By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

General - Leaving a job - View Post

JinxRake said:
I've started looking into other employment opportunities and am already preparing my CV to send out once I hit some interesting job offers. I'm waiting for my current contract period to near its end and will start actively seeking a new job once that happens. For the time being I'm part of a project that I want to see through to the end, so that's what's holding me back for now.

I work somewhere that expects me to become proficient in a lot of new systems in record time and amass knowledge with almost zero guidance. I hate ambiguity and I hate feeling stupid...and this job has both in troves.
Also, I'm away from home quite a lot and it's eating me up. I can deal with high workloads, but not knowing constantly what I need to be doing, not getting any direction and unrealistic expectations of me are...damaging to myself.


Underlined - Sadly you will find this to be true at most companies. A lot of companies are bad at succession planning and have single points of failure. Once those points leave, they go hire anyone that seems suitable and then expect them to learn on their own