To be so nervous about my new job?

[LittleTopic]

Posting for traffic as I know I am probably being unreasonable...

I’ve just resigned from a really lovely job in favour of one that pays more and is closer to home. It’s great - it’s more responsibility than my current job so allows me to maintain my career path without sacrificing too much time with DC.

However...the closer I get to my start date the more nervous I am getting that I’ve made a huge mistake. I think this all stems from the job before my current lovely job, where I was bullied and hounded out and then made to sign an NDA to not take them to court for unfair dismissal and harassment in return for a payout.

I’d left a perfectly good role for that, thinking it was a good career move, and it was a horrendous decision that I regret to this day. I was signed off sick and unemployed for three months after and it was a horrible time. This feels a bit like a repeat of history even though I don’t have any reason to think this new job is going to be anywhere near the same and I have found myself dreading it instead of being excited about a new opportunity.

So, please tell me I am being unreasonable and talk me into being excited about my new job again!!

YABU!
How exciting! It sounds great.
Chin up, shoulders back and put a smile on your face when you walk in there!
If you don't like it then leave !

Be excited and look forward to it .
I’m sure it will be fine but if not you survived and moved on from the last bad role - you are more than capable of doing so again 😀

Congratulations and good luck 👌🏻

It’s going to be fine, OP!
Sounds exciting, relax and enjoy.

You're bound to be nervous and apprehensive. It's the unknown and your feelings are valid and real - totally understandable. Think of the positives though. Closer to home, more money - that's two good things before you've already started .
Wishing you lots of success

Thank you all - exactly what I needed!

@Livebythecoast - you’re right. Chances are I will love it once I start, but I’m at the end of my mat leave and have all but forgotten what the working world is like!

I think when you have maternity leave or a career break your confidence takes a knocking. You feel out of touch from the real world in a way but it doesn't take long to get back in the swing of things. I went back to work when my DD was 4 months and was fine but decided to have a career break when she was 3 due to personal circumstances (I did an evening school diploma at college) but it was much harder to go back into the working world even with my new qualification. It's hard juggling children and a career and finding that balance but somehow we manage

@Livebythecoast that’s a good point. I’ve been in meeting the team and sorting my paperwork this week and it has made me feel so much better and I am now actually looking forward to work!

That's great .
You'll be fine. Wishing you all the best.

Hey @LittleTopic it sounds like you are being brave and putting your family first. Don't judge your future potential by your awful past experiences even though this is hard.

If you change the way you look at things, the way things look changes