hey, i just needed to rant and maybe ask for some advice. i've already shed a few angry tears over this issue this morning so now i'm not sure what to do.
i've been at this writing job for 7 months. i'm one of the highest-performing writers on the site and editors constantly tell me that i'm one of the best on the platform. in fact, a few of them even led me to believe that i was in consideration for a promotion. this has been happening for months and i decided to do some investigating over the past week since i'm tired of being promised things that never happen.
the key difference between the people who hold the position in question and me is that they all have college degrees, and i don't. so while their articles are underperforming compared to mine and though they may not be the same quality, they're getting favored by the company because they all have college degrees.
on one hand, i understand. promoting a 19-year-old with no college degree is a bit risky…but on the other hand, i'm so confused because i've been working my ass off for 7 months and not seeing any rewards for this. i've been picking up all of the extra work my manager throws at me and spending hours upon hours churning out these articles, but i have nothing to show for all of my effort other than constant eye bags, dry eye, and chronic exhaustion. i think i'm getting offered all of this extra work because they know that i'm an efficient worker and that i'll jump on anything because well…extra money never hurts anyone, especially not in this economy. maybe i should stop asking, “how high?” whenever my manager tells me to jump?
sigh. i'm just so exhausted lately and i needed to vent a little bit. maybe someone here with more experience than me can tell me what my next step should be because i'm just so tired and this situation is so discouraging.