[RebelBelle]

Originally Posted by Ozzie'sperson

My last job -- which was technically my first job, I just worked there for 12 years -- was with a real crappy company. Everyone who worked there was abused regularly in some way on a massive scale. (Overworked, underpaid, nasty, nasty surroundings with crazy people everywhere.)

The last straw came as I was about to depart on vacation. I think my boss at the time figured I'd blow a gasket, go on vacation and come back over it all. He wanted me to:

1) Switch jobs with a male co-worker who had been with the company about 6 months longer than me. Oh, and made about $10,000/yr more at the time than me.
2) Continue to do half the job I was already doing, but supposedly trading off.
3) Do all of this without a pay raise.

I gave myself 90 days to get out. Even if that meant going to McDonald's, buddy, that's where I'd be. Luckily, I got a good job with a great company -- with just 4 days left on the clock.

That's outrageous! I'm glad you got out.

I work for the state in a position that I feel REALLY helps people. And on most days I'm really proud of the work I do. But somedays when I look at all the people doing nothing and getting the same paycheck (or a BIGGER paycheck), and when people call in acting like I owe them assistance and tell me what we're GONNA do for them, and when it seems like I'm the only person in my program who know how to do a darn thing, I want OUT! Of course, then another paid holiday (aka Confederate Memorial Day) rolls around and I can't imagine working somewhere else.