to think if I'm in floods of tears every Sun night it's probably time to look for a new job?

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For the last 6 weeks, maybe more, I've been in tears every Sunday without exception. I've not consciously thought it was work related, but the 'actual' reasons are not things I'd normally get upset about.

I have hated work before. Once in a previous job I loathed it so much I considered throwing myself down the stairs to break a leg and get a few weeks off. I didn't do it in the end (too scared) but I thought about it a lot.

The place I work is awful. I constantly feel I'm treated like shit - I'm really quite senior yet this morning as I arrived at 9.01 I heard 2 members of staff laughing 'haha lets mark Red in the late book'.

And yes there is a late book, unbelievably.

I have so much to do at home, loads to do at work, yet no interest in it. I wasted hours yesterday crying over an argument I'd had with my DC when I think actually what was upsetting me was coming back to this nonsense today. I feel overwhelmed by everything at the moment.

Register with every agency with jobs in your field even if the jobs are junior and don't pay enough. you just need your cv under the nose of the right people.

Hope you get signed off. I used to cry in the shower before work. I quit and now I'm a contractor and love not having to deal with the bullshit.

Money isn't a major issue, in as much as my current salary is only just over £50k which is pretty low for law...the junior jobs requiring only a few years experience are advertised with salaries at least at that level. So I'm unlikely to have to take a pay cut. However I have my doubts I can get put forward, conversation I managed to squeeze in with an agency today was the role was 3-5yrs pqe, I am 4 times that, it's too junior/ I am overqualified/ my experience is not current enough. And so on.

Will see what the others say. I am keeping a log of all the nonsense in the office though. And will speak to my GP, but no appts for another week

Drew64, hope it gets better for you too. Keep looking, something better will be round the corner.

Oh, and no chance of a payoff. Even if you get made redundant, it's statutory minimum. And they make people work every day of their 3m notice too.

I'd ring the GP for a cancellation slot a few times a day. Your health is suffering. Tell the receptionist that you're at the end of your rope and would really appreciate an appointment. If you get one, simply tell your boss that you're sick and you're going home.

Recruitment consultants with good skills can "sell" you to potential clients as someone who wants to take a step back, career wise. Worked for me!

Will employers in your industry wait 3 months for you? Is that normal?

3 months is standard contractual notice in most law firms but ime the majority of places would let you go after 6-8 weeks.

I'll try for a cancellation but not optimistic before Xmas. Least I have an appt next week. There are book on the day appts on Mon and Fri but you can't ring about them til 9am...I could take a day sick but I'm reluctant as it will be my 3rd period of sickness (stomach bug and urine infection) in 12 months so will hit an absence trigger. Although I guess if it did get signed off I'd hit it then anyway.