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Should I change jobs after only 6 months?
I have been at my current job for a little over 6 months. I am a supervisor with a great staff and good co-workers. I am not as interested in the work we do in the office, tax related, and am not clicking with my current boss. She constantly questions me about my decision making however she states they are sound after I explain them to her. I'm used to having more autonomy and feel at this point she is more micromanaging me than anything else. Additionally, the other supervisors come to me with their concerns about her management style and how unhappy they are.
I had applied for this job and another job in the same organization at the same time and accepted my current position as I did not hear back about the other position.
The other position recently became open again and is only available to internal candidates which I now am one of! My first instinct was to apply to the job. The work is more interesting, fits my skill sets, has a higher pay range and has more opportunity. I am torn as I worry about my staff, co-workers and boss' opinion of me if I a)try for this job and don't get it and people realize I want to leave or b) get the job and leave after 6 months.
I am not happy in my current role but not sure if I have given it enough of a chance. However, life is too short and I always aim for better opportunities at long term success. Did anyone have a similar situation or any thoughts on how to proceed?
Pose
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06/19/21 at 8:43AM UTC
Hello, i am in this exact situation. Can you advice me what happened with your situations?
Lauren CastelluzzoA bicoastal creator of brand experiences
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05/30/20 at 2:51PM UTC
There are a lot of great points in these comments! I agree you should have an honest conversation with your boss and consider setting up regular touch bases for feedback and goal setting. Most companies encourage internal moves and development, but sometimes require a minimum amount of time in that position (mine was always a year). But it never hurts to apply and express your interest in the role especially if you think it’s a better fit. It’s a win win for you and the company!
FlourI worked it out
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05/26/20 at 8:14PM UTC
Check out all your options for sure. Maybe be curious with the boss about the other job opening to both touch base with the boss about the potential, and find out their thoughts about it- that way they aren't blind-sided and they will offer support whether telling you how much they don't want to lose you, or they help you to the next door.
Paulla FetzekTeacher, Lighting Expert, & Office Professional
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05/26/20 at 7:33PM UTC
Hi La Shara,
I commend you for caring enough to worry that being on the job only 6 months may not seem like a long time. However, I think this also works in your favor at the moment.
Think of this... What if you "stick it out" but wind up leaving after a year or 2? And those you work with found out you'd been unhappy this whole time?
Next, is "sticking it out" going to make it any better? If you don't feel things are going to change, then you're simply setting yourself up for more unhappiness.
There are many things about my current job I greatly dislike. Some of which I've voiced to my supervisor, and yet nothing changes. I'll continue to push on these as well. As much as I can. Others, I finally have to admit they aren't going to change, no matter how much I want them to. Considering I'm now on year 18 with my company... it can't be all that bad! *G*
All the best...
scorpio229Seeking provocative employment adventures.
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05/26/20 at 7:28PM UTC
It does seem strange to me that the position you applied for became open after only six months. Hmm. Since you do not find your job to be so odious that you need a forklift to get yourself out of bed each morning, I would give it more of a chance. The job market is pretty tight, and you do not want to give up your job for what could turn into a long, jobless journey. Yes, you and your boss do not always see eye-to-eye, but you are not making a voodoo doll of her and sticking pins within it daily.
Your job gives you a chance to learn an aspect of what makes your company and a part of what ultimately makes our world function. It provides social interaction as well as a means of making a legal income. You would not want to throw all of that away to pursue something that may not be what it appears to be.
This could, after all, be a part of a larger "research project" where an unknown collective could be studying positive/negative employee organizational behaviors . Yourself included.
Give your new company a chance and give yourself a chance to learn your job more thoroughly. There may be more to it than meets the eye.
Lynne CoganCareer Coach for Realizing Professional Dreams
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05/26/20 at 5:29PM UTC
A couple of thoughts:
Do you know why the position you are thinking of applying to became available after only six months? If not, you probably want to find out.
