Got a new job, life fell apart & the job makes me miserable. I might have the opportunity to go back to my old one. Should I do it?

This might be kind of long. (I’m also on mobile so I apologize for the formatting) & cross posted to r/Advice as well. I need to make this decision soon.

I recently (3-ish months ago) quit a job I had worked at for a little over two years. The job didn’t have the greatest pay— but it was stable & I greatly enjoyed the atmosphere. I had a lot of paid holidays (it was a local gov job), the bosses were flexible with sick times, the lunches were obscenely long. The job was easy, I was highly valued in the office and the people became like family to me (my supervisor there was one of the nicest people I have ever met— she used to gift us cash at Christmas, take us out to eat etc.).

The only problem was the pay & mobility. Namely, there was none. So all the extra work that came along with my being highly valued didn’t come with any extra cash.

So I started applying for jobs. And I eventually got a new one doing a similar thing, in a higher level of government. I was promised higher pay, raises, the whole shebang.

Three months later— and my personal/family life falling apart (death etc.), and I’ve come to resent this job & hate going to work. The people are very cliquey, their newcomer “drown them in work” policy is highly stressful (I end up having to work through my lunch & a half an hour after work some days to catch up). I no longer have a personal life. I’ve been having to take anti-anxiety medicine to sleep & Ritalin to focus/combat the hunger from working through lunch. Due to mandatory deductions/retirement payments, I’m not really making any more money currently, despite working more hours.

The other day, it all became too much & I had a mental breakdown at my desk after everyone had left.

I recently learned that there is a possibility of getting my old job back. My stability & friends & a job that I can do with my eyes closed. But the possibility of being stuck in the same situation of no real mobility still remains. Or, I stay in my current job, be miserable, and see if they actually follow through on this raise promise at my six month review.

So I guess I’m asking: what should I do? What would you do? I need some opinions from people who are outside of my life situation.

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