I haven’t been as active on here because I wanted to sit down and type out what’s been going on at work properly.
I’m still going through my performance support agreement. The first period of it went for a month, the second only went for two weeks. I was expecting to to go for the same amount of time so I didn’t do everything I was supposed to for that period and it caught me off-guard.
I’m currently on my second written warning and I can’t see myself getting through this. Something always comes up, or something goes wrong, or it feels like they point out something else I’m not doing that wasn’t brought up before.
If I wrote this all out two weeks ago I would have been more upset and frantic, but it’s like I’m at the Acceptance stage now. I’m putting in for other jobs and fully project managing my job hunt. I’ve just accepted the 18th may be my last day, and honestly my notice period is the biggest thing stopping me from moving on to work I’d rather do, even if it’s just temporary.
Things have been going alright at work the last couple of weeks, but that’s also because there hasn’t been as much for me to do. Best case scenario is they decide to keep me on and I can leave on my own terms and get my leave paid out. I’ve decided that I don’t want to work here, I don’t want to work under my manager, and I don’t want to use Marketing Cloud anymore.
I’ve found some roles where I could make things work, and they’re much more in line with what I want to do. The job I have should be easy, but it’s amazing how a job were you work from home clicking things on a screen can be made so frustrating and stressful.
I had a sliding doors moment a few years ago where I could have taken a 12 month contract at the government department I was in or my first Marketing Cloud role.
I know the grass always seems greener but I was good at that work and enjoyed it, I’ve been thinking about how things would have turned out differently if I took that role instead
I was on one of these performance plans at my last job. What I learned from my experience - once you are on a plan, there’s rarely any coming back. It’s a road to the end, how quickly that happens is up to you. The microscope is on you and they will find any fault to make you want to leave. I was also not busy for a lot of my plan period, because the work was going to other people instead of me, to increase the feeling of worthlessness (although I was happy to get paid to do very little). My mental health and confidence in my work took an absolute battering. I’m glad you’ve decided to move on.
That’s what I’ve come to realise. The biggest mistake I’ve made is not putting more effort into leaving sooner. I’ve put time into applications for jobs I actually want and I know recruiters who can put me forward for roles when I don’t have a notice period.
One of the biggest things for me is even if I got through this period, I still have to work at the same place and be managed by the same person
I haven’t been as active on here because I wanted to sit down and type out what’s been going on at work properly.
I’m still going through my performance support agreement. The first period of it went for a month, the second only went for two weeks. I was expecting to to go for the same amount of time so I didn’t do everything I was supposed to for that period and it caught me off-guard.
I’m currently on my second written warning and I can’t see myself getting through this. Something always comes up, or something goes wrong, or it feels like they point out something else I’m not doing that wasn’t brought up before.
If I wrote this all out two weeks ago I would have been more upset and frantic, but it’s like I’m at the Acceptance stage now. I’m putting in for other jobs and fully project managing my job hunt. I’ve just accepted the 18th may be my last day, and honestly my notice period is the biggest thing stopping me from moving on to work I’d rather do, even if it’s just temporary.
Things have been going alright at work the last couple of weeks, but that’s also because there hasn’t been as much for me to do. Best case scenario is they decide to keep me on and I can leave on my own terms and get my leave paid out. I’ve decided that I don’t want to work here, I don’t want to work under my manager, and I don’t want to use Marketing Cloud anymore.
I’ve found some roles where I could make things work, and they’re much more in line with what I want to do. The job I have should be easy, but it’s amazing how a job were you work from home clicking things on a screen can be made so frustrating and stressful.
It’s a very traumatic, emotional thing to go through. I hope your next steps provide relief, and a more satisfying job.
I had a sliding doors moment a few years ago where I could have taken a 12 month contract at the government department I was in or my first Marketing Cloud role.
I know the grass always seems greener but I was good at that work and enjoyed it, I’ve been thinking about how things would have turned out differently if I took that role instead
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Good luck.
I was on one of these performance plans at my last job. What I learned from my experience - once you are on a plan, there’s rarely any coming back. It’s a road to the end, how quickly that happens is up to you. The microscope is on you and they will find any fault to make you want to leave. I was also not busy for a lot of my plan period, because the work was going to other people instead of me, to increase the feeling of worthlessness (although I was happy to get paid to do very little). My mental health and confidence in my work took an absolute battering. I’m glad you’ve decided to move on.
That’s what I’ve come to realise. The biggest mistake I’ve made is not putting more effort into leaving sooner. I’ve put time into applications for jobs I actually want and I know recruiters who can put me forward for roles when I don’t have a notice period.
One of the biggest things for me is even if I got through this period, I still have to work at the same place and be managed by the same person