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When is the best time to quit?
Ok so I work currently in a lab as of tomorrow I will be back to work. The thing is I hate the job. I knew I obsessed over germs and chemicals deemed dangerous but only after working at this job I realize how bad it affects me mentally. I think it is because I was used to working with diluted substances now I work with really extremely concentrated substances. Yes I use PPE but for me it is not enough and I have that the lab is ac'ed. I wash my hands so much times and once I get home I have to immediately take a bath. Also, I always feel like I may be sick. once I read about a sickness that can occur because of a chemical I get sick with almost all the sympytoms listed. It is frustrating. I applied to work in a new country just to get away from everything for a bit and currently I am waiting on the visa but it is taking long and I wanted to quit this job really soon. I am concerned though that if the process takes longer and I approach the date in mind this leaves little notice for my current job. On the other hand, mentally I dont think I can continue there after the date set in my mind and I dont want to give notice before securing the job. I was hired under a company and they require 5 days but the lab company that I was placed in should need more than 5 days. Professionally I know 2 weeks is acceptable and starting from friday 8th sep 2 weeks ends on the date I had set mentally. But for that to work I need to get the visa acceptance tomorrow and this seems unlikely. Should I just put in the notice this week or wait ?
Is the 2 weeks notice that important?
Also, what can I do mentally to help me from obsessing over my health. I already feel so sick having thought about tomorrow.
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It sounds to me as if there are two concerns going on...forgive me but this is simply the impression I got...that you have concern for your safety and perhaps some OCD, maybe only due to the job which is understandable. One more thing, our minds are very good at tricking us. Basically, whatever you think about the most, your mind will think its important and will bring it up. Yes, I have looked up lists of symptoms on occasion for something I was feeling when a doctor couldn't find anything wrong or didn't check for the right things.So it is more likely that your mind is causing your body to follow suit in pleasing you about the concerns you have most often, so its acting out the symptoms, when you may not have anything at all. If what everyone was working with was that deadly or contagious, then there would be more people than you suffering symptoms as well. Even so, it sounds like this job is not a good match for you. So if a job agency helped place you there, find out what rules they have, if a temp agency. Otherwise, I assume you owe them cash for finding you this job. If I were you, sanity of mind is more important to me, and so I might not give 2 weeks notice but also wouldn't quit without notice. Maybe give 2 or 3 days. That gives them time to call the same agency that placed you and tell them to find another person immediately. They may not get someone right away, but Its more likely you can find some work for at least minimum wage by working a fast food joint or something like that while still looking for your ultimate job/career choice. Even I worked fast food at middle age for 2 full years. Its a way to bring in some income, even if you have to really pinch things and be very tight with money for a while.
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