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i left an agency after three weeks. it’s your life. you don’t owe anyone shit.
How? You submit your resignation and GTFO. Seriously. Not trying to be snarky. Life’s too short not to enjoy what you spend 12 hours a day doing
So you’re saying 72 is hiring?
Trust your gut now. I wish I had with my last agency. It was a shit show, and I knew it two days into the job. They laid me off 14 months later. You may have to reimburse them for moving expenses, but IMO, better to part ways now than face a sudden and unexpected job search later.
In fact, you're actually doing them a service if you go ahead and leave early. By saying "this environment isn't for me," they might examine themselves. Rather than tell people (and themselves) later that you just weren't a fit.
Did they give you money to move? If so, you’ll probably have to give it back. I got $7500 to move to nyc and have to stay with the company for 18 months. Double check your contract!
The customary 3 month probationary period works both ways; if you’re not feeling it you can pull out no questions asked. You can also just call your short stint “freelance” on linkedin/resume (if you even want to put it on at all).
Eh, while I sort of agree with the above about giving it some time. Sometimes you just know. I just left a place I stayed at for a year, even though I knew by the second week it was the wrong fit, thinking maybe I just wasn't used to the culture. If you've got something else lined up or are in a position you can just peace out, then why not. Don't waste your time somewhere you're not happy or think you never will be.
I agree with the statement ☝🏻. It’s worth at least giving it 3 months. This happened to me and I still left, but at least I gave it a shot. Sometimes the place takes some time to grow on you, or it doesn’t come together right away
I’d say if you’re bored wait until you get something to do before leaving. It’s the process of actually working with the people that will help you know if you love or hate a place, and sometimes it takes time to plug a new hire into existing and new briefs.
—fellow ex-72 human
Yes, leave. At my first job, I was searching for new jobs by noon.
They gave me $900 for relocation, so not a huge chunk and I have to submit the expense report for it in order to even get it (I haven’t received the pay yet and there was no contract).
Just say it’s not for you and delete it from your resume. I wish I’d done it.
It can take time to settle in to a new place - the initial “culture shock” is always tough.. definitely not worth giving it another few weeks? Or even talking to your boss about it? I think it could take 3 months or more to adjust to a new agency and its culture. Totally different on the work side, for sure - if that’s not interesting/good, with no sign of it getting better, great you have leads to follow up on! I think in the early few weeks, it’s pretty easy to leave without burning bridges by saying it’s not right for you - there is usually a probation period which is as much for you, as it is for them
I did. Moved states for a job and I’m 4 months in. Quit last week and starting a new job at a different agency. There’s no time to waste.
Yeah, OP - of course you're bored after 1 week when you know no-one, are still being onboarded/oriented and nobody has given you anything to do. You're not even a part of the team yet, you have not formed any bonds or relationships, etc etc. You can keep the other interviews you have already scheduled and see what happens with those in parallel to starting your new job, until you see where things go on both ends. I think you're getting a little bit ahead of yourself + this negative thinking turns into a self fulfilling prophecy and biases you instantly into looking at your new gig through negative eyes.
Better yet make the new company reimburse you for the living expenses you’ll have to pay back
Go with that feeling. It doesn’t get better. I felt that a week after a job and stayed a year: a year I’ll never get back
(part 2) maybe it’s post-72 syndrome where every shop feels boring and less cultured, but my god am I bored and feel like I’ve made a HUGE mistake. This shop is small, too. I have interviews lined up already that are leftover from when I was formally searching (all at high caliber, fun agencies), but if I get an offer — how do I leave a job after a few weeks? How does one quit so soon? Serious question
I agree with double checking contract.
But, maybe it will get better? You must have some of the feelings you had when you signed?
If not, earlier the better!