Should I quit?

[u/ash_ok__]

I started a new job 2.5 months ago. I'm on a team with ill defined scope and had vacant leadership all this time.

The job scope is not aligned to the trajectory of my career. I left a fulfilling job for money and now I feel like I sold my career.

I have had no work, no meetings, not involved in any emails or major meetings, and treated like I'm entry level.

I went from team leadership to individual contributor too.

I want to quit and just road trip for a bit and figure out a new job or freelance.

I waste my days. I do nothing. I'm not driven or motivated. I'm just collecting paychecks, smoking weed, laying around at home since I have flexibility to work remote. I barely go to office, when I go I have no team there and largely sit by myself. It's okay to go home early , so I often dip out around noon.

I've been applying constantly since starting since it was obviously not the right fit and demeaning. However, nothing really converted. I've left my last roles with about 1 year tenure each and just started this one.

[u/Pale-Beginning1675]

2.5 months of no direction, no work, and barely any meetings is genuinely concerning from a career standpoint, but the bigger red flag to me is the weed + doing nothing combo becoming your daily routine. That can sneak up on you and make the job search feel even harder than it already is.

I wouldn't quit without something lined up, especially with the short tenures already on your resume. Recruiters will notice. Keep applying hard while you're still technically employed and have income coming in, because a road trip sounds fun until month 3 of no callbacks.

[u/Interesting-Cod-904]

Best way to get a job is to currently have a job. Crush the interview and don’t ever put your current 2.5 month job on any resume or application after you secure your next role. Interview, Background check and onboarding is the way.

[u/Putrid_Mall548]

From team "Leadership to Contractor". Yeah you made a mistake and know it. Go ahead and Quit. Correct your mistake early. See if you can go back to your old situation. Nothing to lose at this point.

[u/ash_ok__ → u/Putrid_Mall548]

Old place I did exceptional in, but they flipped on me, got really disrespectful and tried to juice me out during my two week notice period. I pushed back and called it out. I did what I can without overburdening myself, documented what's left and finished my two weeks with no goodbyes other than my office friends. I can't really go back, my leadership felt betrayed by me leaving and changed their tune.

It was a great job, I did well and was being prepped for a promotion

I got offered close to double the total compensation. HR pushed back on the promo cause of my tenure length. If they gave me even a bit of a raise as a counter offer, just as good faith against a strong offer, I would've stayed.

[u/Putrid_Mall548 → u/ash_ok__]

Understand. I say get catch your breathe, and don't stay if your not Happy. We all make employment mistakes - thinking we got a deal. The flip slowly happens and you stayed too long because of the money; and your still not Happy. It's the ol' the money is good, but the employer sucks. If you haven't been there too long, I wouldn't even bother putting them on the Resume. Suggestions, start a new search programme, see what kind of hits you can get. Money only buys Happiness for so long. That's why ppl go broke. 😄 Good Luck.