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Hate my job but it's secure

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
Should I just bite the bullet until the economy picks up and be miserable or take a risk and go to greener pastures?
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😕 Do you already have a job offer? If not, how easy do you think its going to be to find a new one?
 
Ack, so many flags in this thread.

With things the way they are right now you should definitely line something up before leaving.

KT
 
stay put

don't do anything.

If you happen to land a new job you will have even less security there than you do in your current position. If senority is any factor.

imho just hunker down and wait for things to improve in the economy.

 
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ack, so many flags in this thread.

With things the way they are right now you should definitely line something up before leaving.

KT
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and even if you line up something, you are more likely to get canned at the newer job than current one. Ive been hearing one too many stories of new hires getting canned left and right.
 
Originally posted by: Gand1
The grass might be greener on the other side, but then again it might just be astroturf!
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Which is mostly the case. You get hired and think, "Man, this job rules and my new boss is cool!"

Then you find out your new boss has anger issues and curses at you until you quit. The you wish you had you old boring job.
 
when the going gets tough, the average get conservative

if you hate your job, find a new job that you'll like. Who gives a shit about what the times are like if you're already miserable.
 
Land before taking off.

A friend of mine just quit his first job out of college cause he hated it. He doesn't have anything lined up either. I will give it to him though. He was apparently doing bore-hole logs or daily piling logs on a construction site, way outside of town in the middle of nowhere, not making much, and living in a motel. If home life is good for you, stay put.
 
Just make sure the next job you are going to is stable. I remember stories after the dot.com bust of people leaving their jobs for another job and being laid off at that job within a week of joining.
 
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ack, so many flags in this thread.

With things the way they are right now you should definitely line something up before leaving.

KT
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and even if you line up something, you are more likely to get canned at the newer job than current one. Ive been hearing one too many stories of new hires getting canned left and right.
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For some companies, lay-offs will come from the newest hires first. Happened to me once but b/c I was in the middle of building a dataware house, I got brought back the next week as a consultant plus severance.
 
for now, stay put.

request cross training, or see if there are educational assistance programs where you work.

monitor your performance reviews and make sure they are good, or you know what needs to be improved.

if you change jobs consider:

do you have 3 months $ in bank to cover bills/living expenses, incase new job doesn't work.

if you move, you loose any seniority (several others pointed this out, and it's critical)

what are you health benefits and how are they linked to your job....if you have them.

last statisics showed there are 3 applicants for every job openning (I think the number is alot higher but.....)

look at this this
 
I left my last job (very stable) without having something lined up. It was easy but pretty damn boring and not much room for advancement. I was comfortable so I up and left so I would be forced to find something new.

It took me two months to find a job but it's not permanent. It's a risky situation. But if you can line something up and you're not happy where you are I say go for it.
 
I wouldn't leave your job right now. There are a number of guys on these boards who all have solid qualifications but cannot find any sustainable work. I applied for a 20 hr / week office job and was told there were 450 applicants last week (the job was posted last thursday). 450 applicants for a part-time job? Wow. Good thing I applied first thing in the morning.
 
as was stated earlier in the post, stay put. there are too many questions about this economy at this point to do something as drastic as leaving a secure stable job. what makes you hate your job so much? can you ask for a transfer to a different dept or is it the comapny as a whole youre dissatisfied with? ask these questions first. if you desperately need to get out of the job for fear of going postal, then by all means do, but please line something up first.
 
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