Feeling guilty due to looking for job while still receiving training?
I've started my first job for 4 months and it is going well, there are quite good training in my company as this is a junior position. My mentor is fairly patient, responsible and provided a lot of help to me. I work extremely hard as well.
However I have decided to quit my current job and I'm looking for a new job in my hometown now, as I have a family there, my kid needs me. I travel a few hundred miles back home every week just to see them, which I find impossible to keep it going like this in the future. Therefore I've decided to leave my current job once I've found a new one.
I feel guilty for my mentor and my boss now as I've only received training from them, they are really nice ppl and nice to me. To be fair, I have not created any value to the company as I'm only learning. I know legally there is nothing wrong with this decision as it stated on my contract that I can leave with 1 week notice cause I'm in my probation period, but should I feel guilty? Am I doing something morally wrong?
I understand that accepting this job was lack of consideration as I should be aware of the difficulty of travelling, but now it's too late to talk about it.
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I've started my first job for 4 months and it is going well, there are quite good training in my company as this is a junior position. My mentor is fairly patient, responsible and provided a lot of help to me. I work extremely hard as well.
However I have decided to quit my current job and I'm looking for a new job in my hometown now, as I have a family there, my kid needs me. I travel a few hundred miles back home every week just to see them, which I find impossible to keep it going like this in the future. Therefore I've decided to leave my current job once I've found a new one.
I feel guilty for my mentor and my boss now as I've only received training from them, they are really nice ppl and nice to me. To be fair, I have not created any value to the company as I'm only learning. I know legally there is nothing wrong with this decision as it stated on my contract that I can leave with 1 week notice cause I'm in my probation period, but should I feel guilty? Am I doing something morally wrong?
I understand that accepting this job was lack of consideration as I should be aware of the difficulty of travelling, but now it's too late to talk about it.
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"should I feel guilty?" - that's up to you. Hopefully you have learned from this and won't take jobs that aren't near your family again. "Am I doing something morally wrong?" - no.
– Joe Strazzere
52 mins ago
Not blaming you, but the position must have been attractive for you months ago. Has something changed since you decided to take it? Or did you simply not foresee the current situation of wanting to travel back home every weekend?
– Richard Flamsholt
49 mins ago
This is my first job after graduate, I did not want to leave any gaps due to insufficient income. I underestimated the difficulty of travelling, or possibly was too excited to get a job at that time. Honestly the reasons are 1. too much travel really (250 miles on Friday and another 250 miles on Sunday, literally have no time to do anything else); 2. me and my family missing each other.
– southguy
43 mins ago
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I've started my first job for 4 months and it is going well, there are quite good training in my company as this is a junior position. My mentor is fairly patient, responsible and provided a lot of help to me. I work extremely hard as well.
However I have decided to quit my current job and I'm looking for a new job in my hometown now, as I have a family there, my kid needs me. I travel a few hundred miles back home every week just to see them, which I find impossible to keep it going like this in the future. Therefore I've decided to leave my current job once I've found a new one.
I feel guilty for my mentor and my boss now as I've only received training from them, they are really nice ppl and nice to me. To be fair, I have not created any value to the company as I'm only learning. I know legally there is nothing wrong with this decision as it stated on my contract that I can leave with 1 week notice cause I'm in my probation period, but should I feel guilty? Am I doing something morally wrong?
I understand that accepting this job was lack of consideration as I should be aware of the difficulty of travelling, but now it's too late to talk about it.
resignation
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I've started my first job for 4 months and it is going well, there are quite good training in my company as this is a junior position. My mentor is fairly patient, responsible and provided a lot of help to me. I work extremely hard as well.
However I have decided to quit my current job and I'm looking for a new job in my hometown now, as I have a family there, my kid needs me. I travel a few hundred miles back home every week just to see them, which I find impossible to keep it going like this in the future. Therefore I've decided to leave my current job once I've found a new one.
