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Would you leave a temp job that you really loved for a permanent job which is not doing to be anywhere near as good?

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Likol · 05/09/2019 18:34

I've been offered a permanent job but having popped in to meet the people and have a look around today I just feel so sad about leaving my current role which I so so love.

The only problem with my current role is that it's temp. They can only extend by a few months at a time. I literally don't know if I will be there in 6 months time or I may still be there in 18m time! There's no saying what will happen.

Should I take the other job?! The office is so quiet and small. I'm not sure if I'm going to enjoy it. They aren't being flexible with my working hours whereas where I am at the moment they are super flexible with all sorts. I am so confused.

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Likol · 05/09/2019 19:02

Anyone?!

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Spidygirl · 05/09/2019 19:33

It depends on how dependant on your wage you are? Can you afford to be off work for a month or so if your contract isn't extended further?

I also think go with your gut instinct as much as possible.

EarringsandLipstick · 05/09/2019 19:47

Also legally, your current temp role can't keep extending indefinitely. There are different rules depending on the role but there is a period of time whereby you would be awarded a CID (Contract of Indefinite Duration) if you have been there longer than a certain period.

This is in essence a permanent job

So, check your contract there, and you will have a reasonable idea of when it will definitely end.

With regard to the permanent role, it the role itself doesn't appeal, and the fact of it being permanent isn't enough of a draw, then you perhaps should re-consider. It does of course matter how much job security matters to you - very personal.

If it's things like it seeming inflexible, that may not actually be the case, you often have to give a new culture time to see how it works.

  • note - the employment part is under EU employment law so who knows after 31 October 😊🤷🏻‍♀️

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Likol · 05/09/2019 19:52

33Spidygirl no we don't rely on my wage for living costs so it wouldn't put us into financial difficulty.

At first I was really happy if got the job as its a place I've always wanted to work there but then the realisation of all the good stuff I was leaving sunk in

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Backstabbath · 05/09/2019 20:02

100% stay where you are. Life's to short to work somewhere you won't like.

Nellamelia · 05/09/2019 20:10

I don't think I would take it. There will be other opportunities at some point, these are no your only two options. Also if you take it and you hate it, your likely to leave anyway so it won't matter that its permanent!

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Likol · 05/09/2019 20:40

But the thing is I won't know if I won't like it! Compared to where I am absolutely everything looks horrible!

Even if my current job have me an 18m contract I would stay but I literally dont know if I will have a job with them in a few months or not. I don't want to regret it.

If I did hate it I could possibly go back to my first job but there's no guarantee. The new job has potential to give me some good opportunities.

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managedmis · 05/09/2019 20:47

Are there other benefits to the permanent post? Is it closer to home, better holidays, free food etc or anything?

managedmis · 05/09/2019 20:47

The new job has potential to give me some good opportunities.

^

In the same office? Is it a huge company?

Itallt0omuch · 05/09/2019 20:49

Id stay where you are and look for something else.

june2007 · 05/09/2019 20:57

Yes I did. The only good thing is doing the permanant job got me back inot my line of work. (wasn't their for longas it was rubbish, trust your instincts.)

HollowTalk · 05/09/2019 21:00

What is the problem if you are not desperate for the money? Stay put!

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Likol · 05/09/2019 21:38

47managedmis yes it's a large organisation - it's a university. So there would definitely be other jobs I could apply for

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Likol · 05/09/2019 21:43

I'm so surprised about all of you saying stay put! I seriously thought people would be telling me to take the other job for the career prospects.

The commute is the same. The new job has better holidays and more pay. They all seemed nice when I visited but the office i will be working in is quite small - only a few of us. Whereas I'm used to working in open office type places with lots of people.

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HollowTalk · 05/09/2019 21:47

I think if you find a job you love then you should hang on to it for as long as possible.

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Likol · 05/09/2019 21:52

47HollowTalk even if it means only for the next few months! That what my issue is!!

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Likol · 05/09/2019 21:54

I think I'm going to speak with my manager tomorrow and ask her if there's any way if extending my contract. It's so frustrating!

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HollowTalk · 06/09/2019 13:14

I would stay in the job until I was told my time was up and then I'd look for another job, if the money wasn't essential.

ShadyLady53 · 06/09/2019 13:19

I work at a university and I never know in June if my contract will be renewed in September! That aside, I ADORE my job. I got offered a more secure job in a school recently, handed in my notice and instantly regretted. Staying at the university makes no financial sense but I’ve been in unhappy work situations that made me ill before and the idea of going back to that was off putting. I’ve decided that if things did go wrong, I’d find some sort of temp work to keep me going until I find a new position and so I’m staying where I am happy.

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Likol · 06/09/2019 14:49

Well after having spoken to my manager she said that realistically I only have 6m left with them :-(
So I guess my decision has been made for me.

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ShadyLady53 · 06/09/2019 15:14

@Likol I’m really sorry to hear that. Hopefully the new job will be a fantastic new change for you. Sometimes things work out for a reason, looks like you are meant to move on.

CloudsCanLookLikeSheep · 06/09/2019 15:43

The other option is to take those 6 months to find a better permanent job.

If you take a permanent job you hate it won't be permanent anyway as you will probably want to leave after a short while, particularly if you are not desperate for money.

You will wish you'd waited it out longer on the market.

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Likol · 06/09/2019 17:11

I'm going to make the best of the new job. Who knows it could be brilliant! One thing for sure that it will definitely look good on my CV.

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HollowTalk · 07/09/2019 20:29

But why wouldn't you just look in another six months?

JapaneseBirdPainting · 07/09/2019 20:33

I left a permanent job that i was shittingly unhappy in for a temp job that i was happy in.

5 months left (it's a mat leave placement) and i don;t regret it. People think i was mad (took a pay cut and everything). But I was so miserable in the other one.

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