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Struggling week 1

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Elixir86 · 14/01/2026 19:08

I've posted in mental health too as I'm not sure where is best but I'm really struggling having started a new job this week.
I moved roles for the right reasons as there were so many changes coming in my old role that didn't seem to align well and I took a punt.
After handing in my notice I slowly started to panic that I'd made the wrong choice but there was no way to change it and others kept telling me they definitely thought it was the right move.

Cue this week, I started and people seem nice, I think I'll be able to do the job once trained but the other stuff is massively impacting my work/life balance and mental health.
The commute on my office days has been longer than I anticipated and due to traffic/commute time, hours I have to do, commitments near home etc it means that I'm spending a lot longer actually out of the house.
Previous job I'd leave at 8:30am and be back at 5:30pm. Now I'm leaving at 7:30am and getting back around 6pm.
I also dislike working at home and would rather be in the office but can't due to the above issues.

I think I've realised at the worst time that although the job might be ok, the set up just isn't right and I don't know what to do as I can't change the set up.

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Dablab · 14/01/2026 19:37

If you're allowed to work from home but want company/a defined office space could you work in a local library or similar? I think there are ways around this.

Elixir86 · 14/01/2026 20:22

It's more the working with people in an office as I live alone so it becomes a social set up. I should have thought how difficult that would be as I struggle with isolation sometimes already and it impacts my mental state.

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