New job- how long do you give it if you know it's not for you?

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Been at home with the kids for years so this is my first proper job in years. Only day 2 and I'm pretty sure it's not the job for me at all. Not worked in an office before but the culture here isn't great. No one seems very happy. Several people have already told me that the manager isn't great/nice/as flexible as she makes out.

I'm pretty sure it's not for me. But because I'm new to working I'm not sure if I should be setting a time (say 6 months) to see if my feelings change or if I should start looking for something else?

I would say you perhaps need to give it more than 2 days but keep watching.

It could be it's been a rough time for them and they aren't at their best

How do you know they aren't happy?

Give it more than two days but if you need to see what else is out there

In some cases (where it was totally awful) I’ve quit after a fortnight.

Bear in mind end August early Sept is often a rough period certainly in my industry people are back from holidays kids back at school and something about it all leads to everyone being a bit down and meh it soon picks up

I’m still there 8 years later! If it’s not for you then get out while you can or you’ll end up like me 😢

Gettingbackonmyfeet they have told me they are unhappy they are quite vocal about it. Not great is it I'm quite gutted because I thought it was a lovely environment from what the management told me in my assessment and interviews.
Job comes with training and exams (which is why I took it) but sounds like the training is poor and management put off staff doing exams and keep moving the goal post as soon as someone achieves what they were told they needed to.

I would suggest giving it at least a month and see how you feel then.

And try to be specific about what it is you don't like. You may find that actually the manager is great so I would try not to be unduly influenced by your colleagues in the early days. There are often people who are very quick to tell you how bad things are but they still seem to have stayed for 10 years!

Only day 2 and I'm pretty sure it's not the job for me at all
Maybe give it a week

Fair enough if they said it

The only thing I would say is how many of them say this , I guess what I'm getting at is that you definately get some teams who have a section that just like to moan and whinge and I've had to deal with it before when a couple of people scare off new hires with it.

Having said that..no if that's true (I mean from them not doubting you)it may be worth looking maybe in a few weeks because it is a poor show if the company offers qualifications and then ensures people can't take them

I would agree with pp a month is a reasonable time period

I've walked out after a week but I knew the industry well and how things should be in the role , but I agree sometimes you just know

The mood of the office is a bit signpost but I wouldn't accept it as fact right yet.

I have worked for a couple of different bosses that multiple people warned me about - saying similar things, such as "you cannot trust him" or "she is just a total nightmare to work for". In both cases I stewed a bit on what I'd been told but decided to give them clean slates as they had not done anything to me to warrant mistrust. In both cases, those bosses turned out to be totally ok to work for and incredibly supportive of my career advancement.

No one should work for/with people that make them unhappy but there is a real benefit from learning to work with all sorts of different characters and management styles.

I'd be tempted to give any job at least 3 months unless there is something seriously wrong going on.

Have you come off benefits to do it? Or will it be easy financially to take time out for a new job search?

Two days is not enough at all. Is it possible that you just miss the comforts of home? If you haven't worked outside the home for so long it's entirely possible. FWIW, the shortest I have worked somewhere before handing in my notice was just under two months - I gave it a fair shot but it wasn't for me. I first started to feel that way in the second week but needed to make sure I wasn't overreacting - often a new job isn't what you expect...

3 - 6 months!

I'd start looking for a new job and get one before quitting though.

I really, really didnt like my current job for the firstb6 months. Now been there 6 years and I love it! I would say you need to give it a few months, especially if this is your first job in some time.

Thanks for the replies. I'll give it a few months and see how it goes.

50Running50 my husband is fairly well paid so no benefits at all before I was working.

Hopefully I'll love it after a period of time like lots of you have. Just disappointed I suppose because it seems like the job and training isn't how I was told it would be. And I'm fairly sure already it's not a good fit for me but I'm really hoping I'm wrong.

I knew within an hour of starting a job that it wasn't for me. I stuck it out for a year and was thoroughly miserable. Many years later, I once again found myself in a job that wasn't right for me. I started looking for other jobs immediately and left old job within 2 months of starting. I'm now in a job I love and I'm so glad I left old job when I did. Life is too short to spend 8 hours a day unhappy.

Three months, I'd say - especially if it's a big change. It takes that long to settle into something new and find your feet.