To leave my ‘great’ new job after less than a year?

[Sanpellegrino454]

Seriously, does it look bad to have been in a job less than a year? It’s not what I expected, the culture is vile and I’m dreading going in every day now. I’ve decided I need to find another job regardless but slightly worried about how it will ‘look’. It was meant to be this amazing job and it’s just not! I’ve been there just shy of 8 months now...

To be honest, depends. Hows the rest of your CV?

If it's full of job hopping, it's not going to look great.

I am in a similar situation. Been in role for 10 months and hate it. Luckily, I have managed to secure another job in another part of the company that is much better to work for. Full flexibility and higher pay.

I was worried about my CV too looking outside the company

I left my job after just under a year. Would've left sooner if I good. However my CV doesn't have many jobs on it as I stayed in one job for 10 years and one before that for 5 years.
My last job was a horrible place to work and I had to leave for my mental health. Best decision I ever made.

I think if your cv is good stints prior to that you can get away with one I would suggest you tune it out and get your head down for the next few months.

If your notice is 3 months I’d update the cv and start interviewing at about 11 month mark.

Just get your back story straight and sound professional / convincing and clear without like a moaner when you explain why you are looking

Good luck

I haven’t really job hopped, I’m still fairly new in my career and have mostly been promoted internally (was in the last company 5 years but with 2 jobs) so hopefully that won’t look too bad...

@horsemen I’m not sure I could handle staying a few more months without even looking for anything else, I’m so unhappy I feel like this job has turned me into a snappy, anxious wreck at home

Find a new job. Life is too short to spend it being miserable and this is something you can change.

If the rest of your cv is fine and you haven’t jumped from one job to another then it’s fine. Saying you don’t like the culture is a good enough reason to leave

But I’m on 3 months notice yes so I suppose if I found a new job in the next couple of months I technically wouldn’t be leaving until a year!

Honestly jumps one short term job is irrelevant but life is too short to be unhappy at work

@Bangin this is how I feel - I hate giving up and I really wanted to give this job a good go but I’ve pretty much been unhappy since I started!!!

Sounds like the CV will be fine and by the time you leave you'll have done a year if you have to work your notice. One of my biggest learnings has been not to stay in a crap job too long. Move on. But work out how you can go about checking out the next one better before you accept it.

@palahvah this is what I’m concerned about - how can you be sure of the culture before you join? I feel like I was almost duped as I thought it all sounded amazing when in reality people are pretty unhappy and behaviours are awful.

I was also duped in my twenties. Easily done. Once you’ve found another job, you may be able to negotiate sooner than the 3 months perhaps?

OP

Life's too short to waste being miserable at work.

I once left a job after six weeks because it didn't turn out to be the dream job I'd imagined.

I had a good CV apart from this and was completely honest when being interviewed for future jobs. I just told prospective employers the truth and it didn't impact on my finding new jobs at all.

@mummyof glad I’m not alone I left a place where I was really happy but I was relocating for personal reasons and this seemed like the perfect job! Too good to be true I suppose!!

Just go, there's time to think of a CV-type excuse later. Not worth it.

@Jemima thanks how did you explain to prospective employers without looking really negative or blaming anyone??

Out of interest, what do people here call job hopping? If I add up my jobs, I've had jobs that have lasted 3 years, 4.5 years, 2 years and currently 3 years.

I left a place where I was really happy but I was relocating for personal reasons and this seemed like the perfect job!
You say this and carry on to explain that the culture is toxic and not what you expected so rather than waste their time and yours in a job you're not enjoying you're looking to move on. And then go back to saying how much you enjoyed your previous job and how you'd have carried on there for years if you'd not had to relocate - you've explained honestly and at the same time stressed how stable you are usually.

If I was looking at someones CV, I would be looking at someone leaving jobs, consistently in around or under a year.

Doing it once, wouldnt bother me. Someone who has had 6 jobs in 4 or 5 years, would make me think twice.

@friar thank you! I know if I was interviewing someone and they said that to me then I wouldn’t think it was weird. It’s just hard when it’s yourself!

@snap I think otherwise my CV is fine - certainly not a run of leaving after a year (one was a year-ish but was a promotion internally!)

With a 3 month notice period by the time you get a new job and work your notice you will have been there over a year anyway.

Sanpellegrino454 internal promotions wont worry anyone.

Sounds like you will be fine.

I would down play how bad it is. I would say you were relocating so took a job but feel it isnt the right fit and then say why their company would be the right fit.

Everyone's allowed a 'blip', just keep the discussion minimal during an interview regarding reasons for leaving, and don't give the