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[notacarbuff]

James, in short no don't quit your job.

It is this job which is providing you with stability and a regular, predictable income. With all respect at 24 you will not have been involved in all facets of IT and you may yet find something that really interests and motivates you.

In your position I would:
a) discuss the situation at work with somebody you trust/respect and see if there are other opportunities there.
b) Look at external opportuunities in IT.
c) Look into contracting possibilities with your skill set so you could blend the IT work with the mechanic work over time
d) Keep the mechanics work as the "live for the weekend" hobby that you really enjoy. It is almost certain that relying on this for a full time occupation will take the enjoyment out of it.
e) Expand the voluntary work if you can.

Don't rush into anything.

Good luck

[Markie]

...each to their own and theres no right or wrong, but i would strongly advise quitting your day job right now.

If its making you that unhappy then theres processes any decent company should have in place, employee services, a little chat with your line manager, some time off....

Considor retracting your notice James...

[doog]

My advice is this..   Dont turn something you enjoy into something you need to sell.
you will quickly go off it if you are doing it all the time and NEED to make money from it.

I am a DJ i make my living from it  it started out as a hobby because of my love for music  now i am out most nights doing parties karaokes and pub quizes and while i know its great money for not alot of effort im fed up with it and would rather do something else however im a slave to the pound notes now as i wont get anything else that pays as well and its hard to walk away from work that pays well when you have kids and a mortgage

 IT is a sector where you will always be able to find work  look for an employer that does things your interested in.



Doug

[JamesV6CDX]

...each to their own and theres no right or wrong, but i would strongly advise quitting your day job right now.

If its making you that unhappy then theres processes any decent company should have in place, employee services, a little chat with your line manager, some time off....

Considor retracting your notice James...

Thanks a lot for the advice, but - Nope... sorry - I am off  

[Markie]

...each to their own and theres no right or wrong, but i would strongly advise quitting your day job right now.

If its making you that unhappy then theres processes any decent company should have in place, employee services, a little chat with your line manager, some time off....

Considor retracting your notice James...

Thanks a lot for the advice, but - Nope... sorry - I am off  

Fair Play and Good Luck mate, by the way what sort of reaction did you get to your notice letter and what reasons did you cite if you dont mind me asking?

[doog]

wow big jump to make

GOOD LUCK with what ever you decide to do
I do think you will end up back doing IT soon enough tho

Doug

[JamesV6CDX]

...each to their own and theres no right or wrong, but i would strongly advise quitting your day job right now.

If its making you that unhappy then theres processes any decent company should have in place, employee services, a little chat with your line manager, some time off....

Considor retracting your notice James...

Thanks a lot for the advice, but - Nope... sorry - I am off  

Fair Play and Good Luck mate, by the way what sort of reaction did you get to your notice letter and what reasons did you cite if you dont mind me asking?

My boss is not in at the moment.

I told my boss last week I was hanging on by a thread, and was really unhappy.

She told me she feels the same because of senior management, and her hands are also as tied as mine..

She asked me not to go, told me I am very valued and she will be very upset to lose me...

She know's it was on the cards, because I did tell her I was considering leaving and I told her truthful reasons.

Its going to upset her because we have 6 or 7 years of working history and usually work well together, but I have no choice.

I'm not looking forwards to when she opens her inbox tomorrow...

[JamesV6CDX]

I do think you will end up back doing IT soon enough tho

Doug

Quite likely, but even so I'd like a break from it.

I don't intend to make a full time living out of cars, but I will continue to do it while there is demand.

I'm considering even a part time college course or something.

If I do return to IT, it won't be for the NHS, I've never, ever, worked for such a shambles.....

[Elite Pete]

Its always easier to find a job when you have a job, I would hang on until I had something else, especially in todays economic climate

[tunnie]

in these uncertain times, i would have stayed with it. Lot of companies are going under and not a lot of companies are taking new staff.

Maybe unhappy, but its a well paid job, be glad that its yours.

