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Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

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JP826
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Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

If so... Did you ever learn to like it?
Also... If you decided to leave, how long were you there before you made the move?

Thanks!

Posted 7/11/07 11:20 AM
 
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

Yes, this has happened to me on more than one occassion. It depends, I evaluated my financial situation and timing to see if I could leave again and what I would need.

I am in this position now and trying to find something new asap, but its hard. The thing is, you never know what it will be like until you start working somewhere, but you have to keep taking risks to find the right thing.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Posted 7/11/07 2:13 PM
 

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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

Yes I did. I left a stable job where I was very comfortable for another job that paid substanstially more. I hated it from day one.

Posted 7/11/07 2:54 PM
 

Beth
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

Posted by MrsSupermarket

Yes I did. I left a stable job where I was very comfortable for another job that paid substanstially more. I hated it from day one.



ditto-

to this day I still regret it- but I have since left that job

but it was my first job- and if anything I have learned that 1- money isn't everything, 2- the grass isn't always greener- and 3- no matter what happens at work- having a discount at bloomies can make you feel betterChat Icon

(I kid about the last one- but what kind of shopaholic like me walks away from that)

Posted 7/11/07 3:40 PM
 

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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

Posted by Beth1210
1- money isn't everything, 2- the grass isn't always greener- and 3- no matter what happens at work- having a discount at bloomies can make you feel betterChat Icon

(I kid about the last one- but what kind of shopaholic like me walks away from that)



BINGO!!! and your third point is just not fair!! All I got was a dumb magazine!~Chat Icon

Posted 7/11/07 4:00 PM
 

Pumpkin
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

I left a job that was not great but it was secure and comfortable. This was a month ago. I was job hunting for 2 years then landed this job and thought it would be great, a step up more money, etc. From day one it has been a disappointment. The company is a mess and although I do not regret making a move from my prior company I am upset that I landed here. But it is true you can do all the research in the world until you work there you cant know what it will be like.
Weigh everything out.

It is hard to look for a job when you are so new, and to quit isnt good either so it is really tough.

Good luck to you in whatever you decide

Posted 7/11/07 6:25 PM
 

MrsRbk
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

Yes, I was completely miserable. In addition to the awful commute! I would literally go out at lunch and cry in my car. I knew right away and started looking for a new job. I was there about 9 months when I was offered a job elsewhere.

Posted 7/12/07 6:39 PM
 

bikramaddict
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

I left a good (not great in the end) job for one that I hated. I was there for four months before i started looking. coincidentally, i was let go the week after i started going on interviews.

Posted 7/13/07 2:08 PM
 

counselor74
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

Changing jobs is always a gamble. Sometimes great risks bring great rewards. Other times the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. Sorry for the cliches.

Posted 7/14/07 7:56 PM
 

Blu-ize
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

I'm sorry you aren't happy in your new job. Maybe it's just not right for you.

Posted 7/15/07 12:50 PM
 

SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

I can't say that I have....

any move career-wise that I made was an improvement.

Posted 7/15/07 1:32 PM
 

CaseyGirl
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Re: Ever leave a great job voluntarily & started a new one that you hate?

YES - 2x in 2 years. I am on #2 right now. Chat Icon I just keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason and in the mean time I have to my best. Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon


Eta:

For #1 I was unhappy from Day 1 (should have seen the signs) and was there about 1.5 yrs - I really couldn't find anything else.

For #2, I have been here for 4 months. Chat Icon

Message edited 7/16/2007 9:14:37 AM.

Posted 7/16/07 9:13 AM
 
 

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