I work for a firm that has clients. I was given a client that I didn’t know was going to be this complicated. I didn’t have the experience for it and they were looking for someone that was at least one or two steps above my experience.
I messaged my manager and the partners to let them know my opinion. I told them that I was nervous about the engagement, that I felt I didn’t have the proper experience to handle something this complex, and that I was uncomfortable doing it by myself with no one reviewing my work or having me there on site. They both told me that I should look at it as an opportunity to learn. I complained saying I didn’t know what to do or even get started and the client I was working for just kept saying “I don’t know that’s why I’m paying you.” Which is accurate to some degree….the problem is no one knows what the heck is going on even the CFO. The old person left and no one knows what’s going on.
I was already working uncompensated overtime with my boss complaining about the quality of my work. To the point where she was yelling at me.
So I got fed up and applied for jobs and got a new one for $10k more. I put in my two weeks today with my last day being on the 13th.
The kicker? The partner suddenly had enough time to meet and wanted to meet over my lunch break. I told him that we could meet but it would not be on my lunch break!