Short backstory, I worked for this small family run digital marketing company for 1.5 years and during my time grew the company’s client base and revenue. At the end of my employment I was solely responsible for 80% of the company’s revenue (£800k) and paid a salary of £19,000 (no extras).
Whilst at the company, our team shrank from 4 others in my job role and as a result of this, I was given the work loads of my peers. For 6 months straight I worked 70+ hour weeks to manage the workload whilst my employer did not attempt to hire. They kept dangling “we’ve got something special in store for you” in front of me to keep me hooked.
At my annual review I was told moneys tight and “I’m not quite ready for the next step”. Unknowingly to me at the time they had just bought a brand new £70k BMW, bought a second house and moved their daughter into a top private school from a state school.
I quit and 3 days later had accepted a new job with a salary of £38,000 + an annual wellness fund, free mental health support, private healthcare and was invited out on their company social trip next week.
My old employer responded to my resignation asking why I wanted more when I work from home, live with my parents and then proceeded to list out my possible expenses…
Since quitting I’ve racked up £200 in overdraft/late fees from being paid 6 days late and 25% under too – I brought this up a week ago and have since been ghosted… atleast I can afford therapy now though 🙂