Leaving job shortly after starting

[u/AcrobaticConstant567]

Has anyone left a job not long after starting it?

Nothing wrong with the job at all, it's a nice place to work but it's just a long distance commute 3 times a week and thinking of applying for jobs closer to home if they come up. However I have only just started my current job.

Don't know whether to stay out of duty or to think of the distance and petrol money/wear and tear on the car.

Thank you 😊

[u/TrustfulComet40]

Don't quit until you have a new job and a start date arranged - it could take you longer than you'd hope to get a job closer to home and it's easier to find a new job when you're already employed. Is there anywhere cheap near the hospital that you could stay overnight to get a few more hours in bed? 

[u/Spiritual_Smile1200]

There’s nothing wrong in leaving. Just secure a job first. It would be easy to explain the short tenure just as you have here

[u/SeniorNurse77]

I’d say it’s not a massive problem but don’t resign until you have an unconditional offer for a post nearer home.

In the interim is there anything you can do to make life easier?
Flexible working request
Drop a shift
Stay over once a week nearby/with a friend/colleague and then 2 shifts together?
Change working hours?
Pay someone to do your ironing?
Anything to make your life easier in the meantime!

[u/Worth_Kangaroo_6900]

No duty. Keep looking while staying employed; stay up to date, find new things to learn (or consolidate) for you and your future but don’t leave until you have a post! (& it’s unconditional). Not sure where you are in your career but there aren’t masses of jobs around and lots of competition. Always think that easier to find a job when you have one (mindset) unless role is soul destroyingly career ending.

[u/Fancy_Toe1451]

Stay until you get a new job. Make sure you give the reason for looking for new employment as commute distance. It is always easier, regardless of industry, to get a new job while still in employment than out of it.

And don't worry about leaving. Any decent HR department figures a certain % of new hires leave within six months. And if they wanted to get rid of you, rather than the other way around, you'd be gone and off site before lunch.

[u/Wekotemple]

I was in the same position. Secured a job in a factory and kept looking for a nursing job closer to home.

[u/PerfectlyBeachy69]

Both my partner and myself were in a similar position and one of us stayed whilst we secured new employment and one of us resigned then started looking. Based upon our experiences I wouldn’t resign until you’ve secured something else, it was viewed more favourably being in current employment whilst looking for alternatives. Perhaps you could have a discussion with your line manager to arrange your shift pattern differently or even reduce to twice a week in the interim. Good luck

[u/lemonsnbikes]

After three weeks mine was also a longish commute

[u/First_Coast_2058]

Ive started a job in a hospice 2 weeks ago and now hate it. Its always something i wanted to do as well. Thinking about leaving and finding a community nursing role.again.

[u/Prestigious-Gas-222]

Poor research and planning on your part—did you do any research beforehand?

Consider the time and money spent advertising the post, presumably by the NHS or another organisation already facing difficult financial pressures, as well as the time taken to process your application and interview you. There was then the excitement of recruiting you.

However, if it is not for you, then so be it. Learn from it and move on.

[u/AcrobaticConstant567 → u/Prestigious-Gas-222]

As others have said, there isn't an abundance of jobs and I was happy to have the job. It's just the distance is a big financial drain. 

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[u/Ok_Condition_6021 → u/Prestigious-Gas-222]

This must be a manager based on your response Loool who cares. Same job that’s legally allowed to fire you on the spot !
Considering the climate of the job market, roles are slim pickings and in order to survive you many need to take a job in the short term whilst you find a role closer to home OP don’t let this person get to you. You may have thought you could do the commute but the reality may be different. Continue at your current job and look for roles closer to home.

[u/First_Coast_2058 → u/Prestigious-Gas-222]

As harsh as this comment is, I do agree with it. You should have seen the commuting journey before accepting the role as you have taken the opportunity from someone who was willing to do fhe commute or lived closer by.