When is it ok to leave after few months?

[Movingonmymind]

I love the organisation i work for but not my micromanaging boss, the 5 hr commute with less homeworking than expected and the huge workload which stresses me to the point of not sleeping and eats on to most of my free time. I am also struggling to respect him-he's a bit of a pseud imho and not very skilled up. I feel our service is devaled as a result and not in a safe pair of hands. Everything with him is keep it simple as if thats the only way regardless of context . In fact i think it's because he lacks the tools to go beyond the simple! Anyway, we may as a family also be relocating even further away and my net salary after train/childcare is already paltry, more so if we move. Should i start looking for jobs in new area or must i wait it out the conventionally respectable year? Or should i just suck this all up and hope it settles. Been in post 3-4 months so aware it's v eatly days. Otoh fear burn out!

Poor you sounds awful.

I'd say definitely start applying for other posts - use your impending relocation as a good reason for wanting to leave your current post.

Most candidates will have at least one short-term entry on their CV - the majority of prospective employers are understanding enough to acknowledge that sometimes a job just doesn't work out for whatever reason.

Good luck

Its always ok to leave after any time if you hate a job.

Don't forget that a 5 hour commute is hellish when you apply for the next one though.

It's OK to have one entry on your cv that is "oops I never should have taken this job". TBH, 3-6 months looks better than 9-12: enough time to show that you realised something was wrong and took decisive action, and is more likely to have been initiated by you. Whereas 9mo+ would show vacillating and suspicion that maybe you were judged no good at your end-of-probation.

Thanks, guys thats reassuring. Only thing is the reference- dont trust boss to do a fair one. May srart jobhunting anyway