[Closed] Should I resign?

Any suggestions about vocational courses that actually get you somewhere?

don't you have to say in what field ? "Gizzajob" isn't very helpful. And isn't a warranty still just fixing a bike ?

Try another shop with different procedures?

I think you need to devote time to sorting out the stress issue, as I suspect any job can cause stress if you're susceptible to it.
I know nothing about the subject though.

So when you quit and have stress of not having a job what then?

Then when you get this new job and find it also comes with hassles an stress what then quit?

You need to find away to reduce and cope with these problems not run away from them.

"Try another shop"
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Ah yes, sorry Si, should have said. I alluded to it with "Any job" and am indeed very flexible on that front. I just wonder if there's any field in which one can complete a vocational course (of a year of so) and actually look forward to a career at the end of it.

(And frequently, no, a warranty job is not just fixing a bike, it's a headache as all parties concerned (supplier/customer/me) are unhappy with the situation.)

Self employment?

Have you even spoken to your employers about how you feel? It could be productive.

I'm guessing you're quite young and aren't yet sure what to do with your life. As suggested above, no job is perfect; there are good days, there are bad days. There will always be stress on one kind or another and you're going to have to learn to deal with it.
From previous threads, you've already considered going self-employed. Did anything come of that? Plus, are you making the old mistake of wanting to work in your hobby ~ generally a sure fire way of killing the hobby!

Oh, and best not to quit 'til you've sorted something else out unless you can live stress-free without an income...

Many years ago, I suffered badly with stress

Being without any commitments, I quit a very well paid engineering job to become a gardener in the local Parks & Cemeteries dept.
Best job I ever had - really

I'm not sure the current climate will be too kind on such jobs for the foreseeable though

Unfortunately every job has its stresses and dull bits - it's just that when you find a job you really like at a company where you feel some semblence of value then the stressy / dull bits become easier to deal with. Just like the rest of life really.

You can be happy in a job through the people you are working with and the general atmosphere but you may not necessarily be fulfilled. I would say those are the sorts of jobs where you will eventually feel like you have had anough and want to try something different. Ideally you need to have an idea of what you like doing, what you are good at and what you think you can be comfortable doing. Probably needs to be fairly realistic if you want to get a job though (all fine and well enjoying space and astronomy and deciding you want to be an astro physicist working on pioneering space exploration projects but these jobs are not exactly abundant). Once you know that then you can look at what the opportunities are to get into that field and whether there are any training courses / development opportunities to help you get there.

Thanks for your replies.

I could live for around a year, I reckon, with no job, hence the desire to train in a new field. I'm not as young as I wish I was, and certainly feel older than I am...

""Any job" and am indeed very flexible on that front. I just wonder if there's any field in which one can complete a vocational course (of a year of so) and actually look forward to a career at the end of it."

Army, Navy or Air Force .
An artificer in the navy is worth considering.

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/establishments/training-establishments/hms-sultan/news/artificers-fall-out-for-final-time/265346/*/changeNav/6568

Bananaworld - I sometimes find myself thinking back to when I worked in a bike shop as a mechanic and comparing it to my now more stressful (but more rewarding) job. The only thing I can say about stress is that you have to disconnect yourself and just do the job. Don't allow yourself to get personally involved or it will be a constant problem for you no matter what job you do.

Well, whatever you end up doing, best of luck with it!

I think you need to devote time to sorting out the stress issue, as I suspect any job can cause stress if you're susceptible to it.

Surely any job will have the mundane admin side, even, or even more so, self-employed. If that is the problem with warranties, I think you'll find crap everywhere. If the procedures are unnecessary, then maybe you could find another employer.

Most jobs will have a certain amount of stress too, so good luck finding something which is stress free. Stress can be good if you know how to control it though. Tossers who create unnecessary stress will always be tossers!!! But stress as a factor to improve yourself is not bad.

Focus on the positives and find out why you started in the first place. What attracted you to the job? Re-ignite that fire. The grass isn't always greener. 😥

I think you need to devote time to sorting out the stress issue, as I suspect any job can cause stress if you're susceptible to it.

Agree with this definitely - I used to think I needed to change my job, but now I love it again.

I fancy being a chimney sweep, yes, really, but it's difficult to get into as the only training is with another sweep as they want to retire. Always seemed like a great job tho'!

I just wonder if there's any field in which one can complete a vocational course (of a year of so) and actually look forward to a career at the end of it.

if you actually mean career and not just job, then ive gotta say no.

to answer your question, i would get the 'next thing' lined up before you resign

you might find the stresses of the current job easier to deal with if you are concentrating on finding your next 'avenue'

don't go self-employed if you want to avoid stress. The boss is a b4stard.

i would see if you can get some kind of stress management training - maybe see a doctor?

it will be difficult to find a job without stress.

+ 1 trying to resolve the perceived stress issue.

I'm struggling to think of less stressful jobs.... other than the truly mundane...... collecting trolleys and the like....

I work in an industry with some of the highest stress levels out there and have done for 20 years.

It sounds like you get a little too involved in what you're doing and have some issues coping. I don't want to patronise but I'd see a doctor if I were you. They may be able to connect you to someone who can help you learn some coping techniques.

Life is a stressful business, the things I've learned over the years mean I go home singing in my car instead of wanting to commit murders. Like all things dealing with stress is a thing to be learnt.

Maybe collecting trolleys is not such a bad idea...

+1 for chimney sweep, sounds freaking awesome... 🙄

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Paramedics are in demand but its even more stressful I expect.

do you work in a shop that sells a lot of cheap bikes? that would always increase the warranty levels....im lucky if we see one a month on bikes.ive never found them stressful as we deal with decent companies who are quick with resolving issues.....

you may need a different shop! :lol:(weve got a job going) http://www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk/cycle-industry-jobs/?job=212

[i]I fancy being a chimney sweep, yes, really, but it's difficult to get into as the only training is with another sweep as they want to retire. Always seemed like a great job tho'! [/i]

The sweep that did mine went to sweep school in I think Yorkshire somewhere. I guess he failed though judging by the size of the bird nests the builder had to come back and pull out.

I guess he failed though judging by the size of the bird nests the builder had to come back and pull out.

...And you get to go to pikey's weddings at weekends for a bit of extra cash...

Shtep in toim!

You could try applying for this job...

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I thought that was actually a thing that came out for a while - a fiver and they'd spray you with lotion in a fine mist. Maybe I imagined it all.

OP: might just be the shop you work at, might be the industry. One thing, though: if I have it right, at the moment, you have a job where as soon as the shop shuts and you walk out the door, you're finished i.e. when you're not working, you're really not working. There's a lot to be said for that!

But otoh there is even more to be said for doing a job you actually enjoy.

Sorry - that's probably not much help.