I’ve been a civil servant for over 25 years. Moved into a new role four months ago with a new line manger who for various reasons has seriously triggered my anxiety. It’s been horrendous. She is aware, but has no idea or interest in helping me to manage this. I don’t enjoy the job and I think this would be the case regardless of shit manager.
I’m thinking of leaving and having a six month break before looking for something locally, my current commute is an hour and half each way which I could also do without.
Has anyone else ever done anything like this? Part of methinks I’d be mad to give up a well paid job with a decent pension, but I have never been this unhappy genuinely and life is too short to live in this kind of misery. I have enough savings to keep me alive for a year if I didn’t find something.