Not sure I'm up at starting a new job

[bossbossbaby]

I really need to get a new job. Current job has lots of niggles that are increasing daily & almost impossible to resolve (I've tried. Others have left because of these issues)

But - I'm exhausted at the thought of starting again at a new place

• I'm perimenopausal & exhausted all the time. HRT hasn't helped (can't increase my dose for medical reasons)
• I have young children & need some flexibility around school holidays/appointments etc
• my confidence in my abilities has been completely eroded over the past 10 years and I'm not sure if I'll even be able to impress anyone enough to get a new job
• I'm currently in therapy and not sure if I'm mentally resilient at the moment.

What can I do together myself mentally ready to take the leap? How can I manage my existing pressures in a new role?

I think you are right. Don’t move in peri unless you really have to for everything you’ve kind of outlined with the kindest of respects. Sorry to be negative x

I felt the same as you until I actually started interviewing for jobs and meeting real people I might work with.

Taking Vitamin D makes a big difference to me. I buy 2000Iu on line from Vitabiotics which are tiny little tablets so easy to swallow. Magnesium and vitamin B might be beneficial too if you're not already on them.

I'm hanging in with mine for the same reasons. Figure the grass isn't always greener, and while I might not love my current job (understatement most days!) I realise a new one could be the same or worse, and just don't have the energy

Also I don't know your set up but mine is public sector with reasonable benefits in terms of sick leave etc, I don't think it's the right time to lose my length of service

Better the devil you know and job security if you are there more than 2 years.

It is just niggles. No job is perfect. The interview process is gruelling and emotionally draining. It takes at least a year to find your feet in a new job. The job market is not that great anyway especially for middle aged women.

Stick with what you know for now until your health is better and the job market improves 🤔not sure how long that will take. I say this as a relatively serial job hopper.

Thanks all - that's my gut feeling. Unfortunately work is getting worse by the day - it's getting to be almost unbearable (issues with management attitudes towards me that even others are noticing).
It's destroying me as a person.

Hi I had a job that got worse and worse because of a new manager! The person totally made us do stuff that made absolutely no business sense and looking for metrics for the sake of it. Staff were being worked harder, staff were not replaced that left, staff are going off sick and then a whole load made redundant (including me). I’m glad because I was truly heading towards a nervous breakdown. So while yes stay where you are if you can bear it. Do watch you don’t head to burn out! I’m now looking for a new job but I feel a lot more like myself!

I was made redundant mid 50’s. I now have a job in a completely different industry. My confidence was at rock bottom and for months I didn’t think I would be able to retain the amount of new information required, but I stuck at it and am now two years in. I do still miss knowing my job inside out as I did previously , but I do enjoy what I do now and in have some great colleagues, so it is possible if you do decide to take the leap.