Made a mistake with new job

[BadgertheBodger]

I’ve just started a new job and I think I’ve made a terrible mistake. The hours are awful, which I thought I could get over to a point as the money is good but last week nearly finished me off and I’m dreading the start of a new week. The money is good but now I’m in there and can see the way they work I just don’t want any part of it, it’s the absolute opposite to how I work and want to work. There’s a huge expectation of micromanaging, duplication all over the show, far too little focus on actually delivering a good service and when I asked last week if I could take 20 mins off my lunch and leave a bit earlier so I can do nursery pick up without being right on the last minute my manager looked at me like I had 2 heads and flatly refused. I’m really really torn about just going in tomorrow and telling them I’m sorry but I’ve made a mistake or just somehow sticking it out. This is all massively complicated by the fact that I’m 8 weeks pregnant.

What would you do in my shoes? We could manage for a month or so while I get another job but I will only qualify for maternity allowance now wherever I end up so could do without rinsing through savings. Should I just suck it up and try to find something else while I’m on mat leave so I don’t have to come back to it?

[DarcyLewis]

Suck it up for the next 21 weeks and go on mat leave as early as possible.

[BadgertheBodger]

I won’t get Mat pay though so I really need to stick it out as long as I can

[DarcyLewis]

You’ll get maternity allowance either way though. If you find a new job within the next 21 weeks that’s great.

[BadgertheBodger]

Thank you I can’t think anyone will want to give me a job though if I’m visibly pregnant! Good idea about finishing earlier than I would have though. To be fair I finished at 34 weeks with my first because of sciatica so it might end up out of my hands anyway