To regret changing jobs?

[IcyPlumCrab]

I was earning 26.7k PA and I've taken a new role which is 29.5k. Both working for the government but have transferred to another department.
The flexibility is great, hybrid work and so on, however I'm just not sure I've made the decision.
The training was advertised as 6 months but it turns out it'll be 9 months. 9 months training is ridiculous for an office role paying less than 30k, and some days there is nothing planned so it's just e learning, which might sound great but it's incredibly tedious.

I feel slightly micromanaged too. In my last role we had core hours, had to be online between X and X times, however in this job we're told there are no core hours.
Our office is open late and so one morning I decided to start late and to finish nearer the closing time. As soon as I logged on I had a call from my manager asking why I was starting at that time without letting her know, as she expects people to be online by X time.
I don't see the point in having no core hours if you're supposed to be on by a certain time.

The trainers have very much emphasised that if we have any annual leave during this training period then we need to catch up. So when I had a day of leave last week, I logged on for a bit that evening to catch up. Another call from my manager the next day asking why I was online at that time. It was from a wellbeing perspective, but I still feel constantly monitored.

I've been here a month so it's early days, and it was hard to know exactly what the job would entail before starting it. I live alone with a mortgage and needed extra money.
I regret leaving my old job, it was just a step up.

Does it sound like I'm being bratty? I might just be overreacting.

We're also being monitored for how long it takes to complete the e learning. There have been complaints about people getting through it too quickly, but sometimes it's hard to avoid. Part of me just feels like I'm back at school.

This does sound very irritating, how much of your time is spent on the training? It does seem excessive for a PA role to have so much training and not just get on with the job!

In the new year I would arrange a meeting with your manager and raise these issues, and ask for the core/flexi hours policy to be clarified - do they mean you can start later but need to pre warn them rather than just doing it?

I don’t think that’s necessarily unreasonable, I had a role like that once where we’d have to say each week if we’d be doing 8-4, 9-5 or 10-6 for example.

It wasn’t a problem which hours we did but it meant that our manager knew who was around when.

If they haven't filled your old post they might be able to reinstate you. In my Dept it's for years to allow flexibility when people go into industry but they have niche knowledge that is hard to recruit

It's the Civil Service, I'm not sure if they'd be able to but I am planning to ask.
I'm working in a customer service role now, yeah it might be because both events with the manager happened in the same week.
It was just a miscommunication, and I agree it's fair enough if we have to let her know if starting later.

I thought so. Reinstatement exists for the reasons I said- but it applies to all the roles. It's easy to reinstate you, all skilled up in their processes, than to go through recruitment and training someone else.

If the position is still open, def worth the conversation. We have had several people come back. My Dept doesn't pay as well as some of the others but people do seem to like it. I have a few people I keep an eye on professionally as they were great and their years are ticking away...

That's really good to know, thank you !