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10-03-2005, 09:22
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now with added beard
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 5,568
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Too soon to leave ?
I think I fucked up. Started a new job last week and already wish i hadn't taken it. Felt unsure after 1st interview. Still unsure after 2nd interview. Still unsure after being offered it. Still unsure after 2 weeks in ..... Picked up my job search again (after 2 days) How bad do i feel ?? How bad should I feel ?? How stupid would i look if they caught me typing this ?? Ooops Words of encouragement gratefully accepted... fuck signatures
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10-03-2005, 09:32
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now with added beard
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 5,568
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it's the location mostly - takes up to 2 hours to get to. it's the money also - doesn't cover that kind of travel time and expense. its also the prospect of having to do print stuff - which will be all new to me - and not something i'm particularly interested in. what swung it for me initially was the fact it was permanent and i'm trying to buy my house. the money sounded good, but bearing in mind the travel time and costs - it breaks down again... humbug fuck signatures
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10-03-2005, 09:37
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dt immigrant
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Bucharest - Romania
Posts: 7,482
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[edit] man i type sooo slow! [/edit] I'm a designer for a corporate enterprise that thinks everything must be blue. logos, websites, christmas/easter cards, template emails. Nobody here knows anything about css, html, or can understand why googled images they send me are no good for print... If you don't have to do with this kind of people, then don't leave. (if you do, just run like hell  )On the other hand, if you don' t feel comfortable (and money is not an issue like in my case), then just fuck'em! Did I help, did I help? |
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10-03-2005, 09:43
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Mr chips to you
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 1,351
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2 hours. bloody hell, that would really do my head in after while. I say pick up what you can about print while you're there as that stuff will come in useful. but sounds like you've made your mind up to leave anyway. |
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10-03-2005, 09:55
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now with added beard
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 5,568
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I know.....that is worst case scenario, by the way..... On paper - when i looked into it - the time came to 1.15 mins (public transport) I know the journey can be about 35 mins (by car) and was told after being offered the job (when i was trying to squeeze more wedge out of them to cover the travel side) that 'lots of people drive in from Liverpool - you'll probably get to arrange a lift' That hasn't happened. I knew the risks. I had a go. Now I'm looking to bail. I still might get into the print stuff, but unless there's re-negotiation on the cards soon, I'm just as happy to go and work down the bingo hall. Eyes Down for a Full House. (just needed a good, old moan) fuck signatures
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10-03-2005, 10:13
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now with added beard
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 5,568
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Just outside Warrington - so it's really not that far - but turning into a real pain without a car !!! Potential Plus points by the way are : bonus, pension, healthcare etc.... fuck signatures
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10-03-2005, 10:21
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bristol
Posts: 3,394
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Stick your red nose on you miserable bastard, If it's bearable at least- i'd stay for a bit, every job takes a while to settle into and new skills are always handy to learn. |
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10-03-2005, 10:21
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Venti Macchiato
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Wales, UK
Posts: 1,154
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Been there, got the t-shirt and breakdown to match. Albeit, I was in a high pressure tech job for a government contractor. I commuted 2 hours to and 2 hours home every night (motorway driving - or crawling) and that's if I was lucky with the traffic (M5/M4 Junction). Anyway the people that worked there were all Southern Fairy Wankers and they knew I didn't fucking like them or their stupid policies and office politics or collections for leaving staff members who I was glad to see the back of. (I did give £20 towards this fat blonde chick once on the condition that I never saw or heard from her again!) So, this went on for just over a year, each day with me becoming more tired and fucked off until I just couldn't get out of bed one morning and I mean I COULD NOT GET UP! I felt like crying and just ached all over...... According to the doctor, I had suffered a mini-breakdown - a combination of overwork, exhaustion, depression (because I hated the working environment)...... Basically, I haven't worked full-time since.... So the moral of that story (for me anyway) is that I will never work anywhere that I don't want to, at times and days convenient for me not someone else... It just isn't worth my health - life is for living not working. lyndon |
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