Dear Simon, My 2 cnts worth. I see you in a position of uncertainty but may be able to guide you from some simple questions towards the positive? 1. What do you like about the job that is making you negotiate about the process of leeving / not leeving ? 2. What is your ideal job ? Define this clearly 3. When do you think you will reach there ? 2months 2years 5 years 4. What is your 5-10year plan? Answers to these may be your solution. Now the part that is sharing, not advice as I believe you are fully capable of making the right decision (follow your heart and not your mind). If I was in your position and I have in certain occasions always remember that the food in your platter comes from a higer being; God. Not your boss and not any administration or organisation. So you can quite any time you want to..... But there is a but, when you joined as a managment trainee you commited to join that organisation and therefore the business trusted you and commited funds. Probation is a period of learning each other ie staff <>employer. They have committed time and money by that TRUST. Dont lose it over boredome or over not knowing the next {mordern} line of code. Now why do you think your manager does not want to discuss business plans with you. Reflect on your title, you are a managment trainee. They probably want to impart skills to you first but may be waiting for you to mature into the art of management. Not all business plans are feasible, and unless commited on paper your plans are just ideas on paper. Learn to be led before becoming a leader. I am sure he/she is looking at your potential. It took 9months at least for yourself to be born. Why do you want to rush that in your professional life ? Finally I do quote the 7 habits of highly effective people, that have helped me in the Business jungle. Note I do not remember the author but these words are not my own:- *Habit 1: Be Proactive* Change starts from within, and highly effective people make the decision to improve their lives through the things that they can influence rather than by simply reacting to external forces. *Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind* Develop a principle-centered personal mission statement. Extend the mission statement into long-term goals based on personal principles. *Habit 3: Put First Things First* Spend time doing what fits into your personal mission, observing the proper balance between production and building production capacity. Identify the key roles that you take on in life, and make time for each of them. *Habit 4: Think Win/Win* Seek agreements and relationships that are mutually beneficial. In cases where a "win/win" deal cannot be achieved, accept the fact that agreeing to make "no deal" may be the best alternative. In developing an organizational culture, be sure to reward win/win behavior among employees and avoid inadvertantly rewarding win/lose behavior. *Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood* First seek to understand the other person, and only then try to be understood. Stephen Covey presents this habit as the most important principle of interpersonal relations. Effective listening is not simply echoing what the other person has said through the lens of one's own experience. Rather, it is putting oneself in the perspective of the other person, listening empathically for both feeling and meaning. *Habit 6: Synergize* Through trustful communication, find ways to leverage individual differences to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Through mutual trust and understanding, one often can solve conflicts and find a better solution than would have been obtained through either person's own solution. *Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw* Take time out from production to build production capacity through personal renewal of the physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Maintain a balance among these dimensions. I hope this will help. Let me know if you need calrification. Thank you Best regards Athar