Hey guys, i'm looking for a job switch from my stressful job, the work that is given to me is very complicated and it stresses me out. I have survived for 9 months in my current role but my mental health is not good hence I wish to leave ASAP.
I can't ask him to not give me complicated work as it won't look good, I think i was unlucky and landed in the wrong place.
I want to tell my manager that i'm job hunting due to my mental health
I think if I do this then he'll get off my back and stop pressing me to deliver quickly as he knows i'll be leaving. But with the current IT market and how the global economy has gone to shit, i'm not sure how long my job hunting will take. If it takes longer than 2 months then he'll think what this guy is still doing here.
How would you guys handle it if you were in my shoes. Asking for a team change wont work as most teams are crap, they'll have to change my department, which I don't think they'll do.
Nope, definitely don't say anything to him. Your job hunting has nothing to do with your current responsibilities. You are expected to work and deliver as long as you are drawing salary from the organisation.
Put yourself in his shoes, he doesn't know how long it will take you to find a job and quit. So, how should he plan for your work? Should he reduce it? If yes, then from when should he reduce? Today? Next week? Next month? Since you don't have a job, he doesn't have an end date to reduce your workload
So find a job and then quit
Thanks man, i was frustrated and about to do something stupid but reading your response has given me some clarity, I'll try to stay as long as i can while I continue my job hunt and if things become unbearable, I'll give my manager a proper date as when I'll be putting down my papers.
Thanks a lot bro/sis
Please understand that your manager also has a manager who is expecting things from him. Your manager can't do your job for you, or expect other team members to do your job as long as you are around, he has treat everyone fairly. If you are in office, you will be treated as a 100% functioning resource and will be utilised.
"I think if I do this then he'll get off my back and stop pressing me deliver quickly as he knows I'll be leaving"
Lol. Bahot sikhna hai bhai tujhe abhi. Manager ka kaam hi kaam nikal na aur chutiya banana subordinates ko.
dont open ur cards till u have 2 offer letters in these times of recession and bad market.
You have the right problem, but the wrong solution.
It's hard but what you need to communicate back is that I have X no. of things on my plate, and please help prioritise what is more urgent. And then doing A, B, C first means expect D, C afterwards. Under promise and over deliver.
I know we have that innate feeling to be the 'pristine Superman self who can do it all' image to our colleagues. But no we are humans and there's limits to what's humanely doable.
This is negotiating on the core problem - think from managers pov, if you negotiate on work priority and timelines, they only have a small worry and small action item to do than say when hearing 'you are looking out' and very likely they will also do something impulsive (it's just human thing).
This will be a negotition with pushback from both sides:
So to summarise - talk to your manager and discuss on the expectations. Very likely this should help with work load. In the off chance they push back fully and not even give any room to decrease and show some toxic traits suggesting you will be fired and all - then you still stand your ground. Show you are not happy or aligned. That will signal to them in good context that you will be leaving. (This is so much better than you telling you will be leaving without give reason or chance for manager to fix).
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