Job Problem

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Mornining gents,

I hope you've all had your morning tea/coffee/pasty etc.. as i need some advice that could affect the world and you in many ways.

Let me give you some background information so you understand the full story...

Once upon a time, i worked in London. The job was great, it didn't stress me out and i knew everyone there and my team of 15 where a great bunch and i enjoyed working with them! There were rainbows, faires, unicorns and all was good in the world BUT 2 months in to this job, the evil time caught up with me and the 2 hour train journey in to work / out of work was starting to have an affect on me. The rainbows, faires, unicorns all left and i was alone in a dark place.

I started getting grumpy and tired when at home and this started to affect my relationship with my girlfriend and i was too tired to see friends so i ended up never seeing them for 6 months.

I decided that it was time for me to leave and found myself a job at a charity based down south only 20 miles away from where i live! I was happy as could be and so was my girlfriend. So i left my old workplace and it was very upsetting but i felt it was needed.

Soon, my first day had arrived got up at 8am with a smile on my face. I drove to my new workplace and met my new boss. He seemed a nice guy and we got on very well. Then i met my new team, which only had 2 people in it but they are very nice guys. After leaving that day, i felt unhappy and i had a horrible feeling that this place wasn't for me. Fast forward to today and that feeling is still there. I can't stand it here. The manager is a complete idiot who has broken 2 systems over the past 2 weeks. He deleted a group because he didn't know what it was and then no one could log on to the computers and then he moved some mailboxes some strange way and now the 8 most important people in the company can't send emails!

Then, a ray of light appeared out of the sky... my old workplace wants me back. They've missed me and they said that wanted the rainbows, faires and unicorns back. I'm tempted to go back but i'll go back to long days with 4 hours travel each day, but i go back to a workplace where i was happy and enjoyed my job.

So, it's a simple question of... should i stay or should i go?
 
Move house or new job closer.

Entertain the idea of moving closer?

Can't afford it at the moment. My job doesn't pay that well ;)

Only you know really.

Depends if you can come to terms with having to do the 2 hour train journey, or 2 months after doing it again you will want to leave.

Well that's what i'm worried about. I can go back and then 2 months down the line started feeling the same way again.
 
The danger is that you go back and the rainbow disappears again plus all of that travel again. Can’t you stick it out and see whether it gets better? When not try and do something to make it better, sounds as if you’re just giving up?

I've suggested they make numerous changes but the IT budget is tiny. It took 2 weeks for us to get permission to buy a £200 PC!

I've implemented some changes already in regards to new user requests and using WOL for WSUS but it's not enough.
 
wait wait wait WAIT...

You cannot afford to move closer but you can afford the commuting costs ? surely the commuting costs are just as high.

I live in Milton Keynes and I commute to London every day also. (for the time being) and my travel card costs 105 quid a week plus 14 quid a week for car parking. (luckly work pay for it so :p ) I mean stack that up a month (4 weeks) 416quid for train cards and 56quid for car parking. Thats not even including petrol costs to and from the train station :eek:

Of course this is my situation but 466quid a month (not including petrol) just on commuting is mental. I would never pay it myself personally.

They offer a season ticket loan at 0% intrest.They also pay half of the season ticket so i end up paying £90 a month to get to London and back.
 
[FnG]magnolia;17758246 said:
OP - what's your gut feel? What do you want to do?

Pro-tip : do that.

My gut isn't telling me anything. It's like it's stepped back and said "I'm not getting involved".
 
House share?

I'd rather have my own place. House share's don't really appeal to me.

Thought about asking your old place for a pay rise (or "Relocation Package") so you can afford something closer? They can only say no and if the only issue is the commute then it seems like an obvious solution.

If you own your current home then you could always rent it out and rent another property yourself somewhere closer. Then use any pay rise to make the shortfall if there is any. This gives the option of going back "home" if you want.

I'm only 22, so don't have a house! :D

I live at home with my parents.
 
Just because your boss is a fool with AD, dont leave a job you enjoy.

Ignore it (as much as you can) let it pass, and stay happy. If your job is now involved in fixing your boss's muck-ups, then one would imagine that a quiet word with said 4 top company people to recommend that aforementioned boss loses Domain Admin rights, might be the way forward ;)

Him and the CEO are best buds.
 
Option C

Get another job.

There arn't many IT jobs around West Sussex (or at least within a decent driving distance)

They are mostly in London or further north and i don't want to move closer to work as that means i'm further away from my GF.

If i didn't have the GF i would have moved closer to my old workplace as one of my work colleagues said he was happy for me to move in with him.
 
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