Hi all,
Long time reader first time poster. This forum has been a great learning resource so thanks all for the help you have already given me in my contracting endeavors.
I have been lucky enough that I have had 5 or 6 contracts now and never had this issue. I started a contract towards the end of May, and it is a 6 month contract, and I am not happy with the organisation or the work I am doing and I am looking for other opportunities. However, I am not really sure how much, if anything I should say to my employer or my agent. I dont want to tip my cards too early but I also don't want to just walk in one day and tell them I am leaving, which will come as a total surprise. I then expect I will be asked why I am leaving and why I didn't raise any issues earlier.
To be honest I don't think raising the issues now would really be helpful in changing anything anyways because the issues are largely due to the organisation itself and these things will not change just because I complain to my direct report. That being said, I have a feeling of obligation to let someone know that I am not really happy in the post.
I would have thought that I should tell my agency but I am not sure whether I can trust them to not say anything to the employer. However, I would like to tell them because hopefully they can help me find new work! Or would that reflect poorly on them if they found new work for me?
Anyways, if you have been in this situation I would really appreciate any advice or information about how you went about things. At the moment I have no concrete prospects but I am certainly starting to look...
Thanks
Long time reader first time poster. This forum has been a great learning resource so thanks all for the help you have already given me in my contracting endeavors.
I have been lucky enough that I have had 5 or 6 contracts now and never had this issue. I started a contract towards the end of May, and it is a 6 month contract, and I am not happy with the organisation or the work I am doing and I am looking for other opportunities. However, I am not really sure how much, if anything I should say to my employer or my agent. I dont want to tip my cards too early but I also don't want to just walk in one day and tell them I am leaving, which will come as a total surprise. I then expect I will be asked why I am leaving and why I didn't raise any issues earlier.
To be honest I don't think raising the issues now would really be helpful in changing anything anyways because the issues are largely due to the organisation itself and these things will not change just because I complain to my direct report. That being said, I have a feeling of obligation to let someone know that I am not really happy in the post.
I would have thought that I should tell my agency but I am not sure whether I can trust them to not say anything to the employer. However, I would like to tell them because hopefully they can help me find new work! Or would that reflect poorly on them if they found new work for me?
Anyways, if you have been in this situation I would really appreciate any advice or information about how you went about things. At the moment I have no concrete prospects but I am certainly starting to look...
Thanks
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