Unhappy with current job
My good friend is very unhappy in her current job, which she finds really mundane and unchallenging. She doesn’t want to quit though, both because of the attractive salary, and also because it will not reflect well on her resume if she quits her first full-time job after only two months. However, as a friend, I can see that she is really miserable and that she would probably derive more job satisfaction from a position in another field. Should I advise her to quit this job or should she stick it out for a few more months?
answer:
Two months? That isn’t long enough to evaluate the job at all. And yes, unless there is a very good reason it won’t reflect well that she gave in after such a short time. And I do think that it is a bit dramatic to be really miserable in two months, unless she is being horribly bullied in the office. There are parts of every job that are mundane. So, your friend should speak to her boss, tell her that she would love to take on more responsibility and challenges, and instead of feeling stuck in a rut, try to do something with the situation.