If you get for the new position now or in two years, you will still be leaving your team and fellow supervisors behind.
As far as how it will look on a resume or to hiring managers in another company should you jump to another position in the same company after six months. As long as you list the two positions under one entry for the company, it will look like a promotion--which it might be since it provides higher pay and more opportunities.
So, the big question is: What do you really want? Is the other department's focus what you really want to do?
Anonymous
05/26/20 at 3:09PM UTC
I suggest you go for it. Especially as it's within the same Org. Try to find out why the position you're in now came available and why the other closed and came available again.
Classic signs of toxic work environment - can't keep staff in their classification pockets and not because of a stellar internal career growth plan.
Could be the current boss is keeping the beast inside chained up and it's a matter of time before they becomes both unsupportive and a micromanager. If you're explaining fundamentals about decisions to your boss, you also don't want a boss threatened by your natural talent. Get out while the gettin' is good.
As you know, It can easily take 6 months minimum to find, apply, and accept the right job. Say the job was less challenging than you hoped. Your resume is refreshed still, you're in a good position to make lemonaid.
Mindy Hammons-Bristow
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05/26/20 at 5:34PM UTC (Edited)
I am kinda in the same boat but I have been where I am for a year and a half. LOVED my job until this Covid-19 added tasks I had not prepared for and didn't sign up for(basically my unit has become a mini-call center because our leadership created a hotline and OUR 3 person unit was chosen to handle it, although we have a call center). That and dealing with a coworker with no regard for others, does bare minimum to get by, and our unit being smaller, his actions affect the rest of us. So between the phones and my coworker, I have been applying for other jobs. I got a call last week from not only one but TWO positions I had applied for, at the same agency (different from where I work, but calls were from the same agency) but different units. I had my interview with one Friday, and the other is this coming Thursday. I love my other coworkers and duties, but there is no end in sight to these phone calls, most of which we just don't have answers for. I dread coming in now, whereas I used to love it. I would go for it, completely. (My closest coworker knows about it but my boss does not, yet.)
Anonymous
05/26/20 at 1:38PM UTC
Sounds like you are weighing out all the factors involved. With any quick change like that, there is likely to be questions but if they choose to hire you for it, I wouldn't sweat it too much.
In terms of your boss, she sadly sounds like me, so on behalf of this type, I am sorry for how it is coming across. It is likely because she is trying to understand how you process things, make decisions, etc. With you only having worked with her for 6 months, that is likely the issue - she doesn't know you well enough yet to understand how you come to the decisions you do. This is not an excuse, but an explanation. It might be worth talking to her to maintain a good relationship even if you don't work for her. Help her see all sides of it, but also try to see hers as well.
If you choose to move on to the other role, I would at least have a conversation to explain your decision. Sounds like even without the boss challenge, the move would be a good one for you as you don't like the work you do now. Good luck!
MJAccounting consultant
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05/26/20 at 1:27PM UTC
As you state that your work involves taxes I will assume this boss is an accountant. Generally they are very detail oriented and introverted. If your colleagues find her difficult to deal with, it's not you.
If the aspects of the other position are a better fit then speak to HR about applying. A question that should be asked is why the person they hired is leaving after 6 months. Could be a red flag to stay where you are. If you decide to put in the application make sure your boss knows before anyone else and tell her why the position interests you.
k Persson
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05/26/20 at 3:22PM UTC
tax atterney would be my guess :)
people are not difficult per se neither from introversion or detail orientation, if in accounting they are very particular with their prefered work order / flow and will not easily accept equally good alternatives, as omg no ! That is just so wrong and hoho it will take me 15 years to train you to my standards.
my conclusion to the dilemma, if you are not too interested in corp taxes, dont go out of your way to make connection at your current position.
On the other hand isnt the interaction as described pretty positive, although a bit tedius having to justify decision to a manager guess tgat might be part of the getting into a routine / knowing the other person.
hehe :) sorry
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