Do I tell my manager I hate my job?...

Ahleckz

Ahleckz

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I'm just looking for some perspective and some advice.

I work in car sales for a very large company. I'm one of the top performers in the garage, and a key member of staff. I earn very good money. However, I'm not happy at all. I'm not challenged mentally, I've given up caring and really dislike going in each day.
I've been thinking about talking to my general manager about it in the hope that I can engineer a move elsewhere in the company (ideally a training/analysis role).

The carrot of my role is the money you can make, however I don't need to make what I do and would be much happier making less, being at work less (I do a six day week, but realistically only 'work' a few hours a day), and being challenged more.
My plan was to get promoted to Sales Manager, and then to General Manager and I thought that would make me happier. But, more I think about it it's the last thing that I want to do.

So, my question. Do I talk to my boss, tell him how unhappy I am and seek his help to move elsewhere in the company. Do I continue to apply for jobs (with no success so far). Or do something else!? Would be great to get some objective advice...
 
Nope, you should always be stoic in the workplace in my opinion or they'll try and use it against you in the future.

If you don't like your current role it's up to you to change that, telling a manager you don't like your job isn't going to do that. Work out what you need to do to be in one of the positions you want, apply for it and crack on until then.
 
When I was going through my divorce I left the business and went working for Arnold Clark as a salesman.

I hated every second of it.

I was good at it, at first I really enjoyed the back and forth and clinching a deal but soon I started getting sick of the constant bull coming out of customers mouths.

When you made sales you still got the passive aggressive nonsense from the sales manager because you could have got one more that day etc.

But ultimately as my mood soured so did my performance and i moved on pretty quickly.

To this day I cant figure out why the public make it so hard to by a car.

OP chances are your sales manager couldnt give a rats about whether you like your job or not, go over his head and speak to you regional manager.
 
As with all questions in life... what do you want the answer to reveal? If you simply want a shoulder to lean on then talk to a close friend or colleague. If you have a specific outcome in mind then talk to your manager and guide the conversation in that direction.

We all feel like this occasionally.
 
Id just ask the manager if there is any new positions of additional training to be had to move up (our of curiosity) to better yourself..that way your not saying you hate what you do currently.

If he/she says no then its time to start looking for another job,At least you have a job while your looking. :)

Im pretty much in the same situation,Lack of mental stimulation..i feel so bloody bored at work and feel like a zombie because its the same crap each day even though its quite a physical job,..i know im capable of much more.
 
IMO working a 6 day week is pretty soul crushing and can take the enjoyment out of a role you otherwise enjoy.

Currently in a position where I can work a condensed day Friday and usually out before mid-day often around 10am even though it means a bit of an early start and enjoy my job so much more than when it was crammed up against the weekend and sometimes pushing over into 6 day weeks.
 
So, I did speak with my boss in the end. There's basically nothing that he can see opening up for me to move into. Though, he also said he wouldn't want me to leave.
I suppose it's time to try and get out. Moving will mean a substantial paycut, but I think it's worth it. Now I need to try and find a job that isn't in the car sales industry when I only have car sales experience! Yelp.
 
What is 'very good money' ?

Good enough that career change would be difficult? Sales has a lot of transferable skills but most of them aren't enough for you to start any higher than entry level in a different career.
 
Gornall said:
What is 'very good money' ?

Good enough that career change would be difficult? Sales has a lot of transferable skills but most of them aren't enough for you to start any higher than entry level in a different career.
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Car sales salaries vary from mid twenties to mid thirties for poor to average established salesmen. Forties and fifties are achievable. £60k+ is doable in the right dealership/brand.

Transitioning to a new career that pays anywhere close which isn't sales is rather challenging. Unless you have professional/academic qualifications and experience in another field.

It's worth moving to a different brand / dealership if you get stale though.
 
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