Hey guys I wanted to share a personal experience. 6 months ago I was stuck in a job where I was expected to be available to work 24/7. I put in a lot of work. My boss would always tell me how valuable I was to the team but would reward my hard work with more work instead of raises and promotions. I was reassigned to fix a section of the factory that one of my coworkers was struggling to keep running, fixed it, and then she got a promotion. I asked my boss what I have to do to get a promotion and all I get is a very political answer. He didn't want to discuss it. He wanted to keep me in this same role indefinitely because I was good at it. Soon after I hit the breaking point. I was getting work related calls all weekend long every weekend. So I applied to a different team in a different department at the same company. I had no backup for my section, it was all me. Before I officially transferred I was called into a meeting with my direct manager and the department manager. They both told me how valuable I am. They asked me to reconsider and stay but didn't even offer me anything if I was to remain on the team. So I explained my grievances to them and said I was moving. My new manager has given me regular raises based on my work. I only work 3 days a week now instead of being on call 24/7 and the days I do work I have less work on my plate than I did under my last manager. The one downside is I now work 12 hour days but the 4 days off really makes it worth it for me. Because I jumped ship and stopped waiting for things to get better, I now make 20k more, work fewer days, and have a smaller more manageable workload.