AIBU to jump ship already?

[confusedlady10]

I regret changing my job. My previous job was boring and didn’t have much career progression, but it was predictable, easy, paid a decent salary, and I was able to work from home permanently. I left for a job that paid a few hundred pounds more a month, but once I factor in travel, office lunches, and the extra childcare costs, the financial benefit is mostly cancelled out.

My new role is much more stressful than I expected. Although I’m no longer taking back-to-back calls, I’m dealing with complex casework, admin, and still speaking to customers. I didn’t realise how demanding the role would be when I applied, and I genuinely regret taking it. I’m exhausted, burnt out, and constantly stressed, and I feel like the (confusing) workload never ends. We are so busy and short staffed that no one has time to help much and the training wasn’t the best either so you kinda have to use the resources and chats and learn as you go.

I’ve already cried a few times because of the pressure, including crying in front of my manager in my first 1-1, and I’ve reached the point where I am working for free outside of my hours to try keep up: Due to the amount of pressure management put you under and how much work they expect you to get done in a day I’m scared to lose my job if I can’t keep up. I’ve only just passed probation and waiting for the confirmation paperwork.

The only thing making me question leaving is that I’ve recently passed probation, and the job does come with good thinks my previous job didn’t. It’s a standard 9–5, I don’t work weekends or bank holidays, I get to work from home three days a week, and I have private healthcare and other benefits and it’s a lot easier to book time off. I’m worried that if I leave, I won’t find another job with the same flexibility and perks.

I’m now wondering whether I should stick it out for longer in the hope that it gets better, or accept that the role simply isn’t the right fit for me and start looking for something else. Has anyone else regretted changing jobs so soon after starting, and is it embarrassing to leave after just passing probation, or is it better to move on if you’re this unhappy?

Seriously sometimes you don't know a job isn't for you until you do it. Unless you have a string of jobs on your CV that are 3 month stints that you've dropped out of in short succesions, it's perfectly acceptable to move on after a short time if your current job isn't the right fit.

I would just job hunt (as long as you have the spoons) whilst in your current post and monkey branch to the next thing. In your next interview just try to think of a positive reason for leaving your current role and applying somewhere else so quickly. Xx Good luck.

Can you move to another role within the same organisation? See what secondments or transfers are available; it sounds like quite a big set-up so there should be some possibilities.

YANBU. Don’t worry about leaving too soon… I literally decided on the first day that a job wasn’t for me and started looking elsewhere… took me nine months to find something else, however

I would give it a bit longer.

OP you sound exactly like me this time last year. I left a job after 3 years where overall I was happy but had no progression and was bored. I moved to a role that sounded great, better pay and more responsibility.
it was horrible, the company was controlling, staff were cold and unwelcoming and the customers (phones as well) were awful. I felt anxious and sick every day.
after 4 months of mental health issues relating to work and returning to SSRIs I quit on the spot at 11am after a particularly horrible call.

i spent 3 months unemployed, applied for hundreds of jobs and finally got a new role in January, which was less pay but so much better. The company is organised, team friendly and work life balance excellent. I have even been promoted already!

trust your gut and if you can financially handle it, quit.

Start looking for another job. If it takes a while you might find you’ve settled in a bit more and don’t want to move.