Do you like your job?

[cherrygal]

Know how you feel. Don’t quit now. Wait another 6 months and complete at least a year. It’s not job hopping if you had worked for a longer time at your previous company. It’s just a bad fit and HR pple would understand.


Just be mindful that companies are starting to retrench due to the worsening economy. Good jobs may not be that easy to land.

My fren has tolerated irritating bosses and colleagues, and a dead-end job scope for 3 years already. She complains each time we meet and has tried looking for better jobs but it’s hard to land a similar paying job like hers. It’s not impossible to tolerate bad jobs for the sake of money.

[vividlaurel]

I am in the exact situation like you - down to the timeline!


Really thinking of quitting as I can't stand the boss! It's just the thought of being called a job hopper is keeping me here...

Told dh that one day I will snap and quit without another job! Have started sending my cv across, hope can get a new one before I snap though!

peapot:

I feel very sad today. I m now 5 months into my new job and I really can't stand my boss. I thought leaving my previous job would leave me with better environment. I guess I was very wrong.

Every company that we join will have their own set of problems! If I quit now it would mean I m a job hopper. Do you guys face problem at work especially people's problem?

[cherrygal]

You can send your CVs around and hope for the best. If there’s a suitable job, then just go. The "job hopper" label will not matter as long as you have another job in hand. Worst is to quit without a job if money is important to you.


Just be aware that any job you get at this time of the year is likely to be just as bad coz all the pple in better jobs will stick around till post-bonus time next April.

Sometimes it will be like jumping from one pot to another. If I were you, jump ship now only if the other side can offer more money.

[peapot]

At least now I know I m not alone. I m not sure if I can tolerate any longer but will try for the sake of money. Like what cherrygal says economy not doing well now. But if an opportunity comes along, I won’t hesitate. I have to give 3 months notice though. When you meet a lousy boss at least you need nice colleagues, life won’t be so bad. But when your colleagues are so-so then all the more you will feel alone.


Cherrygal yr friend is really amazing. How does she tolerate for 3 years!!! Do you mind revealing her position? Marketing, accounts, PR???

[peapot]

Vividlaurel, hope you find something you like. Luckily I m in sales, so I can still go out and don’t have to face them the entire day. Sometimes I just wonder is it because they think they are in a superior position so they have every right to be rude. But for people they need, you see them using a different tone.

[cherrygal]

hi peapot

My fren is now in HRIS, Info Tech but dealing in HR systems. She cannot tahan the HR team’s micro-managing mindset coz she was from IT depts in her previous companies.

[peapot]

You mean everything also under scrutiny? No leeway? If that is case, it’s not aim at her it would be applying to everybody.

[carebear]

peapot:

carebear:

Aiya, just quit and be your own boss.

Then you don't have to see other people's face.

Wa!! Carebear, no long no see. You hardly post these days. You still remember me?

Hi peapot, yes...i still post lah.
In different places eg psle, domestic.
This year less posts, you are right, cos of DD psle, and now maidless for the past 1 week.

Still remember you, of course !
How's your Japanese?

It is bad that you have a lousy boss.
If you think the money is good then stay on till you get a better deal.
Most of us work for the money, right?

Just be glad that you are not the sole bread winner of your family!

[vividlaurel]

Hi peapot,


Ditto! I think it's more of an attitude problem. In my case, I'm the only one with a flexible arrangement so everyone resents it. What they don't understand is that I have taken a salary cut to be able to leave early - they think I am privileged somehow!

Our boss sits remotely in another part of Singapore and was not in charge of hiring me, so also doesn't like it when I leave early. They are forcing me to go full-time now, but this is not something I am comfortable with since it would mean having meetings which start at 5 and go on till late. Since my dh is in a position where he comes home late, I am very conscious of the fact that I should be there for my ds and dd.

You know there are days when I don't talk to anyone in the office, except for work-related stuff! (Sigh) miss my old office where things were so much more friendlier...

Am so glad I have this space to vent!! Thanks for hearing me out...

peapot:

Vividlaurel, hope you find something you like. Luckily I m in sales, so I can still go out and don't have to face them the entire day. Sometimes I just wonder is it because they think they are in a superior position so they have every right to be rude. But for people they need, you see them using a different tone.

[peapot]

vividlaurel, that’s true I missed my ex-colleagues as well except for the boss. Infact, I m still intouch with them. In any company, I always think having a good boss is important. They set the role model and culture in the company.


If your company cannot accept you leaving early, then you should think about leaving. At this stage of our life, our children take priority. come to the forum and talk to us often. Sometimes, I feel like having an outlet to release stress too.