I work for a company based in Spain, but has facilities in the USA. My former boss was a good guy. Real family oriented man who worked with you on availability and tried to keep overtime low and retention high. Nice dude from Barcelona (nice place, I think), and I even met his wife and kids a time or two. He even gave me a cookbook and a My Hero Academia Tshirt for a holiday gift exchange.
Well, he got transferred out, and a new boss in. Immediately things started changing, like,
- The return of overtime. I'm currently on a month and a half of working 50 hours a week.
- We've had folks quit cause he's so unapproachable. He almost never leaves his office.
- I've had one conversation with him, and it was about “how many hours I wanna work for overtime this weekend.” Played it safe and said I'd be fine with the whole day if needed.
Which brings us to 4. He gives me such an arrogant answer about how that's the smart answer and how some people “just don't wanna work anymore.” - Have not seen him here on a weekend once.
Probably minor issues, I know. Still, I remember my old job started out just like this. Next thing I knew I was working 6 days a week for a year straight and my partner tried to kill herself due to stress from having to practically raise our newborn daughter alone. I'm terrified of it happening again.
Should I start looking for a new job?