Looking for some advice…
I recently left a job I had been in for a number of years, not because I hated it but because I was a bit bored, needed to earn a bit more money with two kids under five and it was a long commute 3 days a week.
I’ve got a new job which I started last week. It’s a very big corporate company and during the interview process they made a big thing about flexibility (2 days in the office, shorter commute, big tick) and how they support working parents. Since I’ve started the job and met the team it’s become apparent nobody else has children or caring responsibilities. It is very fast paced, it’s a sales job which I am used to but the culture seems to be everyone working round the clock, staying in the office late on the days they are in and out a lot in the evening. My boss is nice but she also doesn’t have kids and I’m now worrying I’ve made a giant mistake. In my previous job I could essentially do what I wanted as they knew I did a great job so the flexibility was naturally there, plus my boss and colleagues all had children so got it if I needed to take time
off to care for a sick kid etc.
The whole thing is making me quite stressed on top of the anxieties of starting a new job and proving yourself. Is it too soon to explain my caring responsibilities to my new boss? Should I give it 6 months and if it is unmanageable leave….trying not to stress but it’s hard and it’s all I can think about.