I know we spend a lot of time comforting each other in our misfortune, but I’d like to share something a tad positive.
After 3.5 years at my old job—2 of which have been awful—I have found a new job. The past couple years I’ve never felt more hopeless, threatened, and burnt out from a job. It felt like utter betrayal due to the fact I left a job in my field of study to work there as an investment in a career path. The first year and a half were so promising, rewarding, and felt like the right direction. Then corruption and greed plagued the main office and my life has been hell ever since.
I’ve been looking for a new job for around a year and have been aggressively looking these past few months. Heartbreak after heartbreak. Well. I found a new job with a company that has outstanding reputation, a cooperative environment, and wonderful leadership. I knocked the interview out of the park. They loved me so much they made a position available for me after the one I initially applied for got filled internally. I already feel so welcomed. They’ve been sending me emails of menus and asking me to pick something out for my lunches next week. They are so transparent and have sent me a full itinerary for my orientation—down to the hour.
Im just so impressed. Coming from the most unorganized mess of power hungry leadership, this new job literally feels like I’ve lost 100 pounds. It’s out there guys. It’s a hard and unfair grind, but goddamn does it pay off.