I had been working at the same place for almost 5 years and I didn't learn anything or make any personal growth other than learning how to write an email professionally. The work I did there and software I used for them was far from universal and really could only be applied to them.
It was a fight to get any descent pay raise there and after which was still hardly enough to pay the bills. The company was organized like a mess and the whole time I worked there I always felt like I was their lowest priority.
After having educated myself in my free time to actually have useful skills in the workforce, I am finally starting work somewhere new where I can continue to grow my skillsets and am being compensated at a rate which matches how I value myself.
I just wanted to post about this here because I wanted to share how my hard work and effort payed off. Thank you to the people in my life that supported me on this and encouraged me to keep tried even after the many times I felt like giving up. This is a bag life change for me and I am just overflowing with joy and excitement for what comes next.