I’ll try and keep this very short but I’m miserable at my job. I’m having a really hard time with my boss and it’s affecting my mental health. It’s also a really stressful always on of job but that’s my chosen career path and that’s not going to change,
Anyway, I’ve stuck to it as long as I can because I knew we would start trying for a family this winter and my current company has quite good maternity benefits/ bonus programme. However, it is really beginning to affect me mentally and I want to start looking for another job. Am I being completely stupid and unreasonable because 1) starting a new job with the possibility of getting pregnant soon and then off leaving the company/me in a difficult position 2) leave what is a cushty position when my focus is going to be on family soon.
I’ve been at my current company a while and have a good network and love it when I’m not working with my current manager. I’m going to try and be kind and say there are 2 sides to every relationship but I feel bullied and trapped and every success I get at work, she looks for a way to block or undermine. I think we just have different styles but changing role, job or moving to a different position within the company is not possible without her approval (I’ve tried).
What would you do? Just wait it out and hope to get pregnant soon- what if getting pregnant takes forever like it does for many, I dread being stuck here for another year with no end in sight. For some context, I am the main earner in our marriage so we’re quite dependent on my work situation.