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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 22, 2021 8:51:42 GMT -5
I look but I am not "looking". There really isn't anything around here that can replace my salary and while I know people have told me to apply for jobs with my soft skills, jobs I'm only "partly qualified for" and "lean in" and blah blah it doesn't really work that way. I can't explain to people who don't live here how ass backwards the Omaha job market is. There is a reason why this city can't retain young people or attract new businesses. And not going to lie I am TIRED of job hopping. I've been doing it every 2-5 years since I started working. I don't want to do it again so soon. Which is one of my trade offs. I need my salary right now, I am stable and you really can't beat my insurance premiums for a family even though it does come with a $5k deductible. I know what I am trading my soul for and most of the time I am fine with it. The last 15 months though are taking it's toll and I am severely burnt out. I am not sure how much is me and how much is the job. Last time I did this I ended up out of the frying pan into the fire so you can understand my desire to not be making big decisions right now. I completely understand what you’re saying about not wanting to job hop. I admit that I’ve been doing that basically since my divorce was finalized, and not gonna lie, it’s kind of draining. This last hop was mostly because of the pandemic. Being furloughed was the final push I needed to get out of retail. Now that I am where I am, I have no plans whatsoever to leave. At least not voluntarily LOL. I also understand why you’re keeping your job and not looking. There is definitely something to be said for stability and reliability. One of the coping mechanisms I had to learn while working for idiot management is to play dumb and give them exactly what they ask for. Don’t ask questions just nod, smile, and do what they ask. And if what they’re asking for turns out to be problematic, you can just say to them you were doing what you were asked to do. Sometimes that’s the best way to expose issues….. 🤷🏾♀️ I play the "I am a tech I am not paid to think card" when it is to my advantage. And probably yesterday I should have played it but you know what screw it. I am tired of bending over to take it without them at least buying me dinner first. Someone should stand up for us once and awhile. I knew where the line was and didn't cross over it. I was hoping when new supervisor took over maybe things would be different. And they are it's a lot quieter back here and less drama. But in other ways it's exactly the same/worse. Now that I know nothing is going to change in regards to "customer service" I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. They haven't managed to run themselves into the ground yet. If/when they do hopefully I am gone because while I don't want to search this very minute I have zero intentions of being a lifer.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 22, 2021 9:08:23 GMT -5
I completely understand what you’re saying about not wanting to job hop. I admit that I’ve been doing that basically since my divorce was finalized, and not gonna lie, it’s kind of draining. This last hop was mostly because of the pandemic. Being furloughed was the final push I needed to get out of retail. Now that I am where I am, I have no plans whatsoever to leave. At least not voluntarily LOL. I also understand why you’re keeping your job and not looking. There is definitely something to be said for stability and reliability. One of the coping mechanisms I had to learn while working for idiot management is to play dumb and give them exactly what they ask for. Don’t ask questions just nod, smile, and do what they ask. And if what they’re asking for turns out to be problematic, you can just say to them you were doing what you were asked to do. Sometimes that’s the best way to expose issues….. 🤷🏾♀️ I play the "I am a tech I am not paid to think card" when it is to my advantage. And probably yesterday I should have played it but you know what screw it. I am tired of bending over to take it without them at least buying me dinner first. Someone should stand up for us once and awhile. I knew where the line was and didn't cross over it. I was hoping when new supervisor took over maybe things would be different. And they are it's a lot quieter back here and less drama. But in other ways it's exactly the same/worse. Now that I know nothing is going to change in regards to "customer service" I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. They haven't managed to run themselves into the ground yet. If/when they do hopefully I am gone because while I don't want to search this very minute I have zero intentions of being a lifer. Being thrown under the bus was par for the course at my previous employer. The only good thing about that place was that I had some great colleagues I could talk shit on the company with. Do you have any support system at work? When I put in my notice our VP emailed me and asked if there as anything he could do to change my mind. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My dude, that ship sailed many moons ago!!!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 22, 2021 9:09:58 GMT -5