I feel guilty for my mentor and my boss now as I've only received training from them, they are really nice ppl and nice to me. To be fair, I have not created any value to the company as I'm only learning. I know legally there is nothing wrong with this decision as it stated on my contract that I can leave with 1 week notice cause I'm in my probation period, but should I feel guilty? Am I doing something morally wrong?
I understand that accepting this job was lack of consideration as I should be aware of the difficulty of travelling, but now it's too late to talk about it.
resignation
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"should I feel guilty?" - that's up to you. Hopefully you have learned from this and won't take jobs that aren't near your family again. "Am I doing something morally wrong?" - no.
– Joe Strazzere
52 mins ago
Not blaming you, but the position must have been attractive for you months ago. Has something changed since you decided to take it? Or did you simply not foresee the current situation of wanting to travel back home every weekend?
– Richard Flamsholt
49 mins ago
This is my first job after graduate, I did not want to leave any gaps due to insufficient income. I underestimated the difficulty of travelling, or possibly was too excited to get a job at that time. Honestly the reasons are 1. too much travel really (250 miles on Friday and another 250 miles on Sunday, literally have no time to do anything else); 2. me and my family missing each other.
– southguy
43 mins ago
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"should I feel guilty?" - that's up to you. Hopefully you have learned from this and won't take jobs that aren't near your family again. "Am I doing something morally wrong?" - no.
– Joe Strazzere
52 mins ago
Not blaming you, but the position must have been attractive for you months ago. Has something changed since you decided to take it? Or did you simply not foresee the current situation of wanting to travel back home every weekend?
– Richard Flamsholt
49 mins ago
This is my first job after graduate, I did not want to leave any gaps due to insufficient income. I underestimated the difficulty of travelling, or possibly was too excited to get a job at that time. Honestly the reasons are 1. too much travel really (250 miles on Friday and another 250 miles on Sunday, literally have no time to do anything else); 2. me and my family missing each other.
– southguy
43 mins ago
"should I feel guilty?" - that's up to you. Hopefully you have learned from this and won't take jobs that aren't near your family again. "Am I doing something morally wrong?" - no.
– Joe Strazzere
52 mins ago
"should I feel guilty?" - that's up to you. Hopefully you have learned from this and won't take jobs that aren't near your family again. "Am I doing something morally wrong?" - no.
– Joe Strazzere
52 mins ago
Not blaming you, but the position must have been attractive for you months ago. Has something changed since you decided to take it? Or did you simply not foresee the current situation of wanting to travel back home every weekend?
– Richard Flamsholt
49 mins ago
Not blaming you, but the position must have been attractive for you months ago. Has something changed since you decided to take it? Or did you simply not foresee the current situation of wanting to travel back home every weekend?
– Richard Flamsholt
49 mins ago
This is my first job after graduate, I did not want to leave any gaps due to insufficient income. I underestimated the difficulty of travelling, or possibly was too excited to get a job at that time. Honestly the reasons are 1. too much travel really (250 miles on Friday and another 250 miles on Sunday, literally have no time to do anything else); 2. me and my family missing each other.
– southguy
43 mins ago
This is my first job after graduate, I did not want to leave any gaps due to insufficient income. I underestimated the difficulty of travelling, or possibly was too excited to get a job at that time. Honestly the reasons are 1. too much travel really (250 miles on Friday and another 250 miles on Sunday, literally have no time to do anything else); 2. me and my family missing each other.
– southguy
43 mins ago
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"should I feel guilty?" - that's up to you. Hopefully you have learned from this and won't take jobs that aren't near your family again. "Am I doing something morally wrong?" - no.
– Joe Strazzere
52 mins ago
Not blaming you, but the position must have been attractive for you months ago. Has something changed since you decided to take it? Or did you simply not foresee the current situation of wanting to travel back home every weekend?
– Richard Flamsholt
49 mins ago
This is my first job after graduate, I did not want to leave any gaps due to insufficient income. I underestimated the difficulty of travelling, or possibly was too excited to get a job at that time. Honestly the reasons are 1. too much travel really (250 miles on Friday and another 250 miles on Sunday, literally have no time to do anything else); 2. me and my family missing each other.
– southguy
43 mins ago