I just got promoted at work but I'm not too sure what to think about the promotion. I first went into this entry-level role to learn more about the industry I dreamed about being in and to use this role as a stepping stone into other roles. It's been barely a year now and I got promoted.
To be honest I don't think I'm ready to be promoted and I've been applying to other job postings because I don't feel like the position I am currently in is necessarily the role I want to be in. The pay for my entry-level salary was low. I still took on the job because I thought I'd learn something and the reasons above.
I asked several times to WFH or reduce my in-office days, but there was contention about me not being able to work from home for some reason while everyone else on my team got to work from home. I think the reason being was because of the boss' higher-ups having the old-school mindset that entry-level people should be in office to learn. Which to be honest I can understand but entry-level people get paid the least and then we end up paying more in time and commuting costs. y to get on the bus to the city, arrive at work around 7:20 depending on the traffic and get myself breakfast. Get started working at 8. I have an hour lunch break and then I'd leave the office to catch the bus. Depending on what bus I took, I either had 15 mins or 30 mins break before I hopped onto my remote second job. And then I'd end my second job at 9 pm.
I asked several times to WFH or reduce my in-office days, but there was contention about me not being able to work from home for some reason while everyone else on my team got to work from home. I think the reason being was because of the boss' higher-ups having the old-school mindset that entry-level people should be in office to learn. Which to be honest I can understand but entry-level people get paid the least and then we end up paying more in time and commuting costs.
I'm going to be honest I'm not/was not the best at voicing my needs. I think I should have been more direct on the reasonings why I wanted to work remotely or reduce my in-office days. I'm not too sure why there was such resistance to me being able to not work from home even explaining my situation of working a second job (add. 18 hrs a week). At the start of my second job, for two weeks I was working two days in office, I was going insane. I'd wake up at 5:30 to get ready to get on the bus at 6:20 to the city, arrive at work around 7:20 depending on the traffic and get myself breakfast. Get started working at 8. I have an hour lunch break and then I'd leave the office to catch the bus at 4. Depending on what bus I took, I either had 15 mins or a 30 min break before I hopped onto my remote second job. And then I'd end my second job at 9 pm. Eventually I realized I won't be able to survive working like this, I was more direct with my boss the third time around and to avoid the 2 day in office if it still got nowhere, I decided to use my vacation days to work only 4 days a week and for the company I am in, I'm highly encouraged to use up my PTO and vacation days.
I'm still working hybrid even with this promotion one day a week in office. I think to be honest I got promoted so I don't quit. I feel awkward on getting this promotion and I feel like I got it for all the wrong reasons. And I'm not sure how it would look for my next job leaving right after a promotion.