I play the "I am a tech I am not paid to think card" when it is to my advantage. And probably yesterday I should have played it but you know what screw it. I am tired of bending over to take it without them at least buying me dinner first. Someone should stand up for us once and awhile. I knew where the line was and didn't cross over it. I was hoping when new supervisor took over maybe things would be different. And they are it's a lot quieter back here and less drama. But in other ways it's exactly the same/worse. Now that I know nothing is going to change in regards to "customer service" I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. They haven't managed to run themselves into the ground yet. If/when they do hopefully I am gone because while I don't want to search this very minute I have zero intentions of being a lifer. Being thrown under the bus was par for the course at my previous employer. The only good thing about that place was that I had some great colleagues I could talk shit on the company with. Do you have any support system at work? When I put in my notice our VP emailed me and asked if there as anything he could do to change my mind. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My dude, that ship sailed many moons ago!!! Yeah we're all aware of it. Three of us were joking yesterday that if we want to get out of here we have to figure out how to become reality TV stars. Conclusion was since we have biology degrees and white coats we'll pitch a Bigfoot's Ghost show to Travel Channel or History. Should get picked up pretty fast. We've all watched enough Supernatural to make ourselves look like legit monster hunters.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 22, 2021 9:32:04 GMT -5
Have you been looking and keeping your resume/LinkedIn profile up to date? I look but I am not "looking". There really isn't anything around here that can replace my salary and while I know people have told me to apply for jobs with my soft skills, jobs I'm only "partly qualified for" and "lean in" and blah blah it doesn't really work that way. I can't explain to people who don't live here how ass backwards the Omaha job market is. There is a reason why this city can't retain young people or attract new businesses. And not going to lie I am TIRED of job hopping. I've been doing it every 2-5 years since I started working. I don't want to do it again so soon. Which is one of my trade offs. I need my salary right now, I am stable and you really can't beat my insurance premiums for a family even though it does come with a $5k deductible. I know what I am trading my soul for and most of the time I am fine with it. The last 15 months though are taking it's toll and I am severely burnt out. I am not sure how much is me and how much is the job. Last time I did this I ended up out of the frying pan into the fire so you can understand my desire to not be making big decisions right now. I know what you do currently can't be done virtually, but is there something in that realm that can be? Companies are becoming much more open to remote work these days.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 22, 2021 9:34:44 GMT -5
I also want to reiterate that you need a vacation. Or just a weekend away for only you. I offer up Casa de andi if needed. It's a 3 hour car ride so you can get home if something happens if needed without waiting on a flight. It's also far enough away that they can't "be in the neighborhood" to break up your away time.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 22, 2021 9:36:54 GMT -5
I play the "I am a tech I am not paid to think card" when it is to my advantage. And probably yesterday I should have played it but you know what screw it. I am tired of bending over to take it without them at least buying me dinner first. Someone should stand up for us once and awhile. I knew where the line was and didn't cross over it. I was hoping when new supervisor took over maybe things would be different. And they are it's a lot quieter back here and less drama. But in other ways it's exactly the same/worse. Now that I know nothing is going to change in regards to "customer service" I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. They haven't managed to run themselves into the ground yet. If/when they do hopefully I am gone because while I don't want to search this very minute I have zero intentions of being a lifer. Being thrown under the bus was par for the course at my previous employer. The only good thing about that place was that I had some great colleagues I could talk shit on the company with. Do you have any support system at work? When I put in my notice our VP emailed me and asked if there as anything he could do to change my mind. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My dude, that ship sailed many moons ago!!! I get thrown under the bus on the regular. One of many reasons I'm leaving.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 22, 2021 9:38:42 GMT -5
I also want to reiterate that you need a vacation. Or just a weekend away for only you. I offer up Casa de andi if needed. It's a 3 hour car ride so you can get home if something happens if needed without waiting on a flight. It's also far enough away that they can't "be in the neighborhood" to break up your away time. That, or have DH take the girls to his parents’ house Friday night til Sunday afternoon so you can have a nice quiet house for the weekend.
