I was successfully self employed for 10 years and following a divorce, got a bit panicky and took a full time job locally,
It is a weird family company where no one ever leaves... whole family generations work for the company. It is very clique and insular. However, I went for the financial security.
The bloke who I took over from had been there for 10 years. They absolutely worshipped the ground he walked on and he worked all the hours god sent. He asked for an assistant as the job is way too much for one person and they gave him an admin assistant who is keen but, not great so, he left.
He had left by the time I started so there was no handover and no notes. Nothing was written down!! It was a complete nightmare as it was nothing like anything that I have seen before and massively over complicated. I do have a lot of experience but, no matter how hard I worked, nothing was good enough.
It was the most demoralising job that I have ever had and I started having nightmares that I was useless. After 9 months, I resigned and they have made me work the full notice period.
The bloke who had the job before had changed jobs twice in the nine months so, when I resigned they offered him his job back. They offered him £5k more money than I am on and less hours. They actually showed me his new contract!!
They have presumed that I would stay on as a contractor. It now turns out that I was part of the package.... I am expected to be his new assistant!!!
I have told them that I am leaving at the end of my notice period. They are really angry that if I don’t stay, the other bloke will leave.... again...!!!
They think that I am being unreasonable!!! WTF???