JenStone
Shiny_Rock
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- Mar 13, 2006
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Hi everyone,
I haven''t been posting as much lately and it''s mostly due to work. I had written about work before here, when I first started to get really discouraged about my job. Unfortunately, things have not gotten better; in fact, they took a turn for the worse.
The company morale has been very low the past few months, to which the CEO publicly replied, "Morale? Morale?!? I don''t need you to be happy. I pay you to come in at 8 and leave at 5 every day. That''s it. You all should be thankful that you''re here, because you''re all replaceable." He even told us in a department "state of the union" presentation, "A good company is not a happy place to work."
Meanwhile, we continue to be more and more top-heavy (our current departmental org chart is an upside-down triangle - no joke) with the higher-ups taking all the credit for our hard work. Meanwhile, they keep piling more and more responsibilities on those of who do work hard, so much that I just want to cry at the end of the day.
We had our annual reviews just two weeks ago. Everyone at the company has their reviews at the same time, which I personally think isn''t a very good policy. My friends'' companies have their reviews from the date of their hire, which seems more logical. Anyway, I had my review and although my supervisor LOVES me and told me that I''m the best person in the position the department''s ever had, I am not eligible for a raise or a bonus. The reason is that I started as a temp and I did not become a full-time employee until right after the annual review time of late October.
What really irks me is that I was eligible for hire before October; it''s just that my VP kept delaying it for some reason or the other. Now I know why - it''s so that I wouldn''t be eligible for a raise or a bonus. It''s a sad and true fact that in my company, the majority of hires occur between the months of November and January, so that the employee would not be eligible for raises or bonuses come October.
Needless to say, the turnover rate has been very high and many of my favorite people have left. I know that the majority of people out there do not like their jobs and that they do it mostly for the money. However, there is a difference between disliking your job and DREADING coming in to work every morning.
My lease runs up in January and I decided to take this opportunity to move back up to NY. (I''m originally from NY and I only came to MD for school and ended up staying here for my first job.) If I find a job before January, I will make the move sooner. I have told my company this, and they are being gracious about the news.
So I actively began looking for jobs in NY about a month ago. Since then, I''ve gotten 6 interviews.
The first three were a disappointment, because the work was not what I expected. When I first began job-hunting after college, I was willing to take anything, but not now. I''m looking for a career, not a job.
Then this past week, I had another three interviews: two on Monday and one on Thursday. The first on Monday was another disappointment, but the second was AWESOME.
I only met with one person, the person who would be my direct supervisor if I got the job, and we had just great rapport that we ended up talking for over an hour and a half. From just what I saw and heard, I really like the company culture, its goals and mission statement, and the work I would be doing is something that would actually challenge my creative side.
Unfortunately, they told me that since they are interviewing about 20 people and I was in the middle of the pack, I would need to wait another 2 weeks for a callback for a second interview. However, my interviewer told me that I was a very strong candidate and he hoped to speak to me again in the near future.
The interview on Thursday went great as well - I met with three different people and the woman who would be my supervisor, if hired, is one of the friendliest, most personable people I''ve ever met. She LOVED my portfolio and kept telling me how my skills would be such an asset to the company. There would be no second interview with this company - I would hear back by late next week or the following week if I got the job or not. Although I don''t LOVE this company as much as I liked the Monday one, I still like it a lot and I definitely wouldn''t mind working here.
The news kept getting better, because on Friday, I received a message from the company I loved, asking me back for a second interview!
I was sooo happy, because I hadn''t been expecting a call back from them for another week.
I know I shouldn''t keep my hopes up too much, but I can''t help it! I had such a great week in terms of job prospects that I just needed to share. Please keep your fingers crossed for me! And if anyone has any second-interview tips (I will be meeting with my interviewer''s boss as well as the VP of the department), I would VERY much appreciate it.
Thanks for reading - sorry it was so long!
I haven''t been posting as much lately and it''s mostly due to work. I had written about work before here, when I first started to get really discouraged about my job. Unfortunately, things have not gotten better; in fact, they took a turn for the worse.
The company morale has been very low the past few months, to which the CEO publicly replied, "Morale? Morale?!? I don''t need you to be happy. I pay you to come in at 8 and leave at 5 every day. That''s it. You all should be thankful that you''re here, because you''re all replaceable." He even told us in a department "state of the union" presentation, "A good company is not a happy place to work."
Meanwhile, we continue to be more and more top-heavy (our current departmental org chart is an upside-down triangle - no joke) with the higher-ups taking all the credit for our hard work. Meanwhile, they keep piling more and more responsibilities on those of who do work hard, so much that I just want to cry at the end of the day.
We had our annual reviews just two weeks ago. Everyone at the company has their reviews at the same time, which I personally think isn''t a very good policy. My friends'' companies have their reviews from the date of their hire, which seems more logical. Anyway, I had my review and although my supervisor LOVES me and told me that I''m the best person in the position the department''s ever had, I am not eligible for a raise or a bonus. The reason is that I started as a temp and I did not become a full-time employee until right after the annual review time of late October.
What really irks me is that I was eligible for hire before October; it''s just that my VP kept delaying it for some reason or the other. Now I know why - it''s so that I wouldn''t be eligible for a raise or a bonus. It''s a sad and true fact that in my company, the majority of hires occur between the months of November and January, so that the employee would not be eligible for raises or bonuses come October.
Needless to say, the turnover rate has been very high and many of my favorite people have left. I know that the majority of people out there do not like their jobs and that they do it mostly for the money. However, there is a difference between disliking your job and DREADING coming in to work every morning.
My lease runs up in January and I decided to take this opportunity to move back up to NY. (I''m originally from NY and I only came to MD for school and ended up staying here for my first job.) If I find a job before January, I will make the move sooner. I have told my company this, and they are being gracious about the news.
So I actively began looking for jobs in NY about a month ago. Since then, I''ve gotten 6 interviews.
Then this past week, I had another three interviews: two on Monday and one on Thursday. The first on Monday was another disappointment, but the second was AWESOME.
Unfortunately, they told me that since they are interviewing about 20 people and I was in the middle of the pack, I would need to wait another 2 weeks for a callback for a second interview. However, my interviewer told me that I was a very strong candidate and he hoped to speak to me again in the near future.
The interview on Thursday went great as well - I met with three different people and the woman who would be my supervisor, if hired, is one of the friendliest, most personable people I''ve ever met. She LOVED my portfolio and kept telling me how my skills would be such an asset to the company. There would be no second interview with this company - I would hear back by late next week or the following week if I got the job or not. Although I don''t LOVE this company as much as I liked the Monday one, I still like it a lot and I definitely wouldn''t mind working here.
The news kept getting better, because on Friday, I received a message from the company I loved, asking me back for a second interview!
I know I shouldn''t keep my hopes up too much, but I can''t help it! I had such a great week in terms of job prospects that I just needed to share. Please keep your fingers crossed for me! And if anyone has any second-interview tips (I will be meeting with my interviewer''s boss as well as the VP of the department), I would VERY much appreciate it.
Thanks for reading - sorry it was so long!
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