Still not liking new job after 2 months - quit?

I'm in the same boat, OP. Start applying for things. I am. And just be honest with them when you resign that it wasn't the right fit for you.

OP if this pandemic taught us anything is that life is too short. Quit, because there is someone else out there who would love to have this job more than you.

Make sure you get a new job before you dump this one. There are thousands of people standing in line to get it.

This is the worst possible time to be leaving a job. Start applying other places, if you can find something else hooray for you. Otherwise, you're going to have to suck it up for the forseeable future.

R3 Yep. Always set up the next trick. Before you put in the ice pick.

Yes, this whole thing has reminded me that life is too short, which is making me question whether this “good” job that makes me miserable is really worth me being unhappy. And it really doesn’t pay that great - it’s just a large company where I might POSSIBLY advance in the future, but no guarantee.

I am grateful to have a job during this time, but I just don’t see this working out long term. And yes, I would make sure to have a new job lined up before I quit this one.

There are many things to consider:

--Do you see a chance of training improving? Would that make your job better? --Would you actually enjoy it there if you advanced up the ladder? --Does your employment record show overall an ability to stick with things, or would.a short job add to an impression of a "job hopper"? --Are things messed up because of COVID, and could possibly get better once people adjust? --How in-demand are your skills? --Are you in danger of losing your job, because the poor training makes it look like you aren't qualified? --Do you find that the company overall is well-functioning, and that some sort of transfer would work out better? I know a couple co-workers that were miserable where they were at, but the company overall is a nice place to work, and they were able to transfer and now love it here.

I spent years at a job that I loved for a long time until it went to shit. I got a different job at our biggest employer, I thought I would love it and unfortunately, I was at best indifferent to it. It wasn't anything like I expected it would be. I considered it to be something I would use to make a lateral move in a year. I got fired from it at 4 months. I have a new job that I absolutely love.

If you hate it, they likely hate you too. start looking.

Become inept on purpose and get laid off. Get some of that stimulus unemployment money .

R8 They don’t hate me (yet) because so far I’ve been playing “the game” (you know, where you smile and pretend like everything is just wonderful and it’s the best company on earth). But I don’t know how much longer I can keep up this charade. So far I’ve been just putting up with everything, but the training is so bad that I’m going crazy because it’s so confusing. Other people in my training class are confused too so I know it’s not just me. They also have near impossible daily quotas. This company is also known for having a high-turnover in this particular department - which I didn’t realize until after I got there.

I successfully prevented Amazon from coming to Queens. Re-elect me!

[quote]Become inept on purpose and get laid off. Get some of that stimulus unemployment money .

I’ve actually been wondering whether I should just keep doing the best I can instead of worrying myself and going crazy trying to be perfect. This is the first job I’ve ever had where I have to go through several months of training before I can even begin to get comfortable and I’m used to catching on immediately.

It took me a few months to really get in the groove of my current job and now I love it. Two months is not enough time to be 100% sure that things wont improve.

R7 That’s what I’m not sure about. I go back and forth wondering if training will improve. Some days I think it’s getting better and then other days I think it’s just going to get worse and more confusing. It goes back and forth all the time, but this whole past week was bad and that’s the first time I’ve not had one good day the entire week.

I honestly think the work culture is over the top “let’s be one big happy family” horseshit, and I know most places are like that, but it’s really bad here. And I’m honestly not really interested in the industry, so I’m not so sure I would be happy even if I got into a better job at this place.

R13 How many months did it take? And when you reached 60 days, were you still having second thoughts and questioning things too?

But are you social-distancing?

R15 about 4 months until I saw a light at the end of the tunnel and about 6-7 months until I felt a level of confidence in the role.

OP, sounds like you're working at Comcast

Give it a little longer. 2 months is not enough time to asses the long term potential in the best of times let alone the fact that we’ve been in isolation for a big chunk of that time. Many of your coworkers are likeLy stressed given the global pandemic and all. You may have gotten better initial training in a more normal time.

R16 Yes. We are currently WFH and doing training over Skype. The fact that we are currently able to WFH is the only thing that’s saving me so far because if I had to go into the building right now, I’d be even more miserable. I don’t know how I’m going to put up with going back into the building if I’m still feeling miserable and the job doesn’t start making any more sense.

R17 That makes me feel a little better.

R18 No, but it is a big corporation.

R19 The training program they have for this particular role is very dry and not very good, so I’m not so sure it would be any better even before COVID-19. Like I said, there is a high turnover rate in this department.

Please keep us posted on the job hunt and/or transition period.

R21 Thanks, I will. I definitely need to reassess the situation this weekend.

