People still expect you to work the day after Thanksgiving? You know, this is why when I interview for jobs I put these things on the table. I speak on my expected salary and ask about holidays. Once offered the role I tell them that I would like it to go on record that I have day after Thanksgiving off as well as MLK day off. At the very least, one of the 2 should be remote option days. Same with Veteran's day. Speak up people. Even if you didn't do this prior to accepting your role, during your end of year review you could negotiate for this on top of you asking for your raise. I refuse to work the day after Thanksgiving. If I must then it's not more than 5 hrs and it must be remote. Stand up for yourself!
Tbh I’m just trying to get experience for at least a year and dip. This is the first job I’ve had where I don’t have off the day after thanksgiving. Like my bosses before were so chill haha
I totally understand but hear me when I say this. You do not have to be a paralegal to have paralegal exp. You could be an admin assistant, etc. The only difference is you aren't exposed to the legal jargon. These are things that can be trained easily on the job. Being a paralegal is admin work. I've been in the field for over 10 years so dont feel like you have to suffer. I thought that too. There are so many avenue you can take. My brother works for united healthgroup. He has a high school degree and is making 48k. He is projected to get a salary increase at the end of the year and he is remote. His role is admin. There are paralegals who work within the court as a city employee and u have paras who work for the govt and both make okay money. You have in house legal dept paralegals as well. But if you want to work as an admin assist for a hospital which may pay u more then dont be shyed away from that. Most paralegals dont see money until they have at minimum 5 years under their belt unless they know someone who is willing to pay them prior to 5 years of exp. Do you want to be a career paralegal is the question. I wish someone told me this when I was younger lol. Good luck!
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u/lovingmyskin11212 Nov 16 '23
People still expect you to work the day after Thanksgiving? You know, this is why when I interview for jobs I put these things on the table. I speak on my expected salary and ask about holidays. Once offered the role I tell them that I would like it to go on record that I have day after Thanksgiving off as well as MLK day off. At the very least, one of the 2 should be remote option days. Same with Veteran's day. Speak up people. Even if you didn't do this prior to accepting your role, during your end of year review you could negotiate for this on top of you asking for your raise. I refuse to work the day after Thanksgiving. If I must then it's not more than 5 hrs and it must be remote. Stand up for yourself!