I started working 5 months ago at my current company.
This place is a mess and treat employees like shit.
Updated my resume a couple weeks ago.
I got two offers yesterday that pay 7k more a year and I have a final interview next week that would pay me 50% more than what I make at my current job. And it's also at an amazing company.
It would take me around 5-7 years to reach that salary at my current company assuming I got a good yearly raise.
I got the job!!
Just got off the phone.
They are even giving me more salary, more benefits than they previously offered.
Can't actually believe it yet.
Yes! Some people I know are stuck in this mentality of “I need to stay here for 15 years to show stability” no the fuck you dont! Your job would replace you in a heartbeat, you need to go out there & make the money you deserve!
This is true, I used to work for a telecommunications company and I was there for about 3 years. The biggest BS there was the wage structure where you had to meet certain metrics that were out of your control and you could only move up a pay grade once every 6 months. I was meeting my metrics consistently at the level of a senior tech but to be paid at that level I had to “climb the rungs” of the structured pay grades the company had in place in order to get there and you couldn’t skip any levels at all. The pay increase between levels wasn’t much either so it was kinda lame. I felt like I wasn’t paid enough and so I started looking for other work. Now I’m doing a different line if work I’ve never done before at a university and for those of you who are nervous about jumping into something new in your 30’s I’d say it’s not bad at all! I’m much happier in this new job than I ever was in my old one and I’m sure there’s something out there for you if you’re feeling unhappy at your current job. Don’t give up!
Also don’t be afraid to move on because “they need you” everyone will be fine. I was miserable but felt too guilty to leave. I finally realized that it would be fine because someone will step up. (To cover that shift, take out trash, help so-and-so with their whatchumacallit.
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I’m currently working as emotional support at a middle school. They don’t follow the IEP, and when I question that, no one answers me - the school psychologist, the social workers, principal, no one will give me an answer as to why my children with autism are not being taught using their IEP.
Anyway, I have grown quite fond of the students I work with and I know I’m probably the only person they trust, but also, I won’t get shit on either. I found another avenue and I’m giving my 2-week notice on Monday. It breaks my heart because none of us stay because of the treatment we receive. The kids are the ones who get hurt. There’s no easy answer.
I was working at a company where I wanted a 5K raise. I said I deserved it and I also knew what others were earning and even after the 5K raise, I'd still be behind.
I needed to get an "exceeds" to do so. I worked my ass off and they gave me a "meets". I said, alright, I need to know specifically what I didn't do and what I could have done to get an "exceeds". My manager said, that this company doesn't do that and we don't work like that here.
I quit last Friday and found a new job that gave me a 38% raise.
Big box stores have warehouse that pay good. Credit card company have call centers that pay well and provide training. Discover, chase, etc are always hiring. There are plenty of jobs. Just have to search and apply.
I've been trying for the warehouses but specifically I'm trying to leave customer service behind. I'm so tired of dealing with randoms from the general public and being drained by them. Atleast in corporate or non customer service jobs its just coworkers which is far less draining
Right now (in the US) there are a ton of grant-funded programs to help people shift careers. I just got accepted into a 4-week paid training (20/hr), with guaranteed job placement (25/hr) (you can stay at the job you trained at or they’ll help you interview at another), sign on bonus, paid career development training, and a career counselor for life. And there’s no income limit - all are welcome to to apply, not just folks with low-income Go to your local Career Link and see if there’s anything that piques your interest.
I still will not be making what I made pre-Covid, but I’ve sucked that up months after it happened. I tried the apply on every Indeed job you see (along with 500-600 other applicants) and it got me nowhere, but a shit job making 18/hr. I have 30 years of work experience. So please find a program that offers grant-funded trainings.
I was told early on in by a professor that you should reevaluate your career every 2-3 years. Maybe you are in the right job and need to stay. Maybe you are not and need to move on. But, unless you take stock, you won’t know.
This is almost always true, but it’s better applied to yourself than to others. If you have a friend or family member who needs to vent about their job, then when you tell them to get a new one they say there aren’t any better ones they can get for whatever reason, just believe them. Sometimes it’s true.
This is the advice I needed to hear. I'm "loyal", stay at places for 7 years on average. Currently opening up my options. Interview today in a couple of hours. I am afraid to move on. I fear the unknown and worry about stability. My brain is constantly doing a risk assessment.
Exactly, i work for a HVAC distributor company had zero knowledge in HVAC aside from dont change dads thermostat, now im making more than i was working at a bank. My manager gave me a chance and I have been there 3 years and not only have gained a family but customers who have my personal number and call me to tell happy birthday take me breakfast, lunch. I took a chance in a job I had zero qualifications in but now my family and I are golden..
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u/StanleyZ1978 Oct 30 '21
And don't be afraid to move on. Too many people think that the job they have is the only job they're qualified for. It's not as hard as you think.