Leaving after less than one year in new job. Too Soon?

[Anonymous]

Started a new job in May and I am already sick of it. The work isn't bad, but boring. My colleagues are strange, and my manager is absolutely terrible. Not a bad person, just a bad manager. Barely talks, there's never any guidance, and he's somewhat aloof, so it leaves me frustrated at times.
So now I'm already looking to leave the company, but I am not sure if that's the right move. It's not like I am getting yelled at, or being overworked, so I could stay for a year, and then plan my escape. Either way, I am not looking at staying for the long haul here, for whatever that is worth.

[Anonymous]

I don't have any advice because I'm in the same boat, but I'm hoping someone else does!


Good luck

[Anonymous]

Should I stay or should I go. I think the old school rules of "putting in your time" is done. This is DC. People leave jobs after 6 months, 9 months, etc. And end up being fine.

The key, though, is finding the right job to jump to. you don't want to repeat that many times. How long were you in your prvious job?

[Anonymous]

I would say you should talk to your boss and try to address some of these issues before you up and leave after less than a year. In most situations, employees are subject to a one year probationary period anyhow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say you should talk to your boss and try to address some of these issues before you up and leave after less than a year. In most situations, employees are subject to a one year probationary period anyhow.

What? Don't listen to this person. Your boss is inept. That's not going to change if you go "talk" to him. This person clearly has never held a job.

[Anonymous]

No issue with putting out feelers to line something else up. I think people understand "my current job isn't a good fit for me." I do agree with making sure that you do your due diligence and find someplace you can land for a couple years with the next move.

[Anonymous]

The most successful person I know regularly stays in jobs less than 2 years and has a couple under a year. She's amazing at what she does so she gets recruited constantly and feels no qualms about taking a better offer.

Even if you're not a kickass rockstar, one or two jobs of less than a year won't kill your resume. Every reasonable person understands that sometimes, things just don't work out. Don't give a company more loyalty than they'd give you (hint, they'd usually give you none).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The most successful person I know regularly stays in jobs less than 2 years and has a couple under a year. She's amazing at what she does so she gets recruited constantly and feels no qualms about taking a better offer.

Even if you're not a kickass rockstar, one or two jobs of less than a year won't kill your resume. Every reasonable person understands that sometimes, things just don't work out. Don't give a company more loyalty than they'd give you (hint, they'd usually give you none).

THIS!!!

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I usually fall on the side of staying at least a year if you're not miserable. it can take 6 months to a year to figure out the job, get into the swing of things, make allies, figure out what opportunities the job is going to give you. And leaving quickly can burn some bridges if they invested money into things like a background check/training/other onboarding.

But you have been there 6 months, you probably have a good sense of what's what, and there's no harm in keeping an eye out for other opportunities. I wouldn't jump into the first job that looks okay just because you're bored and your manager is inept. Leave after less than a year only for a really good opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Not OP, but similar qualsm

I was at my last job for 4 years and then 2 years before that, so i don't have a profile that suggests i'm a jumper.

I will certainly start looking around, and as some here suggested, look to make the right move.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't sound like you hate your job, OP. But sounds like you're frustrated with the bad management. This won't get better. At least he's not a bad person, but just inept. If he was an a$$ and inept, i think you should leave ASAP, but this way you can at least feel out a new position and bide your time.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Go for it. It only looks bad if you have a pattern of doing that.

[Anonymous]

I think you should definitely look for new jobs if you’re unhappy with this one. I don’t think you should quit this one without a new one in place.

[Anonymous]

If your resume shows a pattern of job hopping then it's a problem. If not, we all have at least one bad experience on our resumes.