Hello,
Long time follower, first time poster here.
TLDR;
My story began last year when I got offer to work at an agency.
It was in the middle of a pandemics and I took the first offer available eventhough it was not my desirable pay.
Three months later, at the end of my probation, they said they would not offer me a permanent position eventhough I have just finished a big web project for them. The reason was they want more times to evaluate me fully. I did have Covid and had to take 2 week off but still managed to finish the project on time after my recovery. And it was because of those 2 weeks that they said they did not have sufficient time to test my skill. They proposed to renew my probation instead and to which, I agreed as like I said we was still in the middle of the pandemic and jobs are hard to find
Another 3 months later and another project finished. And guess what? No permanent status for me. Now the reason was and I quote “It's not you, it's just business”.
That was 6 month working my ass off hoping to gain a permanent position. Eventhough they offered me to stay for another 3 month as a courtesy for me to find a new job in the meantimes, they should have been clear in the first place that they were only looking for freelance, project-based, short-term contract. Not to mention, during all my times there, they always talked about nurture culture, about growing talents there.
Luckily, I found a new job not long after the latest renewal. However, till my second last day of the job, they still managed to get on my nerve for failing to act on a request sent at 6pm, which was way beyond our documented work hour. And at 9 am the next morning, I was questioned in a meeting and I quote “Where were you at 6pm yesterday?”. Am I a criminal or what? But in the end, I still apologized for going for some fresh air and not able to answer a call at 6pm (?!) because there's one day left and I want to leave in peace.
More lucks for me, my new company showed me how I was badly treated at that old one. Higher pay, more benefits, fully covered insurance are just the tip of an iceberg. But more on that later as the toxic environment of the said company deserved a post of its own.