Hate my new job

[Anonymous]

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So logistically are you going to take the six week job off of your resume? Just curious how it works

I had not added it to my resume or linked in and will not add it.

[Anonymous]

I have a similar situation. I was laid off last month after only 8 weeks and have been applying with that job on my resume and LinkedIn without much success. Prior to that I was laid off from another job after 13 months. Both are contractors. Is the 8-week job understandable in this market or is it better to have an inaccurate 7 months gap? And now my network has seen my latest job.

[Anonymous]

Six weeks is too soon. I also was forced into a job change this spring. The first six weeks were hell. It may take a year before you are comfortable. It takes time to get to know people. And depending on the complexity of the job, it could take months to learn everything and feel like you have control.

I certainly wouldn’t quit a job in this job market. It’s easier to find work when you have a job.

[Anonymous]

I am 4 months into my new job, and I hate it. The commute, not being able to pick up my child from daycare, and micromanagement don't seem to be worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Six weeks is too soon. I also was forced into a job change this spring. The first six weeks were hell. It may take a year before you are comfortable. It takes time to get to know people. And depending on the complexity of the job, it could take months to learn everything and feel like you have control.

I certainly wouldn’t quit a job in this job market. It’s easier to find work when you have a job.

I have 30 years of work experience. I know when job is going to work for me and my lifestyle. I also know my own financial situation and goals to know what level of risk I can take. You do you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Better to be getting paid while you look.

This will sound dumb, but how do you do this?

I'm relatively new to the workforce. I was at my first job out of college for the past 4 years.

Logistically, I mean, how do you work at a new job and keep looking for one you like better? I have 2nd interviews with two companies this week and both have 90 day probationary periods. Do companies typically schedule any interviews outside of traditional 9-5 working hours? Or do I just try to schedule them for around my lunch hour?

Everyone keeps telling me to take any job so I don't have to blow through my savings and they tell me that it's easier to find one while employed, but tbh, the thought of looking for a job while employed seems super stressful.

You do interviews as "an appointment" during the day. You look when you have free time or afterwork/weekends. For sure, it's a lot, but like I said at least you're getting paid while this is going on. There are people who are in a much more stressful situation not knowing how they're going to pay their mortgage in a few months.

[Anonymous]

I changed jobs last year and knew it was a terrible fit after the first couple months. I hoped it would get better but it definitely did not. At the 5-month mark, I started pushing out my resume. At the 7-month mark, I started applying in earnest. I was lucky to get a new job not long after that and started at the new place about a year after the bad job began. I’ve been at the new job for five weeks and can already tell it’s a better fit.

[Anonymous]

Start looking now. Please.

I was you three years ago. I knew from the first week it was a bad fit but I figured I could stick it out for a year. I got let go ten months in and didn't even care because I had already been looking for three months lol. I wound up finding my dream job six weeks later.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am 6 weeks in on my new job and I despise it. At the time my gut said this isn't the right fit. But I felt like I had to take it because I didn't have a job. Now I am going to quit. The hours are such that looking for another job is really hard. I have 2 months left of DRP, I am going to use that to full time job search. I know that probably isn't enough time, but I am prepared to take some part time work to help bridge the gap when DRP runs out.

So logistically are you going to take the six week job off of your resume? Just curious how it works

Not OP, but I would not put any insignificant jobs on my resume.

[Anonymous]

We just hired someone new a couple months ago and I really hope they are not one of the kens posting! I’ll be crushed if they leave — we are putting so much time into training them. I keep asking if there’s anything they need, but I also am pretty surprised they took the job with the commute and child care issues they have. Hoping they are making it work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Better to be getting paid while you look.

Totally