Workers Stuck in Bad Jobs
11 posts across 6 communities in the last 90 days; 27% from r/careerguidance.
“I'm thinking about quitting my current job because I just can't handle the workload and hours anymore. I come in at 6 AM, but there's no set end time, we clock out whenever the work is finished. Lately, I've been working 11–13 hour shifts, 5 days a week, and there's no end in…”
“Hey everyone! If you saw my last post on here, I was the one who did an unpaid internship for nearly two months before being hired as an independent contractor for $10/hour as a 3D artist the wage is apparently cause I’m too slow, for context, I import CAD files to the 3D…”
“I'm in local 363 Hudson valley NY. I was with this company for 3 years as an apprentice and it got Slow and I asked for a layoff and worked for a big shop for a year and then got picked back up as a journeyman with this same company I'm with now. Been here for 5 years this 2nd…”
Many individuals are expressing dissatisfaction with their current jobs due to unreasonable workloads, unrealistic deadlines, and a lack of support from management. This leads to burnout, stress, and consideration of quitting or seeking alternative employment opportunities.
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“Hey everyone! If you saw my last post on here, I was the one who did an unpaid internship for nearly two months before being hired as an independent contractor for $10/hour as a 3D artist the wage is apparently cause I’m too slow, for…”
“I'm in local 363 Hudson valley NY. I was with this company for 3 years as an apprentice and it got Slow and I asked for a layoff and worked for a big shop for a year and then got picked back up as a journeyman with this same company I'm with now. Been here for 5 years this 2nd time around. I've ran a could bms jobs and asked for foreman rate since I had 2 kids under me and had meeting. Filled out time cards. Health with foreman responsibilities and he bitched about it and gave me 2$”
“I have been working 3 year on 3d generalist I kinda regret it. I should say no to job swap and continue as 3d artist then 3d generalist. Right now I don't like my job or show no care anymore. I wanted to have different career then doing game development. What should I do. Do I continue game development and improve on it or find different career repeat college or find something similar to my degree? submitted by /u/OkAverage3928 [link] [comments]”
“Started a new job 2 weeks ago. It turned out to be horrible. No Onboarding/training. Toxic environment. On closer inspection it turned out that the grass was just painted green. Its rotten yellow. Should I stay as long as possible/until they fire me? Or leave asap? submitted by /u/Jauzfaktnemuzu [link] [comments]”
“I'm thinking about quitting my current job because I just can't handle the workload and hours anymore. I come in at 6 AM, but there's no set end time, we clock out whenever the work is finished. Lately, I've been working 11–13 hour shifts, 5 days a week, and there's no end in sight. I also don't have any PTO, so I can't even take time off to go to interviews. I've been applying to other jobs and have actually been getting responses from employers, but it's rea”
“I have two jobs, but one is a ticking time bomb and the other is too intense. Here’s my situation: I’ve been with Company A for a while, but my original role was eliminated and I was moved into sales. They told me I’d stay on salary while I learned the job, then switch to commission-only next year. I’ve been in the role for several months, and most reps are barely making money because there simply aren’t enough sales. One coworker even told me they ended up $15K in debt to the company through th”
“Hello! I've been working at a studio for 4.5 years and a huge project will be wrapped and finished in mid October. Pay is ok, but the workload has become insane, my team is burnt out. This is the first big project of its kind that I've been a part of, and it's taken me 4.5 years to get to this point. I'm by no means a central part of this project, it's made up of hundreds of folks, but it is something I'm proud to be a part of. I'm 30 years old btw. I just received a”
“Been working in a family owned outdoors product warehouse for roughly 11 months. Loved it, never showed up late, and always showed up. This was one of those “we’re a family” places. I really embraced it and loved my workplace. I was recently promoted to order overseer 3 weeks ago. I thought I was flourishing in my new position, and I thought I was going to get the news my well-deserved raised was finally coming. The door closed behind me and I immediately knew the opposite. I got laid off. I sai”
“Hello everyone , I've been laid off multiple times. Asked to work 6 days a week for 10 hours everyday only to be given a paycut...and it's been 4 years of thins. Things are not getting better. I am a game designer ,I am open to starting over from scratch and learn new skills if I have to ,if anyone can please give me an opportunity or a roadmap to how to find a job with work life balance before the end of the year please tell me. submitted by /u/Aviaturix [link] [commen”
“I'm a junior 3D environment artist working at a AAA outsourced game studio in Southeast Asia. They just tasked me with completing 25 modular wooden wall assets within 24 hours. It’s completely ridiculous, but instead of hiring more people or pulling support from other projects, they dumped the whole thing on me. Should I just say 'screw it,' work my regular hours, and leave? Honestly, I don't even care if I get laid off at this point. I've been staying late constantly just to”
“So I got laid off in April after seven years at the same place. Had some savings and a decent severance. I was just completely burnt out so I took six weeks off and did absolutely nothing. Thought I was just taking a breather but I ended up completely disappearing from the professional world and that was a BIG mistake. When I finally tried to get back in the game my resume was already pretty dated. Every job posting looked like it was asking for a completely different version of me. I fired off”