Hi everyone! Semi rant, semi advice needed. A friend suggested I post here. I started working in the corporate office of a smaller business almost 9 months ago. This is my first job after graduating with my bachelor’s, so I really have no frame of reference for if my workplace is typical or not. Here are some facts about my workplace:
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Even though our office is small (7ish people, including the owner/CEO), the business is incredibly lucrative.
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I’m working 2 people’s jobs right now, both of whom left the company right before I got hired. They told me this was temporary, but no efforts have been made to hire another person. I make $45K/yr.
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The boss (CEO and owner) is staunchly anti-WFH, even if you’re sick. He told me after I was hired that he never let his employees work from home, even in spring/summer of 2020.
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I get 8 days of PTO per year, and 6 company holidays (no sick or personal days, and no WFH). They told me this was typical: is it?
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They don’t provide health insurance or retirement benefits.
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I’m salaried, but required to punch a time clock. However, I don’t have to do more than that (log my specific hours, etc).
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They don’t have an HR department.
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They don’t do things like quarterly/annual reviews, structured raises, etc.
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They told me I was being hired as a payroll/accounting assistant (I have a math degree), but my offer letter said “Admin Assistant”, and I kind of do everything. I don’t have a job description.
Are these things pretty typical for your first office job? I don’t hate my work, but I do wish the benefits were better. I’m just not sure if that’s a realistic desire to have with my level of experience. Should I shop around for a new position, or do I have it pretty good at my current job, and should stick around?