Just sharing this in hopes of getting some other perspectives. Sorry it’s quite a long post.
I’m a graduate and have been in the same job for over a year. It’s an entry level marketing role in financial services (small-ish national company though, not a large international bank!)
I don’t want to drip feed so will mention the fact I’m autistic too and struggle selling myself in the interview stage. Fair to say my communication skills are below average compared to other entry level job seekers. Even before the pandemic, I would worry about my chances of finding work. I’ve been job hunting since Dec 2020, mostly rejections, and just one short internship offer.
I actually posted about how I hated my current job (in like 2019), mainly because I have very little to do. My team are okay but I have no real relationship with them and feel like the outlier of the group.
Since I’ve been WFH, its made my job much more manageable. Went from hating my job to being okay with it (mainly grateful to still be employed). I didn’t have to pretend to be busy and could simply leave my laptop on whilst going about whatever at home.
By June we’ll be returning to the office though (only 1 day of week allowed WFH). It sounds silly... but I feel sick at the thought of being stuck at my desk, where I’ll be watching the clock tick all day. I know some will read this and think being paid to do very little sounds great - stop complaining... but in my experience it’s soul destroying and makes you feel worthless (there’s arguably very little point in my job).
Not only do I dislike my role, there seems to be little chance of progression. It’s a small company with a small marketing department, and generally things are pretty slow paced.
I’ve recently been offered a finance nternship with a much larger international company. I applied through a specialised recruitment agency for disabled people. The opportunity seems more exciting on paper, but it’s only a 4 month FTC with no chance of being offered an extended role afterwards (already asked during interview - I don’t meet their graduate job requirements).
Despite that, I thought maybe I could gain some fresh experience and raise my confidence if I were to accept this internship offer.
tldr I just don’t know if it would be a bad idea to give up a depressing yet secure job for something short term given the current job situation (I know plenty of more talented candidates are struggling to find jobs). Also, if I were to at least stick out my current job for a few more months I’d then have 2 years of marketing experience on my CV which may increase my chances of finding another job (won’t be starting completely from the bottom if that makes sense).