I’ve been at my job for only 7 months and I’ve just lined up an interview for another job tomorrow. I applied for a new job so soon after starting as I have felt unhappy here for reasons I will explain. My issue is that I am now starting to feel guilty about applying for another job after my current boss was so keen to make sure I intended to stay for a longer period of time. I’m worried I’ve been looking at my job in the wrong way.
I want to know if you think I’m making the right decision.
I work in design and I started my job after being made redundant from a job that I did very well in and received high praises when I had to leave. That first job was really tough and stressful in the first year but got a lot better and I grew into the role. My new job was a step up, doing the same thing for a slightly different type of company (much smaller) for much more money. The interview didn’t flow and they did most of the talking and I didn’t feel comfortable with hard business speak and ego gesturing. I chose this job over another job offer because of the money and also because its a prestigious company in my rather niche industry.
It has been a steep and rather overwhelming learning curve and I’ve not enjoyed it as much as I had hoped. The first clue of what was to come was a colleague on my first day telling me she didn’t like it there! As I’m still a junior a lot of things are new to me and I make mistakes which is to be expected but I’ve sometimes found some people slightly passive aggressive/patronising when I’ve asked questions. I also find It weird that its so quite here as I find that intimidating. I’m used to working somewhere where people aren’t so glued to their computers and get up and discuss work. They really communicate with instant messenger. I’ve seen a freelance manager almost fly off the handle a few times when I made mistakes that were otherwise very minor and quick to fix. I’ve found others making mistakes similar to mine but I don’t think it’s the