Oh lord - today has been vile. I don’t know how much longer I can deal with all the nonsense.

I had an idiot friend who left her intolerable job in Feb of 2009. Before she did, I told her unless you're getting RAPED at work, keep the job because were were in the middle of the financial crisis and massive layoffs. She quit anyway and never worked again, existed on family money and booze, then died of cancer two years later.

[quote]This is the first job I’ve ever had where I have to go through several months of training before I can even begin to get comfortable and I’m used to catching on immediately.

This.

OP has transferred his feelings of inadequacy to blame the job.

He doesn't like the job because he's not good at it, not because there is something inherently wrong with it. All the other excuses are simply to justify and validate why he doesn't like the job.

Many times in my career I've taken jobs where I really wasn't informed on what the scope of work actually was, but they were promotions and I was ambitious.

For each job I felt in over my head at first and way out of my comfort zone and had many long months of wondering if I'd ever figure it out. In each case I not only figured out those complicated jobs but mastered them and moved again when I could, pretty much starting that process all over again. If you keep at it you can probably master the job then move on with more confidence than when you started.

A friend who promoted to the top of the heap said she was scared each time she'd take a new position. Each time she successfully mastered a job her confidence grew. That's how I felt and after a while I realized I could learn and do almost anything (within reason of course).

But, throughout this process I kept my resume ready and was always looking for new opportunities. You may succeed along one path but always keep your eyes open for something better.

OP: DO NOT QUIT!!

We're in the middle of a pandemic. The world's economy including the economy of the United States is collapsing despite a possible slow return to work. You may not like your job, but at least you have one while unemployment is skyrocketing everywhere. It will not be easy to get another job, i fact it will be next to impossible in the coming year or two. You must not quit your current job unless you have another confirmed job waiting in the wings...not the promise of a job--but an actual job in which you have signed on the dotted line and have a start date, not in the foreseeable or distant future but an actual guaranteed start start date almost immediately. Do not quit thinking you will have a lot of time to look for another job. Companies are not hiring unless you want to stock shelves at a grocery store.

DO NOT QUIT!!

Do not quit your job yet. Look for a new job because you never know how long it will be before you land another one.

OP, polish your resume but I would say give yourself at least six months at your current job. It takes most people about six months to acclimate to a new job:/environment. And the extra stress of the current circumstances may add to that. I worked for 30 years in a career that had me transferring to a new assignment every 2-3 years, and each time it took me about six months to really settle in and feel comfortable.

OP, as already said, give yourself six months at the very minimum before you decide its not for you.

What kind of job requires that much online training? Are you working for Comcast customer service? I once had a job as a student selling memberships for a private teaching service. It was basically a call center job but only for a small company with 4 employees. I never felt so miserable in my life. If you still have other options, OP, quit this job.

[quote] OP if this pandemic taught us anything is that life is too short

I agree with that.

I may have missed it, but I didn't see your age.

I had a great job and the company went out of business in 2008 when I was 51. I was astonishingly lucky in that I found a new job immediately, paying even more than the old (105K) so I grabbed it. From Day 1 I hated it. And I hated it every day for the next 12 years.

Every

Single

Day

But I didn't dare quit because I heard horror stories about 'middle-aged' men who couldn't find work. The movie THE COMPANY MEN almost had me leaping out a window.

I looked for a new job for four years solid. I got 2 interviews, neither one led to anything, and I didn't think either was any better than the job I had. Finally after 4 years I made peace with the idea that I was never leaving until I retired so I readjusted my spending to save as much as possible and retire as soon as I could. I was supposed to retire at the end of March, but I've been asked to stay on (remotely) until people can return to the office, Then, at age 63, I'm outta there!

Fuck Suze Orman and those people who say you should work until 70. Two of my equally-miserable co-workers have died from the coronavirus. I could name six more over the years who died in their 50s and 60s, thinking they'd work until 70 and then retire.

People plan, god laughs.

If you're young, aggressively look for work. If you're over 50 (or even 40), keep looking, but accept that you may be stuck there.

But be aware, 2 years can turn into 12 before you know it.

^That sounds horrible and like you've wasted a lot of your lifetime.

R26 Yes, this is one of the big issues: I was not initially informed on everything the job would entail. Although I know there it’s impossible for them to list everything since some things are one-off situations, the stuff that I’m struggling with are things that I’ll be doing on a daily basis and so I should have been given the heads up on these things beforehand since they’re everyday duties in this role.

Your post made me feel better. I guess I’m just questioning myself because I’ve always caught on right away but I guess this will just be a challenge for me:

R27 I am grateful to have a job during this time and I keep trying to remind myself that I have a paycheck and health insurance, so I keep reminding myself things could be worse. It’s just that this job is starting to mess with my sanity because it’s so miserable so far. Everything is just so disorganized and confusing. I definitely will not quit until I am offered a new job.

