Currently in a similar position: very nice people, fully remote, and a fair amount of flexibility but also I work all the time, communication is constant and dysfunctional, and I’m underpaid for my scope. At least for me, it’s been helpful to pick a general date I’ll start applying selectively and trying to see what else is out there (have never had the lixury to do that while still employed). But since that’s a year from now, I also have 2-3 clearly defined priorities for the time I am going to be here (right now it’s learning as much as I can and being a strong advocate for the team under me/trying to make their lives better for the time I’m here). So it’s a lot around intention setting and I still experience a fair amount of furstration most days, but have found deliberate framing to be helpful here.
Feb 28, 2024
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Tbh I feel like finding a job you like is mostly self awareness and knowing that it’s still going to feel like a job
A few questions that Might help:
1. think about past work experience - who has your favorite supervisor been? Why? Same for least favorite - what did they do that you absolutely could not stand?
2. Think about morals - do you want to find ~meaning~ at work or is it more important to have stability and freetime?
3. Think about past coworkers - do you like working alone? On a team? Is it important to be around people during the work day?
4. Think about what you get satisfaction out of in your personal life - is your grocery list organized by aisle? are you the mediator in your friend group? While hobbies might play into this, try and think beyond them
try and translate some of your answers into something you’d find on a job description. Maybe this exercise won’t be helpful but thinking about work like this has helped me land in a job I like
Myself as example: I like organization, having autonomy, having my voice heard, and ~believing~ in the work I do. I also get bored at work quickly. This originally led me to social work where I quickly got burnt out With 24/7 work. I’m in continuing Ed administration where I work a 9-5 ~10 months of the year and have 1-2 very hectic months and that works really well for me.
Feb 16, 2024
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I’m applying to a new role internally at my company that a colleague thinks I would be a great fit for. It would be a significant step up in my responsibilities and pay + I wouldn’t have to hustle as much as I do and could work less long hours… regardless of how this application goes that’s a huge goal for me just in general! I want to quit my self-employed work with an agency I absolutely hate in a field that I’ve never enjoyed but pursued out of convenience/necessity.
I’m a generalist with good analytical decision-making skills and can do pretty much anything if I sit down and take the time to learn it (I keep surprising myself with what I can do!) so hopefully some of the efforts I’ve put in this year will pay off in seeking a career pivot.
Would love to have more leisure time and to dedicate more effort to my creative pursuits. Going back to therapy might be a good idea because I‘ve made significant progress in a lot of areas but could use help in others. I also want to umm decorate my house more and probably replace most of my wardrobe…
Dec 5, 2024
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Been having the shittiest job situation for a while. Being paid minimum wage to do a myriad of different things I did not apply to do (only because they asked for my resume and saw I had other skill sets and without asking slowly integrated it into my work load).
Initially because I was more keen on earning the money for a trip I have planned in a month. I just said yes to everything. They slowly started assuming I wasn’t opposed to doing anything and would give me random assignments. This also included messaging me during off work hours to tell me (not ask me) to do work… which I was very shocked by but I thought it was extra money so why not.
They also have this thing where they don’t ask and they assume my colleague and I’d schedules and without asking just tell us the day before to come in for work which is super unprofessional and disrespectful (imo).
Fell sick recently and they managed to somehow send me more work to do while telling me to rest up… which was somehow my final straw (Should have happened wayyyyyy before).
Now I just ignore their messages past a certain time and take my time to do the work. No more 7 day work week and working at ungodly hours. There’s no credit after all. If you’re being paid minimum wage and the work practice seems unethical… don’t be like me and set boundaries! (If you have the option to of course…)
Jun 7, 2024
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