Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation and how you felt.
Bit of background:
I left my job as a vetting officer on the HPC project in January due to coming to the end of my 6 month contract, and although I was offered an extension, the job had become boring, mundane and although the benefits were quite good there was no real opportunity for progression or development and therefore I felt it was best not to take the offer of a contract extension.
At the beginning of March I then moved onto my current role, a compliance and risk officer for a law firm in the conveyancing department which is a new role for the department; it's been interesting and challenging and I do feel there is more work to do, however the salary I feel is quite low (20% less than my previous role).
A couple of weeks back I went for a birthday drinks do with some friends and an old boss of mine who I got talking too, in fact he was my first boss after I left uni, and to be honest, he was brilliant to me, seemed to really care about my development, exposed me to as many things as possible and I really felt like I was getting somewhere with him, unfortunately, 9 months in he was moved and my new boss basically wanted me to be a robot, had no interest in my development and actually took work away from me and wanted me to basically be his PA, so at the end of my 12 month contract I left to do the vetting officer job (again, turning down a contract extension).
Anyway, it turns out that my old boss had also now left and has joined a new company and was singing their praises and believed the company would be perfect for me and convinced me that I should have an interview with them to see what I thought. A couple of days later he managed to get me an interview and after 2 interviews lasting over 3 hours they've decided to offer me a role which I've accepted. It's a junior management role in their operations department and I will essentially be working full time on projects and continuous improvement initiatives which is exactly up my street. The company will be much more down my street too, flexible, care about output rather than the amount of hours you work, no dress policy, clear progression and pay opportunities etc.
The only problem is I fell a bit weird about resigning where I currently am as I've only been here 14 weeks (only just passed my probation), I don't feel like it's 'job done' so to speak and as it was a new role for the department quite a few changes have happened, I told my line manager this morning about the job offer and although she acted happy for me I could tell that she wasn't pleased, she did ask was I certain about the new role and if there was any room for negotiation to which I basically said that I'd consider any offers on the table, but I feel the new role will bring more opportunities, suits me more, better terms etc, so I think she knows that unless she offered to double my salary then there's no point in trying.
I'll be handing in my resignation tomorrow, which will be the first time I've resigned since graduating, the other two roles I simply declined a new contract and both of those I felt it was the right time to leave, I'd learnt/developed as much as I could and it was time for something new.
I think resigning and taking up the offer of this new role is the right decision for me, it just feels weird to be resigning from a job which I've only just joined, who have made changes to accommodate me and where I still feel I could improve things, on the other hand I should be excited about this new opportunity which I am and really looking forward to starting.
Anyway, has anyone ever been in a similar situation? How did you feel?
Thanks,
Just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation and how you felt.
Bit of background:
I left my job as a vetting officer on the HPC project in January due to coming to the end of my 6 month contract, and although I was offered an extension, the job had become boring, mundane and although the benefits were quite good there was no real opportunity for progression or development and therefore I felt it was best not to take the offer of a contract extension.
At the beginning of March I then moved onto my current role, a compliance and risk officer for a law firm in the conveyancing department which is a new role for the department; it's been interesting and challenging and I do feel there is more work to do, however the salary I feel is quite low (20% less than my previous role).
A couple of weeks back I went for a birthday drinks do with some friends and an old boss of mine who I got talking too, in fact he was my first boss after I left uni, and to be honest, he was brilliant to me, seemed to really care about my development, exposed me to as many things as possible and I really felt like I was getting somewhere with him, unfortunately, 9 months in he was moved and my new boss basically wanted me to be a robot, had no interest in my development and actually took work away from me and wanted me to basically be his PA, so at the end of my 12 month contract I left to do the vetting officer job (again, turning down a contract extension).
Anyway, it turns out that my old boss had also now left and has joined a new company and was singing their praises and believed the company would be perfect for me and convinced me that I should have an interview with them to see what I thought. A couple of days later he managed to get me an interview and after 2 interviews lasting over 3 hours they've decided to offer me a role which I've accepted. It's a junior management role in their operations department and I will essentially be working full time on projects and continuous improvement initiatives which is exactly up my street. The company will be much more down my street too, flexible, care about output rather than the amount of hours you work, no dress policy, clear progression and pay opportunities etc.
The only problem is I fell a bit weird about resigning where I currently am as I've only been here 14 weeks (only just passed my probation), I don't feel like it's 'job done' so to speak and as it was a new role for the department quite a few changes have happened, I told my line manager this morning about the job offer and although she acted happy for me I could tell that she wasn't pleased, she did ask was I certain about the new role and if there was any room for negotiation to which I basically said that I'd consider any offers on the table, but I feel the new role will bring more opportunities, suits me more, better terms etc, so I think she knows that unless she offered to double my salary then there's no point in trying.
I'll be handing in my resignation tomorrow, which will be the first time I've resigned since graduating, the other two roles I simply declined a new contract and both of those I felt it was the right time to leave, I'd learnt/developed as much as I could and it was time for something new.
I think resigning and taking up the offer of this new role is the right decision for me, it just feels weird to be resigning from a job which I've only just joined, who have made changes to accommodate me and where I still feel I could improve things, on the other hand I should be excited about this new opportunity which I am and really looking forward to starting.
Anyway, has anyone ever been in a similar situation? How did you feel?
Thanks,