My job. should I stay or should I go?

[Jenarry]

I am truly fed up with my job. I've been there about 14 yrs now and it's a long story but 4 yrs ago the shop was sold to my now employer who i've got to say i don't really enjoy working for.
She bought our pharmacy along with her cousins although my previous boss's final wishes was that his shop should never be sold to these people!!!
They've knocked down the old premises which had been there for years and after 3 yrs of building work we have a brand new building we are moving into next week.
Unfortunately i just can't get excited by this and I just feel it was a real shame to knock down the old pharmacy as in our city we have a lot of supermarket/chain based pharmacies and few traditional type community pharmacies left and that will be just how our pharmacy will now feel.
Added to this our new boss bought a handful of staff from her previous position with her and from the start and to this day there is an them and us feel about our workplace which has been highlighted lately with the whole shop move.
I know you have to go with changes but I'm really beginning to think I don't actually my workplace enough to do this anymore and I may as well just change jobs :O(
I just wanted some opinions on this as I feel a little like I'm over-reacting as no-one else at work seems to be bothered.

[snags]

Whether anyone else seems bothered or not is irrelevant. If you're not enjoying being there and it is having a detrimental effect on other areas of your life, look elsewhere and when you find something better for you, leave.

[Teddy_boy]

Are you trying to fit in and gel with the new people?A new pharmacy sounds good to me , i know you say you don't like it but you are an employee and its simply a case of work there if you like it and leave if you don't.It is their business and they are paying you a wage so as Long as they arent mistreating you then it just sounds like you don't want to adapt to the changes.Maybe better to move on if that's the case?

[brenda]

If you don't like where you are find a new job and leave. There is little point looking backwards at what was , it is not going to be like that now , so forget it . Do your job , get paid and seek a fresh start. Remember tho that jobs are hard to find at the present time , so leave when you have a job to go to.

[Quassia]

Hi jenarry,
it's sometimes hard to adapt to change & what you've always been used to. I'm with you on tradition and community, unfortunately other people have different ideas about what's needed. As Eddie said, age is a big consideration when looking for other work, so think carefully. Try breaking the ice with your new co workers, they might also feel awkward like you do. May be a 'get together' at some point is needed to find out about each other, may be Christmas time is the time when that will happen? Just see how things go.

[Old Salt]

I know exactly what you're going through, Jenarry

Company I helped to build over 12 years (which was really bad when I joined), suddenly announced, "We've sold the business, but, we made sure everyone is protected."

Having worked for 20 years in a multinational, I was naturally suspicious. After about a month, the axe fell. Six out of fifteen of us were told, "Sorry, but the business just isn’t able to support everyone."

Then, a month later we had a 'reorganisation' which was required due to the new and more streamlined way of our business, another four were without work and had to go.

After a year I was no longer being included in business meetings, so I got another job, wasn't much and I hated to lose all my prestige I had built up. I had been literally frozen out of my job.

From the first day of the takeover, the business was really being run by outsiders, brought in by the new owners.

I'm still convinced the only reason they kept me was it would have cost a lot of money to make me redundant.

So, I know your pain and I must admit, your post brought back many forgotten memories.

If you can find a job in these difficult times, I would take it, as the world you know has gone and it is not going to reappear. (in my opinion)

Best of British Luck whatever you decide

Old Salt

[Jenarry]

Thanks everyone for your words of advice.Quassia ,we have been working with the new boss and her team she brought with her for around 3 yrs now but we still have this atmosphere of us and them with regards our 'team' which as i say has been highlighted recently with the shop move so I don't think it's going to improve much after all this time. :O(
And as it turns out last week i found out that other members of the older staff are bothered after all (with no prompting from me) about how the atmosphere is etc so at least I know I'm not over-reacting now.
I passed an NVQ earlier in the year and i'm just waiting to hear that I am officially qualified then I'm going to start my job search.

[Jenarry]

also last week i seems that our boss is looking to get rid of two of the older members of staff who are both over 60 and have both worked in our pharmacy for around 20 yrs although they don't know yet. :O( any idea how she is likely to do this. when my boss and her cousins first took over the shop they 'offered' two other people redundacy to get rid of them because they didn't want to employ. can they do this to others members of staff at anytime and for any reason?...(i may post this in jobs or law as well)