I am not happy in my new job

When you get a new job it’s easy to feel when things aren’t right when you know yourself and have a bit of experience in the workplace. You can feel it in the air and when you speak to people. It’s a bit eery.

It’s not always obvious right away what’s wrong but you know that it’s definitely not you. In a few weeks, things will slowly start to unravel and you’ll see why you hate it at your new company and you will no longer doubt yourself.

Sometimes a bad atmosphere is caused by work colleagues being aprehensive towards you. I’m a black man and I work in white-collar jobs in the UK, so I know this scenario all too well.

Sometimes speaking to people and letting them know that you’re not a threat makes everyone, including yourself, feel better. But if not, at least you’ll see who’s being the asshole. Engaging with people forces them to show part of their face.

You shouldn’t have to be the one to reach out as you are new and they should be making you feel welcome, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

If you know deep down that things are bad then you have to be honest with yourself and understand that things are only going to get worse. You can’t force a bad situation.

If you’re still very unsure then give yourself some time to really think things through and also try your hardest to integrate. If you’ve tried your honest best to integrate and things still are bad then it’s time to go.

You should always have an exit plan for a new job just in case it doesn’t go to plan, and that plan shouldn’t be crawling back to your old job with your tail between your legs.

Now you’re in this mess you have to think of a way out of it, what are you willing to do to escape?

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