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I’ll start off by saying that I work 60 hours a week, at least. My stress and anxiety levels are manageable now, but only because I found ways of managing them.
by dfxm12 5y ago
I’ll start off by saying that I work 60 hours a week, at least. My stress and anxiety levels are manageable now, but only because I found ways of managing them. They’re not reasonable though and most importantly, they’re not sustainable.
I'm in this boat. I told my manager, talked about my pay & how it doesn't match my responsibilities. I talked about how I'm OK with a little crunch, but crunch 52 weeks a year is not crunch, it's just taking advantage. He said he's aware of the situation and that everyone's in the same boat, as if that justifies it somehow. He said wait to ask for higher pay. I feel like I'm being jerked around. I hear this from you & I hear the same from some of my other friends in my field, too, so I doubt the grass is greener anywhere else, and leaving won't have much effect.
I liked my job in the past. I think I would like it again if my workload was more reasonable. The best I can do is just constantly try to set expectations that, no, I won't be putting in any more additional extra effort.
- dougmwne 5y agoGo get an offer, then ask for a counteroffer now. You are absolutely being jerked around.
- mrtranscendence 5y agoYep. A few months ago I bagged myself a 10% raise immediately after asking for a counteroffer. Sometimes it's the only way.
- Schiendelman 5y agoThe grass is much greener. There are lots of companies with reasonable hours now. Start asking for help. Message people (like me!) and we’ll refer you.
- wombat-man 5y agolol, "wait to ask for higher pay" See if you can get more money or even just better work life balance elsewhere if you're not happy. These designated promotion/raise times are the biggest load of BS. "oh sorry, we'd love to give you a raise but those happen in 6 months, so maybe then?"
- engineer_22 5y agoI'm with the others. Start looking for new job. Don't look back. Edit: Boss is basically saying to you: "turnover is expected" while he is crossing his fingers you'll shut up and get back to work
- cvhashim 5y agoThis sounds like Amazon
- andruby 5y agoI'm curious, what would happen if you worked 40 hours instead of 60? Would the company fire you? (I'm privileged. I am in a scale-up that has found product-market fit. We could be cashflow positive if we needed to. I'm in a management position now so I get to shape the rules. Engineers work 40 hours, and nothing's on fire)
- NonEUCitizen 5y agoAsk for higher pay now from another company.
- caladin 5y agoI'm really curious, if you would be so kind as to share, can you give examples of what contributes to this stress you have? No problem if you don't feel comfortable to, I'm just curious to hear what kinds of problems people are having.