Work advice - give up?

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I posted some time ago that I had started a new job and hated it, and the consensus was that I should stick it out and try harder to settle in. It is significantly more money than I was earning before, good pension, good future prospects, enhanced annual leave, sick pay etc so on paper it looks good. Even the people are lovely. But I just hate the work.....it hasn't gotten any better and there is no scope to change. It has made me tremendously anxious - I am an anxious person generally but I'm starting to have anxiety attacks. And I'm miserable.
I have contacted my old employer who has said they would love to have me back (suggested different hours so more money than before, but not as much as current role) however they need to wait for some things to align before they can offer me a job, so it isn't set in stone and it could take months.
My probation period ends this weekend, and then I'm stuck with a two month notice period which fills me with dread. Dh says to hand in notice now and leave next week, and I'll find something else......but what if I don't? What if the next job is worse? What if I can't get a job as I was only at my last job for 3 months? Would you even put it on your CV, is it better to have a career break than a 3 month stint somewhere?
In theory DHs wage covers most of our expenses, and we have savings which will make up the shortfall, so I can hand in my notice now, but should I?

Yabu - stick it out and look for a new job while you work
Yanbu - mental health is too important, hand in your notice now

Write down list of Pros and cons see which you have most for
Pros more money get on with staff, pension holidays
Cons you don't like the work
Think 80% people don't like the work they do but like getting paid
Have an activity planned for something else to think about like swimming, walking
Date night

How much do you hate the work?
Is it blighting your life outside working hours?
Do you dread going in?

What is wrong with the work itself?

Thanks for the replies. I don't want to go into detail as it could be outing. Very short story, I work with data, the software used is extremely unreliable and I don't remotely trust the outputs. This means that the work I present I have no confidence in, which is what makes me anxious. The system isn't old, but is so inadequate that jobs that should take a couple of hours take 1.5 days. There is zero chance of changing systems

Definitely leave ASAP. I agree with your DH.

Your mental health will get worse and worse if you stay.

And yes I dread going in. I'm lying in bed right now with my heart racing as I'm anxious about tomorrow

Leave, life’s too short. Sounds like you’re quite financially comfortable so can you wait until your old job can take you back? Alternatively could you do something temping type work to fill the time and the gap and your CV?

It's a very difficult market out there in recruitment. I would be very careful about leaving without a job to go to. Your CV will already look dodgy if you leave (don't attempt to lie - no reasonable recruiter will fall for the 'career break' line without thoroughly checking) and, if you can't find another job quickly, not only will you have a short term role, you'll also have long-term employment. That's a double whammy when looking at risk of employing you. Think carefully before taking the risk.

You are in a really good position, enough money to get by and a supportive husband.

You can't put a price on mental health.

You don't need to be there and you don't need the anxiety it brings.

Just be honest about why you chose to leave at future interviews.
I've done quite a lot of interim work - and a few perm roles that didn't work out; I think working as an interim gives you more confidence to move on if something's not right, and less tolerance to stick in out - a double edged sword.

Take a break or pick up some temp work while you wait for something to come up with your previous employer, and keep an eye out for other perm roles that would be a good fit.

Hopefully your last employer will follow through with an offer soon.
There are other options. How about taking sick leave and looking for another job while off work? You could take as much sick leave as possible before resigning and put more money aside in case your job search takes a bit longer.

I think you should allow yourself some breathing space before resigning.

What if the next job is worse? You won’t know until you try unfortunately but your next job could end up being the best one you’ve had. It’s a leap of faith. From experience it gets easier to job hunt and leave jobs the more you’ve done it.*

What if I can't get a job as I was only at my last job for 3 months? Other employers will hire you. You stayed for the probation period and didn’t throw the towel in after a week/month, which sadly happens a lot more than you might realise. It won’t count against you for a lot of employers. Probation periods should be looked at as a two-way thing.

Would you even put it on your CV? Yes.

*Like @ThinWomansBrain I did a lot of interim work in the 10 years before Covid because permanent jobs were gold dust in the area I used to live. After 2 years of fixed term jobs I ended up with no tolerance for sticking any job out if something wasn’t working for me.

I wouldn’t let a 2 month notice period concern you either. People resign with immediate effect a lot. When it’s an employee who has been off sick for a while, managers/employers often prefer they’re off the books sooner.

I think you need to consider other factors here. Saying DH's wage covers most of your expenses and you have savings to make up the rest sounds fine, but for how long? You need to think about how much of your savings would be eaten into to make up the shortfall, what you could cut back on and how long the savings would last you if you did find it tricky to get work. Also are the savings meant to be going towards anything else and is that something that can be sacrificed in the short term? Would you still have enough should there suddenly be emergency repairs in the home - a new boiler for instance?
You are correct and it is more challenging to find jobs at the moment, but it really depends on your skill set (so some people find it easier than others). I would also try to ignore the lure of your old workplace as while you say a job could come up, there is no guarantee that will definitely happen and also if the job is advertised (which is should be) there is no guarantee you would get it, so I feel like you might be relying on going back to a previous position which could happen but also might not.
I think you need to look more deeply at the finances before making a decision, and to be actively applying for jobs now if you want to leave.

That's no way to live.
I had a job like that.
After I left, I was amazed how much happier I instantly became.