R32 Wow, that is sad...and that’s exactly what I’m afraid of happening to me - That I’ll continue sticking it out thinking it will get better and that it never will. I think my biggest hesitation is that where I work is considered THE place to work at in my town and is the largest employer and that if I can manage to stick it out then MAYBE I can get a better position later on. But at the same time this is not my dream job and I don’t even like the industry - it’s simply for stability and because it’s the largest employer around here.

R29 I’ll try to give it 6 months.

Hang in there OP. I have been also been software training via Skype for a new position (I was promoted). I also feel like teleworking is easing the pressure. I will start recording my Skype meetings this week so I can replay them in case I miss something. I have a lot of self doubt, but I remember feeling the same way when I joined the company over 5 years ago, and things turned out fine. I just take one day at time like I did then. That is why employers have 6 months intro/probation period, or sometimes 1 year. You usually need that amount of time to hit your stride. You can always look for work elsewhere too, but that's going to be a challenge right now as you know.

Best of luck, OP. I'm sharing one of my favorite poems with you. Kept me strong in times of trouble.

Invictus, William Ernest Henley - 1849-1903

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.

oops ^ Imagine a break after every fourth line.

Are you ok OP?

R40 Nope, still hate this job every day. I’m dreading going to sleep because when I wake up it will be time for more of this shit.

I’m searching for a new job but unfortunately due to the pandemic job openings are even less than before, so I’m stuck at this hellhole until I can jump ship (unless this job miraculously gets better soon, which I doubt).

I’m seriously thinking about killing myself before I go back. No body told me still working at age 60 was like reliving your high school days.

OP, you've gotten lots of support from this thread. But is there somebody you can talk to about this whom you trust? Suicidal ideation, even in jest, means things are truly fucked. I know how you feel. I promised myself twenty years ago that if my job began affecting my mental health, that I'd get up and walk out. I did that three times, and I have no regrets. But everybody's case can be different. Do you have any savings? Can you live on anything if you quit? Good luck and please keep posting here until you find a solution as I'm sure many of us have gone through this, and are going through what you're experiencing.

R43 I’m not the person who replied at R42 - different person.

Trust me, although I’m miserable, I would never kill myself over some job.

You should be working on corona precaution measures and team safety as much as your ever-changing responsibilities. This is a good noob opportunity to be visibly helpful. It’s performance art in most workplaces, but go with Doctor recommendations on office health.

If you don’t DIE, you will be asked about this time period and you have it covered “My Covid Job of 2020: I powered through one day at a time until the pandemic subsided. “

reading up on the next company&its officers you would kill to work for.

R45 do you mean create post-corona safety /operating policies to impose on yourself? Most office farters don't have that authority. I'd love to wfh until mid July at least.

I still hate this job every single day. Please wish me luck until I find something new. It’s killing my soul.

OK, been at job for almost 4 months now and I hate it even more than I did the last time I posted! I’m quitting as soon as I find something else, but unfortunately I think it will be a long time because the job market is shit right now.😭

R48 I have been at jobs I didn't like, and one I absolutely hated. But I stayed until I landed someone decent. You're doing the right thing by hanging on.

The only thing worse that a job you hate is being with no job at all and regretting quitting.

You aren't processing insurance payments, are you?

I'm in the same position as you are OP. I trained for a new position right before we started working from home. I was barely trained. I feel like I'm drowning, every single day. Plus my internet is so slow that it's affected my production by over 50%. This could easily drive someone insane. I live almost 30 miles away from my office and I actually begged to be able to work there but was turned down. I feel so useless because my daily quota/rates are so bad

If I have questions I have to email my boss. And she takes over an hour to reply. And she is so wordy. She'll reply to a yes or no question with 3 paragraphs of things I don't know anything about. I don't know what the hell she means most of the time. I just guess. Sometimes I guess correctly, sometimes I don't

If I can hang in, you can hang in

R49 Yeah, I keep telling myself at least I have a paycheck and health insurance. But damn is it draining every bit of energy I have. I don’t even want to do anything except sleep on my off time.

R50 I wish I was processing insurance payments - I bet it would be easier than the shit my job training is for.😭. I’m going to have to unfortunately hang with it until I find something else because the job market sucks in my area right now.☠️

Amazon is hiring. If you don't like your current job, you can be the rent that you won't like working for Amazon either.

I’d resign immediately. Fuck that shit!

R52 Do you work at Amazon since you feel you can make that statement?