Leaving new job, after a week.. advice..

LegacyUser

Hi all,

I am a regular member of the forums here, but for the purpose of this message, i wanted to remain -Anon-

I just started a new job, only a week ago.. i have been job searching for over 3 months, and as soon as a job came my way, i jumped at the chance to start, and said yes immediately.

In hindsight i should have thought a lot more deeply about the role, and would i really be happy in it etc. My background is in I.T (Technical, hands on.. systems admin.. network admin.. infrastructure specialist.. etc) -- the job i went for was more of a Project Management type role.. i was hoping it would involve exposure to the more technical side of Project Management.. but its looking more and more like it will not

I feel its not my place to even say anything yet, as i am only in the job a week.. but i already find myself waking up in the mornings and saying the dreaded " I aint looking forward to my day "sentence to myself.

Any opinions on what i should do? I know ultimately it comes down to me.. but any one else ever experience something like this? - i would be too embarrassed to say anything yet.. they already introduced me to everyone.. sent out the "Please welcome so and so to the company " email.. id feel id be burning bridges and make people unhappy if i just left so soon.

Cheers!

No Pants

Is your problem that you don't like the job or that you can't do it? If it's the former, are there opportunities in the company that would allow you to stick it out for six months to a year and change roles?

minotour

Its no harm to get a bit of PM experience, your tech skills wont evaporate and most orgs would appreciate a tech savvy PM for a change. Sound's like a reasonable place too (intro'd around). Maybe stick it out a little longer and try to buck up, nobody expects you to revolutionize the place in your first couple of months.

Mrs OBumble

AnotherWorkProblem wrote: »

but its looking more and more like it will not

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but i already find myself waking up in the mornings and saying the dreaded " I aint looking forward to my day "sentence to myself.

You could bail. If you're going to do that, do it right now.

But really, if you were unemployed for three month already, that might not be a good thing to do, unless you have another job to go to.

And TBH, I think it's too early for you to know what the job will involved, and whether it will have the "technical" side of project management. (Surely all PMs do gnatt charts, allocate resources, manage budgets, mitigate risks etc ... this is what I'd call the technical side ...)


I'd suggest that when you wake up in the morning and saying the dreaded " I aint looking forward to my day "sentence .. you follow up with "but I'm going to make the best of it, and work on my XXX skills to help me get a better job soon" line.

gugleguy

If you are going to fail, fail early.

bbam

Why bail ??
If its something you can keep at for a short time why not stick it out and search for work as well.. Then if something better comes up take it, but until then you have a few €€€'s coming in which is always useful...

And the experience is always handy...

Dark Phoenix

if you were unemployed for three months and are able to do this job (even if its not exactly what you want) then I think you would be mad to quit after a week.

The whole 'im not looking forward to today' feeling - thats normal for most of us I would have thought? Its January, its cold its wet and for most people its a tight for money month so I cant imagine everyone is jumping out of their warm bed to go to work! I know I am not anyway but i work to pay for my life outside of work so I don't expect my job to be sunshine and rainbows. I love the people I work with and the atmosphere in the place but Id be lying if I said id be doing what I do if I didnt need to.
Now thats not to say that people dont enjoy their jobs, I am sure plenty of people love their job, I have friends who love theirs and are doing what they always wanted to do but you cant always have a job that is your dream job.

If it sounds and feels like a good company you could have a good opportunity on your hands to work in the PM role for six months and keep an eye out for roles within the company that better match your skills and the work you enjoy. It might be worth talking to HR so that they know what skills and experience you have and what roles you would be interested in taking on. if you can do well and impress in this current role who knows where you might end up? Where as if you quit after just one week in a role - why would they even consider you for other roles in future?

LegacyUser

I would stay in the job for a few months and keep an eye out for something else.
The company might have an opening in something that could suit you better in that time.
In the next few months you improving your cv and you have a wage.
Also I would tell you that if your working in Ireland you don't know where or when you will meet people you worked with in the past.
You could walk out now and in a few years time meet someone you worked now at an interview.

A few years ago I was working with one company who were horrible to there staff.
One of my co workers just told the boss one day she leaving. I kept in contact with her for a while after this but she told me she found it hard to get work.
She was always asked why did she leave her job? I know that my ex boss of this time would have given her a bad reference.