Author: Olivia

Does anyone know if this works? Might work if the person checking references isn't the same as the hiring manager and you won't work with them (they won't recognize your voice). Or if you're really good at imitating voices you can be your own reference.

In last 3 years I made a huge difference in the business that I was working at. We grew about 8x in this time and marketing which I lead was responsible for 50% of that growth. My title is „Marketing Manager”. Aside from that I led about 20 marketing projects for our clients. I was working really hard and everyone said that this would give me a „great future”. Yet here I am. I’m underpaid at my current and decided to switch jobs. It’s my 3rd month looking for a new job in marketing. After 30 applications and 10 interviews later I got feedback that… I don’t have international experience. I have too little experience to become a manager. My last company was too small and they wouldn’t trust me with higher budget. I have too much experience in management to be specialist (overqualified). They decided to take someone with…

Hmm, why? I’m a data analyst. I’m not a receptionist. I don’t work with clients. There is no reason for my manager to regulate what I listen to at work other than them being a megalomaniac micromanager. I’ve never worked with another manager who cares about what I do at work as long as work gets done. I really need to get dafuq out of here. Every day just grinds on my nerves.