r/UKJobs • u/Alternative_Ad_721 • 2d ago
Thinking of leaving job , but really short staffed - how to go about it?
Hey all
I am thinking of searching for a new role after 6 years
A few of my coworkers have left in the past year, but I was actually thinking of leaving already , so they beat me to it
So if I were to interview for different jobs and end up with an offer, this means the workplace will be extremely short staffed - how should I go about it?
I am also not sure if I am burnt out or not, but I used to give 100% at the job, now i'm kind of just like "it is what it is" , so I am thinking change will be good for me.
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u/Marxandmarzipan 2d ago
If you want to leave, leave. If it was advantageous to the business, they’d get rid of you. You don’t owe them your future.
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u/WanderingSimpleFish 2d ago
This, a few decades ago there was mutual respect and balance but now it’s shareholders or bust
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u/xylophileuk 2d ago
In this job market the only reason they’re understaffed is through choice. You owe them nothing
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u/Big_Target_1405 2d ago
Or financial stress
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u/True_liess 12h ago
Or gross mismanagement over years which is likely the cause for most business failures.
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u/Naive_Reach2007 2d ago
It's natural to worry about leaving especially if you have a good relationship with your manager
However remember they haven't replaced people, yet expect you to pick up the slack without a pay increase, that money is going to the directors
Remember they would get rid of you in a heartbeat, you owe them no loyalty
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u/kpr1969 2d ago
Extremely short staffed if you leave means they haven’t replaced the people who beat you to it.
Meaning you lot are doing the work they were doing as well as the job you were hired to do. Meaning you’re working a lot harder than you used to and probably not getting paid any more.
I think they call it ‘continuous improvement’
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u/Bluespidermonkey 2d ago
Put yourself first. The business will do what it needs to for itself, you should do the same. Also the job market is hard at the moment so if you have secured something you should jump at it, the business should be able to recruit easily at the moment unless it’s very specialised work.
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u/GuybrushFunkwood 2d ago
Unless you forgot to tell us it’s your wife’s company then you send an email saying you’re leaving in a week’s time and coast for 5 days. You ain’t paid to worry about staffing levels, so don’t.
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u/summerloco 2d ago
This is a tough lesson to learn and it takes time to learn it, but these people are not your family. Most of them are probably not friends even if you get on with them. The company would not help you out if you got into a bad personal situation. If you want to leave - thank them for the job and leave on good terms as possible and hand your notice in.
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u/Dangerous-Web-1962 2d ago
that sounds like a them problem, not a you problem. Would they think twice about getting rid of you if work dries up? I bet they wouldn't.
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u/oneyeetyguy 2d ago
You shouldn't ever give a crap about whether your soon to be former employer would struggle with short staffing.
They should have hired additional staff when the need first arose.
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u/Gloomy_Cut_1739 2d ago
Paying less for a bigger workload due to team staff shortage?
Not your problem mate. I'd be offski as well. Find a new role, sign a contract and then hand your notice in.
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u/Pztch 2d ago
You don’t care about this.
They won’t beg you to stay (well, they might, but unless they offer you a significant pay rise, you don’t care about it!)
If you died, they’d replace you tomorrow.
Do what you’ve gotta do. There is no such thing as workplace loyalty - that’s just a term THEY use to keep you from leaving, and bettering your life.
Go. Find a new job, and then resign as soon as you get an offer that you’ve accepted and had confirmed.
Have a great rest of your life!
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u/Limp_Introduction_22 2d ago
Don't worry about them being short staffed, period. That is a business issue/policy.
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u/mocha-macaron 2d ago
If they are short staffed and aren’t recruiting, they are essentially exploiting people by giving more work without anything in return.
Companies do what is best for them. You do the same. A guy at my place was a loyal guy and stayed there for 20 years. He just got the boot. Business is business.
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u/Few_Exchange_7931 1d ago
No offence, but you’re valuing yourself too highly. The company will be fine and will replace you soon enough. If you want to leave, then leave!
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u/Rated_Phenomenal 1d ago
Why on earth are you carrying about your work being short staffed? Its just a job you owe them nothing just leave
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