I recently started a new job after a 5-month career break following redundancy. Unfortunately I am really hating it.
The boss is downright nasty and highly strung. The job itself is very boring compared to what I used to do, but very high pressure at the same time, and I really dislike the various flawed systems they use here, as everything needs to be checked three times over. Aside from feeling really disappointed that the job wasn't a good fit for me and that I wasn't able to spot that at interview stage, I am now left wondering what to do. Do I stick it out for a year, enough to have it on my CV and not look flakey, or do I cut my losses and quit now? I am not overtly worried about finding another job. I am however wondering what to do at my next job interview - whether I should just pretend this blip never happened and just extend the period I was on break for, so I don't have to explain why I left after a couple of months.. Has anyone been in my situation before, and what did you do if so? Any advice is much appreciated!