New job is not what I expected

[SusieKin]

I’ve recently just started a new job which is in a completely new field to me and involves intensive training up to a year. After starting it has become clear that there is an element of the job that I don’t want to do( this involves travel on a regular basis) it was not clear from the job description that this would be such a large part of the job. I never would have applied for the job had I known this. I am still very much in the early stages of training but I have raised my concerns with management who haven’t really addressed it properly. The more I cover in training the more I can see that this is something I will have to do on a regular basis. I am really angry this wasn’t made clear at the recruitment stage and I’m not sure it I should stick it out or if I should just look for another job.

I would start looking for another job. It’s difficult to get past it when management have been dishonest. Are there other things about the job that you like?

Yes, look for another job. It seems employers are doing this more and more - not being upfront about the expectations until you've actually resigned from another job and joined them ! You've every right to be annoyed if you gave up a job to go and work for them but they weren't honest about the conditions.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if they failed to mention it because when they've mentioned it previously they've struggled to recruit

I'd start looking for a new job

Definitely start looking for a new job.
My current workplace does sneaky things like this. They deliberately omit elements of the job role because they know that people won't apply for the job otherwise.

Dont' need to get mad -- just move on graciously.

Hi, I once left a job after 3 weeks after being really hoodwinked. I was employed as a support worker ( nhs) to assist qualified nurses in a clinic. They omitted to tell me I would be running the clinic on my own ….no nurse, and only a few weeks fast track training. They were so short staffed and made a cock up of recruiting . They should have employed a nurse not an assistant. I’d also left a job I’d had for 5 years for this. Angry was an understatement. No apologies, nothing.

I had exactly that happen to me OP! Similar training period too, I wonder if it was same employer. They expected me to be pleased about the travel 😠

I left.