Month: April 2022

I’ve been at my current job for a year and a few months. I basically do sales in marketing. I don’t want to get further into it; it’s a specific company type but if I add more info someone could doxx me. I’m great in sales. It’s my forte. I have experience. I work with graphic designers, web developers, advertisers/marketing… and I love my work family. I want to say that first and foremost. The people (besides the higher ups) are the closest I’ve ever been to a workplace and that’s saying something. Our CEO is the type to innovate and I do believe that… but it feels like even though we’re tiny (15 people), he has no idea what we do on a daily basis and he doesn’t care to learn. Therefore, he will get on you for not doing enough on random days; dude, our system is fucking…

So I used to work at a small southern furniture store in the states. I started at the beginning of the pandemic around April of 2020. Well when I first started the job was I worked 3 days (thurs, fri, and sat) and I’d get paid 8 dollars an hour. During the interview the manager said “you’ll get a raise within the first year” so that was the plan I work their for a year get a raise to 9 an hour and we’d be good. My husband was making 13 at this time so we were struggling for rent and such which is why I had to take this job as there was no other open. Well my job was an accountant/bookkeeper/cashier kinda thing. Well I did a month of training and the girl I was replacing left. Well the person that was supposed to take the other three…

Like many here, I’ve thought critically about how the drive to “work hard” can counter personal well-being. I wanted to share some tips that have helped me achieve compensation in the 80th percentile for my age while working about 30hrs or less per week and having stellar performance reviews. Above all else, I try to find mission-driven organizations such as a B Corporation, whose values contribute to good work culture and will emphasize things like mental health (also look for the Great Place to Work certification). Note that ironically, nonprofits can be so stretched thin that you might not get WLB at them Once you’re within the company, find out from trusted coworkers how much they’re working. The best people to ask are those who left for a new company – exit survey, if you will. “What was it like working on the team?” Once a new opening comes, you…