i already dislike my job and I just started it!

[JEAlex]

so...

i recently relocated across the state for a new job that paid more and gave me more responsibilites then my last one, and it's looking like the job isn't quite what i thought it was going to be. It's not that i want to quit already, but I feel like the interview/job discription might have misrepresented the job somewhat.

My question to you guys: How long should I stick it out? Is it common to hate a new job right off the bat??? I guess I am more overwhelmed then anything. I think the job will eventually come around, but I also thought that with my last job, and I ended up staying there 4 years and got paid and treated like (@#% the entire time thinking it would get better...

[awhitmer83]

Conventional wisdom will tell you not to leave a job you just started, but I'll be brave and tell you to start searching. IF things aren't going to change, that is. First I would advise you to talk to your supervisor and mention that your expectations were different than what you're doing. See what the reaction is - maybe some changes will be made to make things better. If not, don't be ashamed to look for something else. There is really no way for you to know what a job will be like until you start. If you are self-aware enough to tell an interviewer, "I made a mistake. I moved for this job, but it wasn't what I thought it would be," and give specific things you dislike (which are hopefully different in the job you're interviewing for), most companies won't fault you for that. Don't let yourself be treated like crap - I've done it in two different jobs, and all I did by waiting it out is miss opportunities.

[koolkat1980]

The least thing you can do! At least you get experience and can learn from it!

[winneythepooh7]

My rule of thumb is that it usually takes a good 3 months to get settled in and used to a new job. If things are not changing though, or you feel you are being verbally abused and degraded in any way, you should start looking. As long as you are not a serial job hopper, I find that we tend to be more marketable to potential employers, when we are currently employed.

Where I work, it's usually the bureacracy of the system, and not the actual job environment and staff I work directly with who drive me nuts. That's probably the main reason I may choose to leave my field one day, because probably whatever agency I go to, bureacracy is always going to exist.

[Rage]

I'd give it 3 months just to see if part of your problem is with the learning curve. Once you know it's not that, then start looking. It will probably take a few more months to secure something else anyway.

[JEAlex]

thanks for the quick response, guys. I think part of it IS the learning curve, and the fact that the girl training me isn't training me very thouroughly. I do agree with the 3 months rule, though. I definetely think the job will come around, and if not, I will certainly look elsewhere.

PS: they just fired someone today...not sure why but it seems that they tend to go through empolyees quickly! (We have 4 temps right now...) Kind of scary of a thought in terms of job security.

[stargurl84]

Alex....I actually just said this on another forum. Don't worry about being fired...if you're doing your job well and not troubling anyone you'll be fine. Good luck with everything.

[financelife]

thanks for the quick response, guys. I think part of it IS the learning curve, and the fact that the girl training me isn't training me very thouroughly. I do agree with the 3 months rule, though. I definetely think the job will come around, and if not, I will certainly look elsewhere.

PS: they just fired someone today...not sure why but it seems that they tend to go through empolyees quickly! (We have 4 temps right now...) Kind of scary of a thought in terms of job security.

You know whether the job is right or not. I was in a similar situation, and while there I would get job offers on my cell, but would politely say I already have a job. What a mistake!!! I should have quit as soon as I got another offer. learning experience though. Trust your INSTINCTS!! and if the environment is like that, then be on the look out because sometimes companies will pull you in when desperate and spit you out when time is right.

[caostotale]

My question to you guys: How long should I stick it out? Is it common to hate a new job right off the bat??? I guess I am more overwhelmed then anything. I think the job will eventually come around, but I also thought that with my last job, and I ended up staying there 4 years and got paid and treated like (@#% the entire time thinking it would get better...

It's funny that you mention this. I had my first day at a new temp assignment today and tonight I'm on the fence about returning for the second day of the job tomorrow. The agency completely screwed me over and basically misled into taking a position they had that desparately needed filling. I have to become an administrative asst. for a college professor and I have absolutely ZERO experience in that type of work and little to no interest in pursuing that kind of career. On top of that, pretty much nobody will be available to train me (since the person I'm replacing left today and pretty much taught me nothing) and the parking authority only granted me parking privileges to a lot that is nearly a mile away from the building I need to work in...unless I want to spend over $15 a day stuffing quarters into metered spots that are still a few blocks away. Garbage like this might just amount to me putting the kaibash on this nonsense before I can see how bad it really gets.

Bottom line is that some situations stink on ice from the first moment and you shouldn't always feel bad about pulling the trigger on a job that outright appears to have nothing but stress on the horizon. I've had 3-4 jobs where I really made an effort to "stick it out" and see if things get better. Never happened. It just became a war of attrition that eventually wore down my tolerance.