I work at a small company in a very high stress service industry ( won’t be more specific for anonymity). I often get stuck with tons of work while my boss shows up late every day and takes lots of time off. I regularly work 14+ hour days. (Salary btw so no financial gain at all)
When I mentioned my concerns of working well over my requirements for no extra money they told me that I was barely profitable for the company and they could not up my pay but made vague promises of a promotion in a couple of years.
Recently, my significant other had a baby and they gave me 2 days off, meaning that I had to be back to work the day after my wife and baby came home from the hospital. So much for the “unlimited PTO”
While on my brief “parental leave” if you can even call it that. My boss sent me a super rude and insulting email and demanded that I work through my time off. (The night before we went to the hospital to deliver). It appeared to me by his tone and language that he was setting me up to be fired with cause. This was pretty surprising as he often commented that I was one of the best at my job.
So I pulled the ripcord and scheduled a lunch with our biggest competitor. Turns out, they just happened to have an employee that is leaving to move closer to family in a few weeks.
During lunch, the other company straight up told me that their starting pay is 40% higher than I am currently making (for someone with ZERO experience) they require 10 less hours of work per month, have objective bonuses for work over the minimum hours and a massive benefits package (my current job has almost no benefits).
Here’s the biggest catch, they are somehow able to offer all that while still charging clients a third less per hour. 🤔
Something doesn’t seem to be adding up…
Needless to say, I just submitted my application to the other company, and have stopped working until 2 am.