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Missing old job

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MBN · 20/09/2024 18:38

Having a pretty rubbish time at the moment - I left my job (for good reasons - I didn't see a pathway forward at that company and I don't think that would change) but I really miss my old boss and colleagues. I'm in reasonably regular contact with ex colleagues but not ex boss. As I said, I wouldn't go back, I don't think, but I miss a lot of things about my old company (even if you hated it, it was a good place to learn and work).

To add to that, I recently had an accident which kept me out of my new job for a while - I wasn't feeling massively enthusiastic about it to begin with, but the accident was towards the end of the bedding in period, so poorly timed. The accident probably also means that I will have to give up something I enjoyed doing (I think I would still enjoy it, but I appreciate that putting yourself at risk in turn risks impacting others - not a realisation I had really had before).

I'm not even sure what advice I'm looking for (maybe none) but wondering if anyone else has experienced this. It's an unfortunate combination of circumstances for sure.

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Differentstarts · 20/09/2024 18:45

It's just it's all new it will pass you will be fine in a few months when you're settled in properly and make new work friends.

user1473870459 · 20/09/2024 23:21

See how it goes and if you still don’t like it after a while look elsewhere.

shuffleofftobuffalo · 21/09/2024 11:02

I think it's entirely normal to miss your old job, the familiarity, you knew the "players in the game", you were probably expert at your role if you'd been there a while.

Then you're starting again with all those things. It sounds also like you're having to deal with something quite difficult in your life too, and maybe the comfort of a known quantity workplace too.

I left a job about a year ago that was utterly toxic and damaging to my mental health - but I still kind of missed it all when I left. Missing it doesn't mean you actually want to go back, it's just the familiarity and routine.

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