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Post by azucena on Sept 22, 2021 10:41:31 GMT -5
Oh yeah I guess I haven’t updated things here. I’m sure some know already, but I took a job with a major pharmaceutical company in January. The salary was a $20k+ boost from my previous job at the home goods retailer, and double the vacation time. People are actually nice and helpful here. I’ve paid my dues for a VERY long time, so I’m grateful that I can finally have some financial (and personal) wiggle room. There is hope, folks. Find a place where you will be valued. Congrats MJ - that's a big salary increase and to pull it off during the pandemic is awesome. Now the dust has settled and hopefully you've caught up from furlough and also splurged to treat yourself a bit. How are you finding your current budget/spending? I just wanted to plug that my big raises are when I've made up the most ground on saving for retirement and boosting general savings since it was money I wasn't used to before. Budgeting each paycheck and skimming savings off the top to make myself artificially poor has really increased the power of my income.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 22, 2021 11:00:06 GMT -5
Oh yeah I guess I haven’t updated things here. I’m sure some know already, but I took a job with a major pharmaceutical company in January. The salary was a $20k+ boost from my previous job at the home goods retailer, and double the vacation time. People are actually nice and helpful here. I’ve paid my dues for a VERY long time, so I’m grateful that I can finally have some financial (and personal) wiggle room. There is hope, folks. Find a place where you will be valued. Congrats MJ - that's a big salary increase and to pull it off during the pandemic is awesome. Now the dust has settled and hopefully you've caught up from furlough and also splurged to treat yourself a bit. How are you finding your current budget/spending? I just wanted to plug that my big raises are when I've made up the most ground on saving for retirement and boosting general savings since it was money I wasn't used to before. Budgeting each paycheck and skimming savings off the top to make myself artificially poor has really increased the power of my income. Thanks! I was able to do some crazy saving and debt repayment up until May. Mom and I parted ways at that point. Yes yes I know I could be saving so much more money if we kept living together, but it would have been at the cost of my/our emotional well-being as well as the health of our relationship. It’s hard to put a price on not having to walk on eggshells in your own home. So, I’m getting back into the groove of automatic savings. I also installed Mint on my phone and that’s helping me at least keep track of where the money is going. I need to start saying “no” to some of these brunches/dinners with my girlfriends. I also spend a lot on DS, which…. Not sure how much I can cut back on that but I’m trying.
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Post by cktc on Sept 22, 2021 18:21:58 GMT -5
Found out my job would be going poof last week. I was planning to move on soon, but had hoped to make it to the end of the year when I would have another certification and a chapter officer position to add to my resume.
Getting a lot of positive responses so far anyway so I'm optimistic I'll find something soon.
Drama, you should look at CPC certification through AAPC. It's a very cheap/short route to a new career with plenty of options for remote work.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 22, 2021 18:44:53 GMT -5
Found out my job would be going poof last week. I was planning to move on soon, but had hoped to make it to the end of the year when I would have another certification and a chapter officer position to add to my resume. Getting a lot of positive responses so far anyway so I'm optimistic I'll find something soon. Drama, you should look at CPC certification through AAPC. It's a very cheap/short route to a new career with plenty of options for remote work. I appreciate the regular suggestion of this but after looking into this there is the fact I'm dyslexic. I know irony I work in science but the type I work in is able to help compensate. In a coder position where I will have error rates and productivity expectations not so much. I am comfortable enough with myself now to acknowledge my limits. Same with DHs job. I can't do even the basic geometry of his job. I could learn it eventually but not in the time frame they'd expect. I do think I would be better at stats than I originally thought but going back for an entirely different BS is not going to net a good ROI. If I want to change my customer service skills are likely a better bet but getting my current salary, puny as it is, isn't likely. I'm fine with what I have sold my soul for in exchange for this job. I just get grumpy. Especially lately. The whole world is pissed off anymore. I am not one to get violent, I get bitchy. Never know who has ears in RL and no coworker is someone you should 100% confide in. So I vent my spleen here or to DH. You guys are to give poor DH a break.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 22, 2021 19:00:24 GMT -5
Found out my job would be going poof last week. I was planning to move on soon, but had hoped to make it to the end of the year when I would have another certification and a chapter officer position to add to my resume. Getting a lot of positive responses so far anyway so I'm optimistic I'll find something soon. Drama, you should look at CPC certification through AAPC. It's a very cheap/short route to a new career with plenty of options for remote work. I appreciate the regular suggestion of this but after looking into this there is the fact I'm dyslexic. I know irony I work in science but the type I work in is able to help compensate. In a coder position where I will have error rates and productivity expectations not so much. I am comfortable enough with myself now to acknowledge my limits. Same with DHs job. I can't do even the basic geometry of his job. I could learn it eventually but not in the time frame they'd expect. I do think I would be better at stats than I originally thought but going back for an entirely different BS is not going to net a good ROI. If I want to change my customer service skills are likely a better bet but getting my current salary, puny as it is, isn't likely. I'm fine with what I have sold my soul for in exchange for this job. I just get grumpy. Especially lately. The whole world is pissed off anymore. I am not one to get violent, I get bitchy. Never know who has ears in RL and no coworker is someone you should 100% confide in. So I vent my spleen here or to DH. You guys are to give poor DH a break. Send DH and the kids away for a weekend and get some R&R!!!!! Seriously, detaching from everything for even a day or two will help your mood tremendously.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 23, 2021 19:35:08 GMT -5
Found out my job would be going poof last week. I was planning to move on soon, but had hoped to make it to the end of the year when I would have another certification and a chapter officer position to add to my resume. Getting a lot of positive responses so far anyway so I'm optimistic I'll find something soon. Drama, you should look at CPC certification through AAPC. It's a very cheap/short route to a new career with plenty of options for remote work. oh - sorry it came too soon. good luck! Are you at least getting some severance?