I currently enjoy my position its good pay, and good place to work, but even if i was unhappy i would stay until the econmic climate becomes more stable, which could be as early as next summer.

Good luck though.   - You will shortly have a PM  

[JamesV6CDX]

Its always easier to find a job when you have a job, I would hang on until I had something else, especially in todays economic climate

I would usually agree, but not at the expense of my happiness, relationship, and probably health...

I'm young enough to do something totally different. I worked straight out of school, never had a gap year, never been travelling... never done lots of things.

If I carry on in the current mindset, I never will..

I'm young enough at this time in my life, to take a bit of time out to do something different - and I actually need to do that for my own wellbeing at the moment.

Yep I'm worried, who wouldn't be, but I still feel comfortable with what I've done

[Marks DTM Calib]

'Act in haste, repent at leisure'

You are in the fortunate position where you have no commitments.

I still say you need to think where you want to go....do you want a house etc etc etc

[JamesV6CDX]

'Act in haste, repent at leisure'

You are in the fortunate position where you have no commitments.

Which is why it's probably the best time for me to do something I want to do?

I still say you need to think where you want to go....do you want a house etc etc etc

Fully agree, and yes I do want those things, however I also need to reconsider my career, because even if I did stay for now, there's no way I'll be in this game for the long haul...

Call me silly, call it a waste of a skill - but I hate it.

[Elite Pete]

Its always easier to find a job when you have a job, I would hang on until I had something else, especially in todays economic climate

I would usually agree, but not at the expense of my happiness, relationship, and probably health...

I'm young enough to do something totally different. I worked straight out of school, never had a gap year, never been travelling... never done lots of things.

If I carry on in the current mindset, I never will..

I'm young enough at this time in my life, to take a bit of time out to do something different - and I actually need to do that for my own wellbeing at the moment.

Yep I'm worried, who wouldn't be, but I still feel comfortable with what I've done

Oh believe me, all mine are suffering at the moment, at least if I was in a job I hated, I could cope with the knowledge its just until I find something I like. I went to all the employment agencies in town last week and when they asked me what the minimum wage I would accept or is there anything I wouldn't do, I told them to just get me work

[Gaffers]

Just to clarify, I currently have three "occupations".

1) Full time IT Employee for the NHS
2) Part time mobile mechanic
3) Voluntary Police Work

Number three is here to stay, but I am in a bit of a fix over 1 or 2.

The position I am in, in all honesty, I really hate my full time occupation, for a number of reasons. I am sick of I.T, and I want out of it. It's a shame, because I do have some quite specialised skills, but I am slowly losing these because in all honesty, I'm not interested and I couldn't give a monkeys. The people I work with are impossible, some of which don't understand basic IT principles, and some of which who do, but are very set in their ways and quick to ridicule anything new. I'm constantly firefighting systems that are totally unfit for purpose, I can get no funding to replace anything, so usually I just turn up, do as little as possible, and get paid, and feel tense and miserable through the day, which then usually gets taken out on Maria.

I am confident that if I became a full time mobile mechanic, while initially I won't make as much as my current salary, I reckon I could get by. I love doing that, whereas I pretty much detest my day job now.

What would you do?

I know there are pro's and cons of each, and I am scared, but I can't carrry on as I am...

I was in your boat about 5 years ago.  I was in IT in france where none of my collegues had IT degrees yet because they had spent more time at uni got paid more than me to be a programmer.  I wasnt feeling valued, my career was going nowhere fast, I had been told that being english precluded me from Project Management (the clients want french PMs) and my enthusiasm for my job was at rock bottom.  I sat down evaluated my situation and weighed up my options.

Admittedly what I do now has a great career and a fantastic pension along with the ultimate responsibility for 100 soldiers who will make sure your life is never dull but it was a change and I am glad I made it.  I think Mark is right in saying that the mobile mechanic job wont be doable forever and then you are no longer current in IT and cannot go back.

I feel for ya fella and if you ever want to chat drop me your Skype id on PM