Has anyone done this?
I haven't been happy in my current role for a couple of years. My boss does not value any aspects of my job that are important: procedures, automation, data integrity, policies etc. These are key qualities for the finance and compliance role I have. In a speech to all staff he referred to our department as 'making up rules to make it look like they're doing something'. It gave everyone else a laugh but it's really not funny.
I've applied for various jobs and gone to three first interviews but I'm not good at interviews and they didn't progress further than that.
I have a varied skill set which makes it hard to explain what I can do. I've got a Maths & Computing degree, have been a programmer and freelance web developer. I really disliked being freelance, I found I was working very long hours for very little money. In the last few years, I took on an admin role (for convenience) that has developed into the finance and compliance role I have now. I'm expert at Excel, can build complex online forms, have used Power Automate to build quite detailed automations etc.
I wonder if temping would give me some more confidence. It would mean I could hand my notice in now (have to give 6 weeks) and be done with the job. They owe me 24 days' holiday that I have to take before September anyway.
I'm lucky in that we don't rely on my earnings at all. However, I need to work because I love the actual work. I happily spend my evenings learning how to do things better.
I earn £30K at the moment and my ego would like to continue to earn around that amount.
Does anyone think this is a good idea?
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PermToTemp · 23/06/2022 19:51
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