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 24, 2021 14:14:14 GMT -5
I quit my job. Waiting for my boss to get back to me to tell me which person I will be taking under my wing for 2 weeks until my last day.
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Post by cktc on Sept 24, 2021 19:13:37 GMT -5
Found out my job would be going poof last week. I was planning to move on soon, but had hoped to make it to the end of the year when I would have another certification and a chapter officer position to add to my resume. Getting a lot of positive responses so far anyway so I'm optimistic I'll find something soon. Drama, you should look at CPC certification through AAPC. It's a very cheap/short route to a new career with plenty of options for remote work. oh - sorry it came too soon. good luck! Are you at least getting some severance? No severance, it was a long-term contract through a staffing agency. I had an offer for another contract, but declined it. I don't like to job hop and would rather take my time to find something with more long-term potential.
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Post by stillmovingforward on Sept 25, 2021 8:34:16 GMT -5
oh - sorry it came too soon. good luck! Are you at least getting some severance? No severance, it was a long-term contract through a staffing agency. I had an offer for another contract, but declined it. I don't like to job hop and would rather take my time to find something with more long-term potential. Technically then, you aren't job going. You still work for the staffing company. That never looks bad on a resume.
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Post by Opti on Sept 27, 2021 17:47:25 GMT -5
Have an interview set up for tomorrow. Could use some good wishes and prayers.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Sept 27, 2021 17:51:34 GMT -5
Have an interview set up for tomorrow. Could use some good wishes and prayers. Congrats on the interview, and good luck!
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Post by jerseygirl on Sept 27, 2021 18:11:17 GMT -5
Have an interview set up for tomorrow. Could use some good wishes and prayers. Prayers! What kind of job? You’ll shine!!
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Post by giramomma on Sept 27, 2021 18:17:40 GMT -5
Have an interview set up for tomorrow. Could use some good wishes and prayers. This is excellent. All the good thoughts for you.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 8:19:39 GMT -5
Opti fingers crossed and magic wand waved!
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Post by bean29 on Sept 28, 2021 9:24:54 GMT -5
Drama - Hugs. Hopefully someone will see your potential and promote you. MJ - Congrats on the job change and raise! Awsome. CKTC - good luck with your job search OPTI - Good Luck on your interview
I am thinking it is time for me to move on, but I don't know where to head. I am 57, almost 58. I have been in current position for 14 years. I had 10 years with my prior company 7 first, then about 4-5 with another job sandwiched in between then 3 more. I have mostly been in Accounting, but would love to do something else, but I just don't know what.
I am really thinking I should just work PT and Manage out finances/household/DH's accounting and help out in his agency. I have Property/Casualty/Life and Health licenses. The problem is my DH is a Control Freak and I don't know if I want to spend that much time with him.
Right now I have 30% of my check going to 401K, 10% to Roth, 13.5 to HSA and most of the rest going to taxes. My net check is $34.23. The only problem is I carry the Health Insurance, so we would have to pick it up in the marketplace. My DD has 3 Classes left to finish her degree, but she is working FT. I have her on our insurance, but she can get it on her own. Problem is getting insurance coverage for DH and I is going to be expensive at our ages.
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Post by Opti on Sept 28, 2021 10:53:36 GMT -5
Have an interview set up for tomorrow. Could use some good wishes and prayers. Prayers! What kind of job? You’ll shine!! Did not go as well as I hoped. Multi-location Dr's practice. Since I have not had to do insurance verifications in my prior job, that's considered a minus and a training issue. Might have to start PT if it is offered.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 10:57:33 GMT -5
Opti Is there a way you could work the job you have now and if the doc's office offers PT, do that, too?
