It's my first post in reddit so sorry if I miss something. Also sorry for my English.
So I had an Job in an family owned business who makes air conditioning. In my Country this Company is the leader. From the outside it seems to be an nice fresh company, with modern standards…
But boy… From the insides it was rotten to the root. The most employee where old… Such old that they be in pension. The main building had NO air conditioning… In an company that MAKES them.
But I worked in another building which was newer.
So the salary was bad, but it was my first job and I was young and dumb. The work was boring and the work material (PC, desk etc) was awful bad. The main Programm I need was so bad it crashed many times in an hour. Another Programm was from 98…
When I did an fault, it was all on me. When the management did a fault, it was all but not the management. Some people where better because they dated the daughter of the manager…
So after a time I mentioned I want more money. I became 50 bucks (in the same year I would have to pay more duties) so basically I had less then bevor.
I asked again after a year and again there was a raise 200 bucks.. But not as much as I wanted. Because I told them “you didn't give me last year one so know I want more” .. So I quit. My manager take it personally and was not able to look in my eyes… They did know the place where I was going and mentioned when they would give me a raise each 2 years then someday I will have more than in the new company.
I did the maths and with the salary on the new job it would be 10 years just to earn the same… Outgoing that I never became a raise in the new job in these 10 years. What would be very unlikely…
So I work know for 2.5 years at the new job and love it. More money, more appreciation.. More raises ;).
I'm very glad I had the courage to quit