New job issue

[Mangolist]

I recently started a new job after leaving one I'd been in for several years, due to changes I didn't feel right about and a few other issues.

I got this straight away and was really exited abut it, but it really isn't what it seemed. I'm struggling with the atmosphere, and the actual way things are done weren't, I don't think, properly explained. To be blunt, the people just don't seem 'me' and it feels all too quiet and stuffy.

I've had a rubbish time lately and really don't know what to do. It feels a bit useless to leave after a month but I've spoken to various people about the way things are done and why and there's no real hope of it changing. I'm dreading tomorrow already which isn't great in a new job!

Would it be awful to resign so quickly?

If you know it's not right, look for another job.
I did this not too long ago. I left a job I'd been at for a while to do something new. I lasted a week and called it a day as I knew it wasn't for me. It was so quiet, people seemed lazy, there was just no energy about the place. I felt like I'd been mislead at interview as well, and the job was nothing like what it was made out to be. It was gutting as I'd made such a big thing of this new job and hugely regretted leaving my old job.

So in answer to your question, no it's not awful to resign after a month. If you have a mortgage/rent to pay by yourself though, you may want to look for other work before resigning.

Thank you! We are lucky that we could have a bit of breathing space, so I think I will just have to be brave and tell them t's not for me!
I probably jumped in too soon after leaving the other one It was a stressful and not great leaving and I think I needed more time to sort of process it

Leave if you're not happy and you can afford to financially. The work atmosphere and setup will probably not change, as you have already figured out yourself. Follow you heart.

It's sad really. I hate this sort of thing. They were so keen on me, but I just...can't!

I walked out on one when the job wasn't as described, they didn't tell me I could be in danger from mental health patients, one woman was dumping her work on to others do she could sit in the offices and chat all afternoon. The others were to scared of her to say no . She was vile I could not bear to be in the same room as her she really radiated nastiness. The final straw came when she called my cousin who she knew a paedophile . That was it . Just never went back . I was lucky that we could manage in hb wage . I knew if I didn't leave I would have been sacked if I had been round this creature anymore.

Oh God, that sounds awful! It's not as bad as that but just thinking about walking into a room of sour faces who are just tapping away, expected to sit down and do the same for day after day, when I'd had the impression it was much more people focussed, is actually making me feel really shit.