I recently got in to a new job; two weeks later realized that it was quite different from what I had anticipated. I decided to give it some time before moving ahead. Months later it still seems a mistake. Sounds familiar? I hope not!
But it happens — you land a plum job, quit your old one and then the party goes bust even before you have known everyone around.
You might want to read this before you start kicking yourself for taking up the new job.
Take Time to Think
Accept to cope with change. Give yourself some time to come to terms with a new environment, new colleagues and new processes.
Think what do you hate about your new job? Are you just displaying classic withdrawal symptoms of your previous workplace or are you genuinely having adjustment problems?
Know what’s troubling you? Is the work demand too high? Do you dislike the work? Think about why you left your earlier job.
Communicate
Discuss with your manager. Let him know you are dissatisfied and think of possible ways to work around it together.
There are various reasons for hating a job like a corporate culture that doesn’t fit with your values, feeling disrespected or unappreciated, colleagues you can’t work with and discrepancies in pay.
Most of these will settle down with time. After six months, if nothing changes, get your resume on the street.
Plan Your Next Move
Six months later on being conformed, if you still feel like it’s a misfit, this is high time to make a move.
Once you have decided to jump, be discrete. Don’t disclose, at office, you are looking for a shift.
Networking is of utmost importance. Tap your ex-colleagues, old bosses, alumni networks and obviously the on-line job portals.
Think of how you are going to justify the jump to a new employer. Most interviewers will want to know why you are looking for another job only after a few months into a new one.
It might make sense to be honest if you have not been a job-hopper, most prospective employers can understand that bad decisions should be corrected.
And the next time, please do a thorough job of interviewing your employer before signing on the dotted line.
But it happens — you land a plum job, quit your old one and then the party goes bust even before you have known everyone around.
You might want to read this before you start kicking yourself for taking up the new job.
Take Time to Think
Accept to cope with change. Give yourself some time to come to terms with a new environment, new colleagues and new processes.
Think what do you hate about your new job? Are you just displaying classic withdrawal symptoms of your previous workplace or are you genuinely having adjustment problems?
Know what’s troubling you? Is the work demand too high? Do you dislike the work? Think about why you left your earlier job.
Communicate
Discuss with your manager. Let him know you are dissatisfied and think of possible ways to work around it together.
There are various reasons for hating a job like a corporate culture that doesn’t fit with your values, feeling disrespected or unappreciated, colleagues you can’t work with and discrepancies in pay.
Most of these will settle down with time. After six months, if nothing changes, get your resume on the street.
Plan Your Next Move
Six months later on being conformed, if you still feel like it’s a misfit, this is high time to make a move.
Once you have decided to jump, be discrete. Don’t disclose, at office, you are looking for a shift.
Networking is of utmost importance. Tap your ex-colleagues, old bosses, alumni networks and obviously the on-line job portals.
Think of how you are going to justify the jump to a new employer. Most interviewers will want to know why you are looking for another job only after a few months into a new one.
It might make sense to be honest if you have not been a job-hopper, most prospective employers can understand that bad decisions should be corrected.
And the next time, please do a thorough job of interviewing your employer before signing on the dotted line.
