I started working in this job a couple of years ago and for a while enjoyed it, but there's a few things grinding me down and I don't know whether it's my peri-brain telling me to leave or whether I have good reason to.
The commute - wasn't an issue for me when I started - I'd been wfh for years and welcomed the 70 minute drive each way as it allowed me to catch up on audiobooks/new music. However all of the kids appointments now fall to my DH who works much conveniently closer to home, and my own appointments are more of a ball ache if I'm unable to schedule them for first or last thing in the day. The standard of driving on the motorways is becoming more of a concern too, I witness near misses almost every day and I'm beginning to find driving (which I love) more of a chore and a risk.
My team - when I started we were a team of 7 with our own defined roles - now there are 3 of us - one has taken on a team leader role so two of us are left to do everything else. My other team member 'can't be trusted' to help out with my contract and is given busy work such as filing and scanning.
The environment I work in was bustling for the first few weeks and this was perfect - it's one of the reasons I wanted to work outside of the home. Now, due to many leaving and others opting to wfh it is regularly just myself and one or two other colleagues in a massive, silent room. My role means I can't work from home, ever, which wasn't a problem initially but I think I'd be LESS lonely in my own house.
I enjoy the work I do, I like the people I work with (when I see them!) and leaving would cause my team leader to have an absolute breakdown as the 'team' wouldn't be able to function without me. They should have hired at least two more full time bodies but as I managed to cope during the last bouts of annual leave, then complete my own workload when I returned from my own holiday they didn't bother.
Another position in the same field - but ten minutes from home has come up.
I have applied and obviously may not hear back, but wonder if I should start actively looking or stay in anticipation of things getting better?
Now that I have typed things out I think I know the answer, but still interested to know if these reasons would prompt you to leave a secure position?