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 28, 2021 18:02:46 GMT -5
Congrats MJ - that's a big salary increase and to pull it off during the pandemic is awesome. Now the dust has settled and hopefully you've caught up from furlough and also splurged to treat yourself a bit. How are you finding your current budget/spending? I just wanted to plug that my big raises are when I've made up the most ground on saving for retirement and boosting general savings since it was money I wasn't used to before. Budgeting each paycheck and skimming savings off the top to make myself artificially poor has really increased the power of my income. Thanks! I was able to do some crazy saving and debt repayment up until May. Mom and I parted ways at that point. Yes yes I know I could be saving so much more money if we kept living together, but it would have been at the cost of my/our emotional well-being as well as the health of our relationship. It’s hard to put a price on not having to walk on eggshells in your own home. So, I’m getting back into the groove of automatic savings. I also installed Mint on my phone and that’s helping me at least keep track of where the money is going. I need to start saying “no” to some of these brunches/dinners with my girlfriends. I also spend a lot on DS, which…. Not sure how much I can cut back on that but I’m trying. Awesome you got some crazy saving in there at least for a little while! And glad you are living how you want to now - I think I warned you about moving in with your mother many moons ago . I recently got a little boost as well with a promotion. Not quite 20k, but kind of close. Some info/encouragement for the job hunt thread crowd which I've been meaning to share. I was offered an 11k raise and countered for 17k and 5 more days of PTO. Those of you who know me might realize how difficult that was for me!! The agony of negotiating. I used Alison's advice on asking for a raise in general and held on telling myself I'm doing if for DD - because women don't negotiate and I want to do my part to change that and I told DD what was going on along the way to model it for her. The offer, my counter offer, waiting, ect. But I did it. And I got it! Plus my side job is too busy right now, and while small is kind of lucrative for the time input. I can't believe all the years of financial struggle I went through. Not just the financial part but the emotional: stress, uncertainty, fear. Now - I feel like I'm rolling in it. I wish I could send some money back to my younger self. Not looking forward to resuming student loan payments, however! Also changed my filing status to single from HOH as no more dependents, so that is going to hurt too. will see new check on Friday after the filing change. I may end up the same as before the raise with taxes and student loan payments. Afterall that, maybe a tad worse off on monthly $$ . But not to be miscontrued I'll still have money. I wish I could have known about negotiating but I thought the offer was like a price tag at the store. Pre-internet a lot of my jobs, and then internet but we didn't have it, and you can't look for somthing you don't know about. Even now, I wish I could have been a little less fearful about negotiating. I always feared retaliation - even this time. But I do think working hard and focusing on professional development and taking on extra projects for the experience has paid off. Eventually!! It took some time. So like MJ - years and years of hard work/strife/putting up with it did pay off. Take heart all and be confident, negotiate, and do read Allison's blog. It really help me alot for negotiating.
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Post by azucena on Sept 30, 2021 7:46:27 GMT -5
Another dept head is asking me for numbers that I know my boss will want to sign off on. Been on the phone with him an hour now, and he's all over the frickin' place. We could do this, we could do this, we could do that, we could look at it that way. Just pick a mthd, justify it, and move the eff on. He does this all the damn time. Drives me crazy.
The request is for numbers from our best deal which is a total snowflake, perfect storm. But no matter how many times I say that, everyone wants to act like we can replicate those numbers. They want to use those numbers to make a business case for more resources. Not the right thing to do - those numbers need to be diluted. Believe me, I've been here 15 yrs, we'll never land another deal like it and should just count our blessings while we have it. We're screwing ourselves if we use it to set targets.
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Post by azucena on Sept 30, 2021 8:18:17 GMT -5
OMG, it's only 8 am and I'm over stupid people. Another dept sent me an email with an excel file that has names and DOB. Huge compliance violation. I followed protocol and sent an email telling everyone to delete it and how to set up encrypted file. Lady responded, oh it's okay, it was 'only an internal email'.
That's not how this works, that's not how any of this works!
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Post by Peace77 on Oct 2, 2021 19:49:35 GMT -5
DH's job has ended and is now on the hunt for a new one. He has applied to a few positions and is considering going out on his own. I don't see any way that going solo could work financially. I'm not looking forward to moving again.
