Last I left my job. Great timing huh? It was a terrible office, not just in terms of a bullying environment but also being told to do stuff that was both unethical and fraudulent (financial services). Plus they refused to shut the office during lockdown (apparently they have this time - because there is nothing to stop us working from home other than controlling management).
Time line was that I was signed off sick for 6 weeks with depression, then quit, then had a complete psychotic breakdown that left me in hospital.
The other side to this is that about 9 months before I left the company lost a contract which my particular role was 90% dependant on. (To add losing the contract was nothing to do with me - it happened before I even started).
I'm now back in the position to start work again. I've had a couple of telephone interviews but they're not progressing any further. I think a big part of this is I flounder when asked why I left my last job. For all companies promote mental health awareness I'm not convinced they practise what they preach. So do i:
- be completely honest and say i had a mental crisis but I've sought treatment and am now much better.
- say it wasnt the right environment and try and gloss over it.
- say we lost the contract and my job became redundant (not strictly true but would stand up to casual scrutiny I.e. anyone googling the company).
Any other ideas welcome.