It might sound very obvious that I should get a new job but I’d like to explain a little bit.
So I will start with the cons of my job. To start, the pay is not great, the commute sucks, I recently discovered I make the same amount as someone who has worked there for 12 years (I’ve been there 3 years), sometimes I do work email outside of work because my work email is on my phone because they give me money every month for “phone reimbursement”, I could keep lost stuff but I want to get on to the pros.
The pros are that I am great at what I do, I love everybody that I work with including my supervisor, I have some freedom in this place to walk away (still doing my job just need to be outside or in another building) and no one questions me or accuses me of wasting time, they are very flexible if I need a last minute day off and overall I actually get a lot of exercise!
Overall I generally like my job but I guess the biggest things is I wish I was getting paid more and when I “window shop” for jobs online it seems like there are similar jobs around that pay minimum $5 more an hour and I guess what I’m looking for from this post is should I consider looking for a job when I actually don’t hate my job? My bills are getting paid and I can put a small amount of money in savings every paycheck but I don’t think me and my fiancé will be able to ever get a house or support children if I stay at this job.
Also, to note that last week I sat down with some higher ups and asked if they would consider giving me a raise because I’ve been doing another persons job while he’s been “sick” for the last month and a half and all they told me was “it was always agreed that I would help pick up any responsibilities from anyone that is out” which I always felt would only include a day or two of coverage not a month..
Anyways, sorry if this is long and formatted bad, I am on mobile. Any insight would be great!