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Following in the long tradition of this happening on the forum, I wanted, if you can spare them (!), anyone's opinion on my situation.
Started work for (a company) on Monday and embarked on the 5 week training thing that is the start of it. When I found I had the job I was really pleased and looking forward to it. Now...less so. Can't quite put it into words but I just do not have a good feeling about it.
It's 13K a year and bonus, but I'm wondering if I can do better? Not just because I scraped a first for my degree, I'm not someone who expects a degree to instantly equal great salary, but, well, it's already mind numbingly dull. We've spent two days basically being trained to answer the phone calls of morons and doing idiot exercises, led by a 28 year old training person who I can't help thinking has the mentality of a nursery school teacher. Yep, that's what it feels like.
I need the money, no doubt about it, but only for a credit card as I'm living at home, student loan is paid off to just under £2000 remaining.
And the real thing...offered interview for management training with another company -been turned down twice before - and they don't even want me to go to an initial interview - it's straight into the all expenses paid assessment and the final interview (no more stages) in about two weeks time. There is no way I can go to that interview without missing the training at the current place - it's 9-5 five days a week. I cannot reschedule this interview - it's last recruitment of the year, so it's now or next year.
I'm stumped, but I get the feeling that if I liked the current thing so much this wouldn't be so hard... It's potentially risking a job for an interview, but if I dont get the other job I'm left without one, having said that I managed to get this one in two weeks anyway..... ideas? thoughts? abuse? etc
Started work for (a company) on Monday and embarked on the 5 week training thing that is the start of it. When I found I had the job I was really pleased and looking forward to it. Now...less so. Can't quite put it into words but I just do not have a good feeling about it.
It's 13K a year and bonus, but I'm wondering if I can do better? Not just because I scraped a first for my degree, I'm not someone who expects a degree to instantly equal great salary, but, well, it's already mind numbingly dull. We've spent two days basically being trained to answer the phone calls of morons and doing idiot exercises, led by a 28 year old training person who I can't help thinking has the mentality of a nursery school teacher. Yep, that's what it feels like.
I need the money, no doubt about it, but only for a credit card as I'm living at home, student loan is paid off to just under £2000 remaining.
And the real thing...offered interview for management training with another company -been turned down twice before - and they don't even want me to go to an initial interview - it's straight into the all expenses paid assessment and the final interview (no more stages) in about two weeks time. There is no way I can go to that interview without missing the training at the current place - it's 9-5 five days a week. I cannot reschedule this interview - it's last recruitment of the year, so it's now or next year.
I'm stumped, but I get the feeling that if I liked the current thing so much this wouldn't be so hard... It's potentially risking a job for an interview, but if I dont get the other job I'm left without one, having said that I managed to get this one in two weeks anyway..... ideas? thoughts? abuse? etc
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There is no gain without risk.
Thought about that, they want some sort of proof if you are away from the training that your reason is genuine... that was the obvious thing to do but not really possible.
SHEEPY wrote:
> Or you could pull your first sickie and go for the interview.
> Or you could pull your first sickie and go for the interview.
It's easier to find a new job whilst your in one so I'd stay in it and look for others.
Or you could pull your first sickie and go for the interview.
Or you could pull your first sickie and go for the interview.
You'll never know unless you do it. I'd call Timecop.
Following in the long tradition of this happening on the forum, I wanted, if you can spare them (!), anyone's opinion on my situation.
Started work for (a company) on Monday and embarked on the 5 week training thing that is the start of it. When I found I had the job I was really pleased and looking forward to it. Now...less so. Can't quite put it into words but I just do not have a good feeling about it.
It's 13K a year and bonus, but I'm wondering if I can do better? Not just because I scraped a first for my degree, I'm not someone who expects a degree to instantly equal great salary, but, well, it's already mind numbingly dull. We've spent two days basically being trained to answer the phone calls of morons and doing idiot exercises, led by a 28 year old training person who I can't help thinking has the mentality of a nursery school teacher. Yep, that's what it feels like.
I need the money, no doubt about it, but only for a credit card as I'm living at home, student loan is paid off to just under £2000 remaining.
And the real thing...offered interview for management training with another company -been turned down twice before - and they don't even want me to go to an initial interview - it's straight into the all expenses paid assessment and the final interview (no more stages) in about two weeks time. There is no way I can go to that interview without missing the training at the current place - it's 9-5 five days a week. I cannot reschedule this interview - it's last recruitment of the year, so it's now or next year.
I'm stumped, but I get the feeling that if I liked the current thing so much this wouldn't be so hard... It's potentially risking a job for an interview, but if I dont get the other job I'm left without one, having said that I managed to get this one in two weeks anyway..... ideas? thoughts? abuse? etc
Started work for (a company) on Monday and embarked on the 5 week training thing that is the start of it. When I found I had the job I was really pleased and looking forward to it. Now...less so. Can't quite put it into words but I just do not have a good feeling about it.
It's 13K a year and bonus, but I'm wondering if I can do better? Not just because I scraped a first for my degree, I'm not someone who expects a degree to instantly equal great salary, but, well, it's already mind numbingly dull. We've spent two days basically being trained to answer the phone calls of morons and doing idiot exercises, led by a 28 year old training person who I can't help thinking has the mentality of a nursery school teacher. Yep, that's what it feels like.
I need the money, no doubt about it, but only for a credit card as I'm living at home, student loan is paid off to just under £2000 remaining.
And the real thing...offered interview for management training with another company -been turned down twice before - and they don't even want me to go to an initial interview - it's straight into the all expenses paid assessment and the final interview (no more stages) in about two weeks time. There is no way I can go to that interview without missing the training at the current place - it's 9-5 five days a week. I cannot reschedule this interview - it's last recruitment of the year, so it's now or next year.
I'm stumped, but I get the feeling that if I liked the current thing so much this wouldn't be so hard... It's potentially risking a job for an interview, but if I dont get the other job I'm left without one, having said that I managed to get this one in two weeks anyway..... ideas? thoughts? abuse? etc
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