To quit my job after only 10 months there?

[TooTiredForThis2]

I have been there for 10 months. I will work my notice period. I have had some discussions about not fitting in with the team etc but I haven't implied that I might leave. I've had a week off and decided that life is too short to work in a job that fills me with dread so I've decided to quit.

Is it poor form to quit after only 10 months? Is it poor form if the first time your manager hears about your resignation it's because you gave them a letter of notice? Will people (current employer and future ones) think badly of me?

I've worked so hard for them. I've received great feedback. I just don't like it any more.

YABU - staying a bit longer before handing in notice is the right thing to do

YANBU - quit, life is too short and it isn't unreasonable to quit even if employment has been short

I have had some discussions about not fitting in with the team etc

You have you been having these discussions with? And yes, you should probably have spoken to your line manager if you are unhappy with the atmosphere in your team.

But it's been a very weird time for everyone. I'd say life is too short; get another job lined up, quit, work your notice and leave with a good reference.

10 months being 'too short' totally depends on your line of work.

Retail? To be expected.
Post-graduate academic job? Probably not.

But if you're to happy, you need to find something else. Hopefully onwards and upwards.

10 months is more than enough in a job you hate, you've given it a good go but it's unlikely to get better after this amount of time so no, YANBU.

If you don;t like it, look for something else.
Unless you have colleagues that you're close to (doesn't sound like it), don't chat about it - unless you want things to improve, and a serious "how do we make this work" conversation with your manager, I think it's better that the first he/she knows of it is your letter of resignation.

think about the timing of your resignation if you aren't waiting to find another role - depending on your contract and notive period, it may make the difference of being paid over the Christmas break (and any christmas bonus)

By the time you've worked your notice period, its likely to be a year rather than ten months anyway.
It sounds as if you're at the start of your working career - at that stage people don't worry too much about moving around.
Do use any notice period/break to try and figure out what it is you don't like, and what you do want in your next role,

I don’t think it’s too soon, it’s nearly a year - and hating a job can be soul destroying.

Depending on the industry a lot of companies are currently being affected by ‘the great resignation’ so a lot of people are moving on. We’ve lost 6 members of our team in the last couple of months as they’ve even been head hunted or found similar roles with significantly larger salaries - and there are similar stories throughout my organisation and other companies in our industry. A lot of people seem to be reevaluating what they want from their jobs.

Do it! Life is too short. 10 months is the best part of a year. If you got the job in lockdown and then stared going in or it was affected by the pandemic I some way, its easily explained and understood. I'm sure with a bit of thought you could frame this for future employers as showing strength of character, commitment and good self awareness.

@GreenFingersWouldBeHandy

I have had some discussions about not fitting in with the team etc

You have you been having these discussions with? And yes, you should probably have spoken to your line manager if you are unhappy with the atmosphere in your team.

But it's been a very weird time for everyone. I'd say life is too short; get another job lined up, quit, work your notice and leave with a good reference.

10 months being 'too short' totally depends on your line of work.

Retail? To be expected.
Post-graduate academic job? Probably not.

But if you're to happy, you need to find something else. Hopefully onwards and upwards.

It's care work, about a pound more than minimum wage for my age, so a very high turnover of staff in this field but everyone else in my team has been there for at least a year and a half. I have spoken to my line manager and line manager's manager about how I don't feel like I am close with anyone in the team and how they are close with each other. At the time I mentioned I would see if things improved. I like the work and the people I care for. But I can get another job in this field very quickly. I can also work flexibly in the same job without a contract literally straight away, like as an agency staff, which is what I'd do initially.

Ah... gotcha. In that case, I'd say move ASAP. But, be careful if you're moving from a contract to a non-contract situation. My SIL in law has just spend years trying to do it the other way (same line of business) and has finally got a contracted position for the agency position she was doing anyway. More security, hours guaranteed and just a better position overall.

Good luck anyway. But yes, I agree with the poster above who said that hating a job can be soul destroying. Hope all goes well.

Can you stick it out until Christmas? By then it will be a year, and that's fine, no future employer is going to worry about that.