I’ve been in my current role for just over 1.5 years and handed my notice in two weeks ago. I am having serious doubts on whether I’ve done the right thing. I’m not sure if I’m thinking straight and may be worrying about leaving my comfort. It’s causing me a lot of anxiety, I’m having trouble sleeping and eating and just getting through every day life.

Should I rescind my resignation? What am I missing?

Current job: Pros:

flexible hours
flexible wfh arrangement, meant to go in once a week but is not enforced.
summer Fridays

Cons:

I don’t have much interaction with colleagues due to nature of the job.
work is very repetitive and quite boring.
exhausted all learning opportunities.
not much room for progression except maybe to a managerial position but I do not wish to be a manage people. -minimum employer pension contribution -no benefits

New job:

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Posted by11 hours ago

Feel like I've squandered every opportunity, starting over at 39. Advice appreciated

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I've job hopped pretty much all my adult life. Only 11 years of solid work history (between 2 jobs).

I got in the police at 23, resigned due to stress (previous relationship that I didn't have the balls to walk away from)

Recently worked at Openreach as an engineer (left due to targeted approach/lack of support and being moved job roles into a far worse part of the business - service delivery)

Currently referred to NHS for inattentive ADHD.

I have, on paper at least, a nice wfh job within an industry I enjoyed working for 4.5 years, however I literally cannot function at a desk. I'm disorganised, distracted and cannot focus at all. I'll probably not pass my probation period.

I'm nearly 40 and I feel like I don't know what to do next. I have a family to support.

University is a no go because I cannot concentrate in a classroom environment, despite being somewhat intelligent.

I love freedom in my day, helping people and the task to be in front of me, in a tangible sense. Ideally out and about rather than one setting.

Am I hoping for too much out of a job?

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Posted by16 hours ago

I suspect I'll be forced to quit my job on Monday - need some advice? (Scotland)

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I've been with a company (in Scotland) for 8 months in a job I really enjoy doing, but alongside really terrible bullies for the last 5 months or so (2 former employees returned to the company and began targeting me from day one).

I suspect this may blow up quite badly on Monday (due to something that happened before I left for the weekend) and I may be forced to quit. I am on the verge of a total breakdown (entirely caused by the situation at work) which my employer knows full well as I have told them repeatedly and they have seen me break down at work, again, repeatedly.

Basically I raised the original issues with my manager in January when they began, was encouraged to raise formal grievances in Feb (which against my better judgment, I did), and have been hanging in there ever since hoping the situation would improve and the issues would be resolved as I was promised and as per company policy - but they haven't been, and the company has done almost nothing to fix any of the issues. At one point my new (last 2 months) boss even said to me something along the lines of 'if I felt like you do I wouldn't keep coming to work', which came across to me as him acknowledging that there's a very serious problem, and yet the problems persist unaddressed.

My question is basically whether I can lodge a legal grievance for something like constructive dismissal if I do resign? It was suggested to me I could, but google today has indicated I may have needed to be employed for 2 years before I'm eligible. Does anyone know if this is true? Has anyone else been through this / have any advice on handling this type of situation? Are there benefits to quitting or not quitting?

I hung in as long as I have because I wanted these bullies to be held accountable (plus I love the actual work and most of the people) and because I kept being promised the formal grievance process was 'in progress', but after 5 months of this I'm at my wits end. And if I can't make the bullies see consequences, perhaps I can make the company see some so the next person like me isn't treated like I have been.

Any advice appreciated :)

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