Don't like new job

[alemci]

I was really happy in my old job and place of work but unfortunately got made redundant through no fault of my own. I really loved being there and got on well with colleagues. It was very local and I had a lunchtime to go out and time to eat a hot lunch etc. It was part time and I could pop home if needed.

I have taken another job. When I applied for the job I thought I would be mainly working in one place but the workplace is based in other sites and I seem to be working a long way from home. The traffic is horrendous and I only get paid on an hourly basis when I am doing my job. There is some admin that needs doing that I don't get paid time to do. Nothing has been explained that well and I am floundering around

Yesterday I worked all day with no proper lunch time, just a case of snatching a sandwich between jobs but it meant I could leave early and that is the way the job is set up.

Next week I have taken on some more hours otherwise I am only working in the morning and it is too far to go but it means i don't finish til later in the day. Not sure as I have a 16 year old and it makes me feel bad that I am not there when he comes in from school. I am also working one evening

I feel tearful.

It seems such a shame because I think it could be quite nice but there is so much negativity and a horrible atmosphere.

some of the way things are done are really inefficient etc.

Don't want to be a trouble maker and want to keep my head down and get on with it but at what cost to me and my health?

thanks

Seriously sometimes it's best to use the time you are paid to look for another role. I'm sorry it's not right but I am a big believer in things occurring for reasons, could be this is a stepping stone to a better one... Good luck and cheer up. It will be noticed by colleagues and you could without realising get yourself cast as new and grumpy, you don't want that.

how long have you been there?
i always hate new jobs, and always regret leaving the old one.
Usually by 6months in I'm ok.

I think all you can do is do the job the best you can, be nice and friendly to your colleagues, and look for a new job. In the meantme, it might get better.

what's in your contract regarding place of work? that is a fundamental contract point and if it's in there as being one fixed location then you are entitled to work from that one fixed location. if that's not what's in your contract, what made you think you were working from one fixed place?
also if you are paid hourly, why aren't you putting down the time for the admin tasks which you say are unpaid?
it sounds like you had a remarkably lucky arrangement with your last role, but there are very few people who get to nip home for lunch and not having a hot lunch isn't exactly a "cost to you and your health". Doing things differently doesn't necessarily mean they're really inefficient - stick around and ask why they're done that way, and express any suggestions in a constructive and positive way. you may find that there are regulatory or QS or other procedural requirements that mean they need doing that way - at least if you make an effort to understand why things are the way they are, you will be more enlightened / involved.
Make an effort to speak to other people, get comfortable in the role & what you have to do before you decide whether it's for you or not.
Your 16 year old is more than capable of letting himself in, doing homework and fixing something simple to eat if necessary. Don't worry about that.

I'm not grumpy whilst I am there and put on an act whilst I am doing the job because that is part of it.

I spoke to another colleague who was nice but she said she hated it so much she only does 2 days which doesn't make me feel any better.

Maybe I am in totally the wrong field of work for me but it followed on from my last role and it is what I have been doing for a n.o. of years.

It does nothing for you confidence.

I just need to talk to others so thanks for your help

Hang in there for a bit! In my first job everyone always stopped for a 1 hr lunch break and I still remember my shock on my first day in my second job when I realised that everyone just worked through their lunch! But in the long run it was a much better, more interesting job, and I still miss it 10 years later!

How is it affecting your health?

I meant from a stress level but some of it is physical as well. I am not sleeping that well as I worry about the job and getting up in time and the long drive etc and if there is terrible traffic.

I am sure I will get used to it.