Month: April 2022

I worked at a small startup for about a year and a half. I took the job knowing it was only temporary until I found something better. No PTO, health insurance, no future at this place. We were doing well as a company and the CEO kept talking about giving us raises and a bonus come June of last year. He talked up these raises during the course of 6 months as if they would be significant. As the great resignation starting, we had a town hall meeting with the entire company to discuss what the raises would be. The CEO announced that we would be getting a 0-5% raise. We were floored that anyone would get a 0% raise since we all had busted our asses off by gaining new clients and doubling our revenue. The CEO thought we would all be excited but we all railed into him…

Keeping precise details light because I know at least one director who reads r/antiwork. I have been in my current role for multiple years, with associates coming and going, leaving me as the most experienced one, having trained all of the people newer than me. I have been working towards becoming a Senior, with a history of management recognizing my trends and making Senior a stated goal on performance reviews. As it stands, we are in review season right now. Every month, we have a big company meeting to recognize anniversaries, accomplishments and promotions. On March's announcement meeting, my direct manager introduced me by name and role of Senior [ position ] who just hit his [ milestone ]. Since it's review season, I think, “Awesome! I got the promotion!” I'm absolutely gushing and thankful on the call as I accept the recognition. I wish I were kidding, but my…