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They said a new hire would be too big of a financial investment. I’m crying at 6am on a Saturday because I’m still so angry.

I've been the only “helpdesk” support at my company for over 5 years now (with the company for almost 9 years). I was told I would be able to grow my role, learn new things. Over 5 years later we've grown so much our internal staff numbers have doubled. I'm literally drowning in helpdesk every day, let alone all the equipment and in-office tech management and other IT admin duties I'm also tasked with. I finally get to a point of proposing we hire a new helpdesk so I can get help as well as start to grow my role out of helpdesk last November. I finally get told in May that I can pursue a role change and possible hire. So I do, I even get compliments on how well-written and thorough it is. And then they tell me “can we spread some of the tickets around? Hiring someone…


I've been the only “helpdesk” support at my company for over 5 years now (with the company for almost 9 years). I was told I would be able to grow my role, learn new things. Over 5 years later we've grown so much our internal staff numbers have doubled. I'm literally drowning in helpdesk every day, let alone all the equipment and in-office tech management and other IT admin duties I'm also tasked with. I finally get to a point of proposing we hire a new helpdesk so I can get help as well as start to grow my role out of helpdesk last November. I finally get told in May that I can pursue a role change and possible hire. So I do, I even get compliments on how well-written and thorough it is. And then they tell me “can we spread some of the tickets around? Hiring someone local is a big financial commitment” blah blah bullshit. I can barely take a day off let alone vacation, the offices are a disaster because I DONT HAVE TIME OR HELP and I'm spending at least one day a week scrambling between helpdesk and setting up tech for at least one start the following week every week that I need to ship early because everyone is remote. I am so behind on equipment repairs and orders. I feel like screaming, I feel so disrespected. You know what is a big financial commitment? Replacing me when I quit because you just won't hire someone local. I feel like my insides are on fire, AHHHH!

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