On my lunch break. Want to hand my notice in. Argh!

[BleachedJumper]

Hate my new job.

Started My job nearly 3 months ago, in a 6 month probation period.

My manager is tricky, I don’t think he’s particularly bright and can be unpleasant to cover up for the fact that he doesn’t really know what’s going on/what the answers are.

I’ve been covering additional duties for the past two weeks as someone more senior than me was on annual leave. This morning I got called into a meeting room to be admonished for not doing something. No praise or thanks for doing extra work.

Im sitting on a park bench dreading going back in. I’ve a feeling he’s lining up to fail my supervisions/probation and creating a paper trail that I can’t be bothered with.

Unfortunately for me, I didn’t win the euro millions last night! I really shouldn’t just quit and give my weeks notice, finding the job took longer than I expected and it’s really not bloody sensible. But argh! Nothing would give me a warmer, fuzzy feeling than writing a very brief resignation and getting through the week.

Try to stick it out for your probation. Log everything you have done extra.
with regards to the mistake you made gave you had enough training?
Im sorry your manager is a dick, keep your chin up and look for work for when your probation ends.

What would happen if you did hand your notice in?
Have you got anything you could immediately pick up?

I felt like that at a job not long ago but I had other hours at a different place - I just rang them up and told them and the manager said, oh God please, we have tons of work, come back!! So I could go back in and just sling in my notice, and I had under three weeks to suffer through and then a week off.

If you can, do - but if you can't, resume?? Immediately.

My rule of thumb is unless its seriously intolerable, there's bullying, or its so far out of your comfort zone its making you ill, you need to give a new job 6 months. At your current stage you won't know enough of the priorities and processes to get everything right, and so should expect some correction. Obviously this should be done constructively, and if your manager is bad at that, he may fail you there. My advice would be to hear him out, reflect calmly on what was a 'reasonable' correction and whether you could make any changes in respect of that. Only if that's a resounding no, and you feel he is impossible to work with should you consider resigning so soon.

If you want to leave anyway, then why not push back against your manager with regard to the telling off you received this morning.

"Dear Manager, further to our conversation this morning regarding xyz. I just wanted to clarify with you that I will ensure that this task gets completed in future. However, because I am currently covering for my colleague's duties whilst they are on leave, it is inevitable that some deliverables may be delayed.

I would be happy to meet with you to discuss prioritising the tasks, or moving them to other members of the team in order to achieve the desired outcomes"

Think of yourself not your boss. Do you need the money? If so, you need to stay and do things the right way. Explain to them you're struggling with the additional work and it's having an impact on your regular work. We can't be everything to everyone.

Don't give him the satisfaction

Can you get a temp job while you look for a permanent job?

Stay on until you find another job.

Do it.

I was let go after 4 and a half months by a company I wish id told to go to hell. Every day, I staple gunned a competent smile on and ignored the bitching and inequalities in treatment. Then they rejected me! Like I wasn't good enough for them!? I WISH id said,

"nope, it's week 5 and you are reprimanding me again for something I did in week 2. You already reprimanded me about that and here you go again? Why?. I haven't done it again, Not being shamed again. bye"

I disagree with this.

Hand your notice in and sign up with an agency for the interim. It need never appear on your CV.

Otherwise get job hunting.

I’d be tempted to put in a grievance if you can be bothered with the process, but if you’re not happy then just leave 🙂

Then say why?

Join a union. Many give free membership during your first 6 months but even so you’ll get support and representation if things go wrong. If I was your rep, I’d be telling you to keep a journal and make sure to keep all requests for additional work filed as well as your (emailed) replies that include any questions you have about training for the other work.

I get you OP. Just spend 6 months being bullied out by a terrible manager. Found something else luckily. Don't leave until you have , it's hard out there, and also I would try to make things work if you can so you don't have regrets about leaving too soon or missing out on what you like about that job.

Do it. Life is too short.

. There's always another job - even something temporary until you find something better.

I've walked out of 2 interviews in the past 2 years as I got a bad feeling.

I also leave as soon as I'm unhappy too - a lot complain and never do anything.

Firm believer that life is too short. I started a new job and I knew in the first week it was a mistake. I stuck it out for a year but it was the most miserable depressing time in my life.

honestly raising a grievance or getting in to it any further with this guy is not worth your time. Move on and find something else

Personally I would never leave without having another job to go to because we couldn't afford it. Current job been in for 6 months, had probation review cancelled a few times and I hate the toxic environment. So after month 4 I realised it wasn't going to get any better and started job hunting. Secured a new role on Friday so Monday will hand notice in. I was starting to dread starting work every morning but for the first time in 6 months I'm not dreading Monday morning!
The job isn't going to get better so start seriously looking now.