AIBU to want to leave?

[FedUp7Up]

This job?

I’ve been working with my current company for the past few years, and while it’s never been something I’m passionate about, a job is a job and it was doable. Worked remotely during Covid, had a lovely manager who just let me get on with it, etc

Beginning of this year, we were acquired by new management. This worried me but I’m prone to a bit of anxiousness so I figured look can’t be too bad

I was wrong. The new manager is constantly breathing down our necks, especially mine as I’d be the next “senior” member of the team currently. I’m being tasked with things above my pay grade that this manager should be doing. He is also putting unreasonable targets over us, doubling our amount of work. However, none of us are getting raises or being compensated because “the company can’t afford it”.

A job that I mostly tolerated and sometimes enjoyed is now becoming the thing I dread the most.

Leaving would mean giving up my option of remote working, but isn’t that a small price to pay for a bit of peace?

so what do you think? AIBU to look elsewhere?

And to add, the tasks I’m being given are getting in the way of my day-to-day responsibilities. These tasks should not be done by anyone but a manager, so he is wrong to be giving them to me while he does fuck all except make a few phone calls

If you're not happy - look for another job.
Plenty of roles are offering WFH or Hybrid, so you won't have to give it up. If it's important to you, then include that requirement in your job search.

Not sure what the AIBU is on this. People move jobs all the time for a variety of reasons.

I suppose the AIBU is more so “am I being a whiny snowflake for being asked to work more?”

Your job role had changed and expanded without proper recompence for the increased load. Leaving is entirely reasonable. People are starting to wake up and realise their time is valuable.

Start looking now, include in your search requirements WFH.

Reddit says that people don’t leave good jobs but they do leave bad managers. I think you might fit the criteria.

I think so too. It’s the bad manager that has ruined it for me.

I’m not naive enough to think every workplace has amazing managers all the time, but for this place, I can’t see it changing. I know the other managers and only 1 is as amazing as my last.

I’ve applied a few places this morning so hoping one might get back

Had a call with my manager about something unrelated (reports or whatever) and my manager began asking very invasive questions about my medical history? It made me very uncomfortable and I think it was honestly the final straw

I can’t work here anymore

Yanbu I hope you find something else soon, good luck

In the mean time, document everything.

Document the conversation today.

When he allocates you task, can you say you can't fit it in and act co fused as it's not something you usually do? Pass it back to him. All friendly of course...

He's being a lazy shit by basically delegating his work load on to you all . I bet he looks busy but is actually doing nothing .

No you are not being a snow flake you are asserting your right to look for another job you enjoy. Life is too short.

Did you ask why they were asking such probing personal questions? I would have.

I was too stunned honestly so I just moved the conversation along. It was a call for something work related so I was completely focused on that. Was not expecting to go through my medical history like I was in a new GP’s office 🙈

My medical “problems” are quite minor and don’t affect my job whatsoever so it was really out of left field. I do a lot of typing so if I’d broken both hands, I’d understand why it was brought up, but no, nothing at work is at all is impacted. Was very random.