I made an inquiry about some freelance work today. It appeared to be a good fit.
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Post by justme on Oct 13, 2021 22:58:14 GMT -5
So I had an interview today with a job a recruiter found for me. She contacted me a while ago for another job, but they had already decided on someone by the time she got back with them, and a few others that didn't fit.
I was on the fence before, and after I still am.
One thing is they're only offering me 2 weeks of pto and 6 days of personal time that's accrued. Which I have 3 weeks of PTO now, but after over a decade in my career I don't want entry level vacation anymore.
It's a relatively new company that's had a lot of turnover. The CEO, CFO, and VP of FP&A have all been here for less than a year. The others on the team have only been there for a month or two except one woman who was 2 years.
The upside is there's no one that's left this position, so it's brand new so it could end up being something I could create on my own. The downside is it and the team are brand new and the company has no one doing all the shit I HATE (budgeting, forecasting, P&L, P&L variance) and while the main guy said that he wants to focus more on analysis than spitting out reports (stuff I hate) they can't exactly ignore that either and I'm kind of worried I'd get sucked into that.
But it could be challenging and the company is looking to double its locations (through acquisitions) in the next 2 years so there could be upward movement for me. If I'm not stuck in miserable hell doing shit I hate. Which with the number of locations they have (more than double my current job has) I'm hesitant because we have 3 full time people dealing with budgeting, forecasting, and P&L at my current job dealing with less than half - hell we've closed a dozen so it's closer to 1/3 of their current locations.
The other thing is asking about the work week they all went on about how "we're not going to have you work 10-12 work days" but the main guy mentioned 40-50 work weeks and then said 45 and the other lady I talked with said under the past CEO there was no work-life balance but there is more now but she also mentioned 40+ hours and also settled around a 45 average. They did said there was no weekend calls, or early morning emails as requirements. But my current job is 40 hours. The increase the recruiter put in for...if I was doing 45 hours a week I'd be getting the same hourly wage as I get now. More money, but I'd be working 260 more hours a year for the pleasure of it.
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finnime
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Post by finnime on Oct 14, 2021 5:16:05 GMT -5
So I had an interview today with a job a recruiter found for me. She contacted me a while ago for another job, but they had already decided on someone by the time she got back with them, and a few others that didn't fit. I was on the fence before, and after I still am. One thing is they're only offering me 2 weeks of pto and 6 days of personal time that's accrued. Which I have 3 weeks of PTO now, but after over a decade in my career I don't want entry level vacation anymore. It's a relatively new company that's had a lot of turnover. The CEO, CFO, and VP of FP&A have all been here for less than a year. The others on the team have only been there for a month or two except one woman who was 2 years. The upside is there's no one that's left this position, so it's brand new so it could end up being something I could create on my own. The downside is it and the team are brand new and the company has no one doing all the shit I HATE (budgeting, forecasting, P&L, P&L variance) and while the main guy said that he wants to focus more on analysis than spitting out reports (stuff I hate) they can't exactly ignore that either and I'm kind of worried I'd get sucked into that. But it could be challenging and the company is looking to double its locations (through acquisitions) in the next 2 years so there could be upward movement for me. If I'm not stuck in miserable hell doing shit I hate. Which with the number of locations they have (more than double my current job has) I'm hesitant because we have 3 full time people dealing with budgeting, forecasting, and P&L at my current job dealing with less than half - hell we've closed a dozen so it's closer to 1/3 of their current locations. The other thing is asking about the work week they all went on about how "we're not going to have you work 10-12 work days" but the main guy mentioned 40-50 work weeks and then said 45 and the other lady I talked with said under the past CEO there was no work-life balance but there is more now but she also mentioned 40+ hours and also settled around a 45 average. They did said there was no weekend calls, or early morning emails as requirements. But my current job is 40 hours. The increase the recruiter put in for...if I was doing 45 hours a week I'd be getting the same hourly wage as I get now. More money, but I'd be working 260 more hours a year for the pleasure of it. Money and benefits can be negotiated. And you'd have more leeway, I'd think, with a young and growing company where there isn't a lot of tradition. But the doing the work you hate--that might be an issue, as you said. Can you ask if there's a plan to hire someone to do those reports?
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