To quit my job

[BubblinTrouble]

Ah 5 months in to a new job. Hate it. Absolutely hate it. I’m not eating, sleeping and functioning. I want to quit. But I know the job market is terrible. Just hate it so much. Not really asking for anything but just wanted to vent. Not sure how long I can stay.

The people are nice but I’ve been thrown in the deep end. No real support from my manager. Just a ‘I run a team of 10. I can’t be expected to run this for you.’ Totally unhelpful and makes me feel awful.

Financially I can afford to stop working but what if I don’t find another job?

My cv is up to date and I’ve started applying. Just worried I can’t keep going on like this.

I have quit an awful job without anything to go to. I did get lucky and only had a few weeks gap in employment, so it can work out. Overall though, I'd still recommend applying for new jobs while sticking this one out.

Can you take the pressure off a bit by knowing you plan to leave, and you will do so - even without anything lined up - if it gets too bad?

Sounds like the reason this job is horrible is that you really want to do well but you're not being given the necessary support to do so. Can you stop caring so much about it?

This happened to me, twice.
Fortunately the job after I was at for 6 years.
The first time, the manager who had hired me had a significant back injury and was signed off, I had only been at the company 4 weeks.
Her manager, a guy, had an instant dislike for me. He made my life absolute hell. I worked so hard, and I was only a Junior / Assistant level. It got so bad I just handed my notice in. Fortunately had a job offer 2 weeks after.
If you are being impacted that badly and can afford to, just leave. What is your notice period?
A friend of mine also just handed her notice in, without a job lined up. She had done a year, the job wasn't as advertised, the company sounds toxic, and she decided she would rather spend her 3 months notice trying to find a new role than wait.

@Mumofboys2122 my notice period is only a week. Plus I have a load of holiday I could take. Maybe I try and book some days off. I’ve already planned my notice in my head. I was at my last job 7 years so I feel awful ditching things.

@Lavagir1 i do care a lot but I’ve made mistakes. Part of it is because my manager has approved things and not flagged I needed other approvals from other people. It’s such a blame culture. I’ve tried to fix everything. But I feel like even if this is fixed, too much has happened. I know what the culture is like now.

I will try to stop caring. Just take the emotion out of it. Really hard as every time we work together he highlights another mistake I’ve made.