I've been at a nonprofit for almost 9 years. I've grown and stuck with the organization through thick and thin. Massive shifts, too fast of growing, wearing all the hats, extreme turnover. It's honestly always just been a shitshow, but I persisted through because I told myself things like it's for the love, I'm doing great work, I believe in the mission. (Honestly at this point I'm convinced that I could be indoctrinated into a cult from my blindness to all the flaws for almost a decade). I finally snapped on Tuesday this week and put in my 2 weeks, without even looking for another job.
My Exec. Director hired a family member to run one of her sites last year. Her and I were tasked in creating a new program we were opening, which was a huge and time consuming process. I did literally everything on this process, had to hold this 40-something year old's hand to get her to complete literally anything and I found out that I essentially make the same as her. When I told my Exec. Director she acted so surprised or like she didn't believe me that here family member was acting like this.
Last night I wrote a 10 page letter (with text and email receipts) and sent it to HR, Exec. Director and HR of everything she hasn't done, passed to me, or just completely ignored. Nothing is probably going to happen to her but it felt good as hell. And I told HR that I've been literally begging for a review for 1 1/2 years. It's like an abusive relationship.
I hope they all feel my absence. I'm honestly in a boat now that I don't even like social work. I hate the thought process of nonprofits and the expectation that you are and should be accessible every single moment. And if you are an above and beyond person, you get taken advantage of. Uggggggggh. Just had to scream into the void.