“I Already Hate My New Job. Should I Stay or Leave?” HR Advices on Way Forward

By Florence Mukunya,

Joyce Omondi had been trying to get an interview for an accounts assistant job with a certain firm in Nairobi since applying back in April.

“Finally a month ago, I had a great interview and days later, I got an offer. After a short stay into the firm, I realized the job I had taken just had a high level title but the job was not.” She writes in an email adding that she now has a new job and is having second thoughts on whether she should stay or not staying.

Speaking to Martin Githaiga, a HR Officer at Corporate Staffing Services, he advises that, “The first thing to ask yourself is do I stay or leave?”

But his advice on this is not to be a quitter; instead look for a way to fit into the company. “Work on being dynamic, for example if you are in the field of accounting and find yourself in the sales department, assist and engage in accounts so that your supervisor can see your potential and interest,” he says

Should you decide to leave, Martin Githaiga notes that one should try and leave honorably without burning bridges with the employer and colleagues for you don’t know where else you could meet them.

He adds that, “Technically if you leave on a bad note you do not expect the same employer to give you a good recommendation when looking for another job which could ruin your chances of ever getting another job. He also adds that leaving employment without staying for a minimum of one year destroys your CVs as employers don’t see you as a person they can invest in.

Joyce Omondi’s other concern was what if she decided to stay. Could she could run into other risks that could ruin her chances of ever getting into the career field she had chosen?

“If Ms Omondi decided to that could work in her advantage as she would gain vast experience in different fields and applying for different jobs would be possible for her instead of sticking to the one single field she has chosen,” says Mr Githaiga.

Finally Joyce Omondi was afraid that she might leave her job only to find herself in the same situation in the next job.

He summarizes this by saying that, “Before you apply for a job first do research and note what the job you are applying for entails, note it down being keen on all the key requirements then apply for the right job, don’t be like everyone who says a job is a job as long as it pays as this is what leads to most employees not being satisfied with the work they do.”

Mr Githaiga also says to remember that no job is 100 percent perfect. “Secondly, approaching your boss early with your concerns might give room for adjustments that might convince you to stay and should you feel obliged to stick it out you owe it to yourself and your boss to find a role that works for you,” he says.

A great number of workers are regretting taking new positions in the first year of their employment, but with proper job search and consideration before  applying for a job and asking questions about the job on the actual interview might actually save you from settling in a job that doesn’t not give you enough challenge as you wished for or a job that ends up stressing you up.

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