Work Woes
I would appreciate your advice on what I should do
, I am 51 now with a mortgage and there is just my income coming in as my Wife is disabled.
To cut a long story short I moved from Lancashire to Yorkshire because of marriage
, this is my second role in Yorkshire.
I left my first role after 1 year because the company did not provide the work I was contracted to do, the Second Company looks the same now, I have been here 1 year 7 months now
I am a well-qualified electronics design engineer with 30 years of experience, I enjoy designing circuits and getting them to work, my job in Lancashire was great and I was reluctant to leave after 10 years of service as it was too far to commute daily.
The first job in Yorkshire turned out to be a 95% documentation for an automotive company
, but the interview went very deep into my electronics and software knowledge which I was commended by the R&D Manager who interview me, guess this gave me a false sense of security as the actual role just involved compliance documents around the two and very little actual electronics design
, so this did not fit in well in what I and many others regard electronics engineering.
Job 2 I was employed to design new products as my primary role, I have been working on old stuff and re-spinning old designs for the company, I have not been given the opportunity to make my mark here and my workload is quite low so I feel vulnerable
, but I like the camaraderie and if I just was given the work I came to do I would be happy.
I have asked about where the work is I signed up for in three emails and many conversation with the R&D manager
, I have basically now given up asking as I am just being fobbed off with excuses and nothing he has ever said has come true
, I do not trust what he has to say anymore
, I am thinking that this role was never to do the new design work and he knew that, that was just a lie to get someone to bite the line.
I am nearly two years in now as I wanted to give the company the benefit of the doubt
, do you think they have had enough time to provide the work I signed up for?
I am reluctant to rock the boat as it would seem that people who do have their cards marked
, I have seen this happen
, I can't afford to be out of work as I would potentially loose our home so what the heck do I do and how can I prevent this happening a third time, or is this what it is like in Yorkshire?
My questioning at the interview state about the roles above was very thorough indeed as I wanted Assurity, especially after role 1 I was more thorough, I know I was very specific about this role and know what I was offered, indeed my contract says so, but alas no matter how much you try and vet the company at the interview stage it would seem they can just lie and get away with it.
Any advice for a way forward would be great.
J