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Thinking of quitting my $15/hr copywriting job

I just had my one-year review with my supervisor and she basically told me I need to step it up and produce more copy more quickly. All the tasks I have are pretty rote. There are some more interesting projects possible to do but only if I do my existing work faster so I have the time to do them. Seems a little shady and also I just felt like shit after this meeting with her. She didn't say anything positive about me or my work and was just like “let's figure out how to get more out of you.” Also this is such a low pay rate. I am 35 years old with a degree in journalism and over 10 years experience writing journalism and copywriting, including for large national publications. I feel like I could find a part-time job that will even pay me more total monthly than…


I just had my one-year review with my supervisor and she basically told me I need to step it up and produce more copy more quickly. All the tasks I have are pretty rote. There are some more interesting projects possible to do but only if I do my existing work faster so I have the time to do them. Seems a little shady and also I just felt like shit after this meeting with her. She didn't say anything positive about me or my work and was just like “let's figure out how to get more out of you.”

Also this is such a low pay rate. I am 35 years old with a degree in journalism and over 10 years experience writing journalism and copywriting, including for large national publications. I feel like I could find a part-time job that will even pay me more total monthly than this. If anyone can relate or has any advice please drop a comment. Thank you

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