have you ever regretted taking a new job? (job hunting, interviewing, jobs)

[bell235]

i'm in a very "cushy" position but i'm bored out of my mind and not learning anything new (i'm in the accounting field FYI). i feel like i need to leave in order to learn new things and possibly move up. so i had made the decision to start interviewing and looking for something new. the problem is that i start to get so nervous about starting a new job and think of all the things that could go wrong/be horrible at the new place that i talk myself out of it. like what if everyone is really rude/mean at the new place? whereas at my current position i know how everyone is already. or what if i have a hard time learning all the new stuff at the new job and i get fired? whereas at my current position i know how to do everything with my eyes closed. what if i have to work overtime at the new job? whereas at my current position i know i'm out the door at 530 everyday.

has anyone ever taken a new job and then regretted it and wished they could have their old job back?

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by bell235

has anyone ever taken a new job and then regretted it and wished they could have their old job back?

I am sure many people have.
Change requires adjustment; some adjust better than others.

[Disgustedman]

Well, it was only way later I regretted it. But I made the best of it and then went looking again....

[kjg1963]

Never regretted leaving a job. However it's hard to make the decision to leave and the whole job hunting process is horrible.

[bell235]

Originally Posted by kjg1963

Never regretted leaving a job. However it's hard to make the decision to leave and the whole job hunting process is horrible.

yeah it's hard i don't know how i'd feel if i changed jobs and then thought to myself "what did i just do?" and have to look for ANOTHER job.

[North Beach Person]

Yes. I hated that job so badly I joined the Navy to get away from it.

[MLSFan]

Why not take a month long vacation, start new job and if you like it, you quit half way through vacation. If you don't like it, just come back from vacation.

Also nothing wrong with learning new things at current job and moving up there.

[Serious Conversation]

Regret taking my current job. I moved from TN to IA stupidly for a job I ended up hating.

[bell235]

Originally Posted by Serious Conversation

Regret taking my current job. I moved from TN to IA stupidly for a job I ended up hating.

are you going to stick with it? or are you looking for something new already?

[ashpelham]

I've done exactly this, OP. I have left jobs and cities, that I regretted leaving only weeks later. Leaving a job or a location is a case of the "devil you know".