work, so this question is the main focus IMO
Posted on 11/14/17 at 8:37 pm to JumpingTheShark
quote:as if you offer nothing to the employer...
they think that you should stay at a job and be grateful just because they pay you.
i never understood that mindset
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