So I have worked for many years in retail, then different positions in clinics like surgery coordinator, and now I work in what is supposed to be logistics but is really a lot of customer service. I change jobs fairly often because it is the only way to get a pay increase. I’ve gone from making $11 something six years ago to making $22 an hour now.
The thing is all of these jobs are insanely stressful. My newest position is awesome in that I get to work from home and have flexible hours. However the stress is getting to me. I have worked overtime almost every day for the last few weeks and I am still behind. The place is a god damn dumpster fire.
But…every place I have worked for the last six years has been the same. Horribly disorganized and you are expected to do the work of three or four people. At my current job, I put in my notice and they ended up giving me a $2 raise to stay. But it still isn’t worth the stress.
I am so tired of trying for something better and having everywhere be horrible. I don’t have super high expectations, but I’m sick and tired of working my ass of and being stressed for the money I make.
Seems to me unless you are an executive or some type of tech person that you are screwed. I would even take a pay cut at this point to work somewhere that had a decent amount of pto and didn’t give me the responsibilities of someone who should be much higher paid.
Anyone out there not miserable?