I'm in the final stages of possibly landing a job at a phenomenal company out of state, in an area I'd love to move to. My SO and I would rent out there but we need to sell our house first. His job is flexible so no issue there and we don't have kids. Luckily we live in a desirable area where the houses…
Here are a things to keep in mind:
1. Doubt doesn’t make you an imposter, it makes you human.
2. You’re never going to know everything - no one does. …
Since then, I’ve been actively applying for jobs but rarely hear back. When asked why I’m looking for a new job in interviews, I haven’t always been sincere, giving different reasons. Recently, I decided to be upfront and told an interviewer that I was made redundant. But their response thre…
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We work in an environment where we HAVE to work closely together. There is no ignoring, avoiding or keeping my distance. Some of my guy friends in other…
I keep seeing the same job postings on Linkedin, Simplyhired, & Indeed. I need to get out of my job within the next month ASAP b/c my Supervisor is repeating the same behavior from last year where she takes extended leave EVERYTIME she has a family event that comes up & she says sh…
I need advice on an ongoing situation at my job which seems to be getting worse. Background: I am a 67 year old female working part time (30 hours) at a restaurant/gift shop. Been there 4 years.
About two months ago they hired a man…
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maria rose
You said it in your post statement, I don’t like this job but I need the coverage it offers which states very concisely that you can’t afford to just walk out the door an quit however frustrating because that impulsive reaction will cause you more than dealing with the frustration of dealing as you described it—a bunch of old men. You didn’t give much details about your job other than it is a small office setting and you are the single female and I do get the impression that there’s an age difference between yourself and the rest of those working, which explains half your “frustrations “ about the job situation. You walked into this job expecting to create by your presence a better way to get the job done because you had a fresh approach but did not understand or care to invest time into the nitty gritty daily details of a daily workplace . The Google office setup—where there’s a staffed coffee cafe and a person who does the menial tasks, you don’t like or expect to do, only exist in companies that have a large network and so much extra money that those “trivial needs and tasks” can be subcontracted to another level of hired workers. . You are working in what is called a real life office job where everyone has a role to do because it is a team effort. How you assumed or were passed the tasks of getting the coffee and other things had to have occurred because you took on those tasks probably because you didn’t like the way the coffee area was maintained to your liking as you became part of the team of that small office which appears to be a group of individuals all working together for a common purpose. Your frustration at feeling like an outsider to the main group means you haven’t made Incorporated yourself into the role because you wanted them ( being older) to mentor you into the role and didn’t get it as you expected—another example of preconceived mental view of what your jog should be rather than understanding the reality of the situation. If you’re that frustrated with your job and want to find another opportunity, I am not going to discourage you but you should evaluate your expectations of your job and know how to realize from the interview process whether the job offers you the opportunity you are seeking before getting disappointed/discouraged in another job. Remember it’s important that you fit the job description not that you are the creator of the job unless you are intending to become the entrepreneur developer of your own business. But at least you realize that you can’t just quit because you do need the job for financial stability. What you have is a very solvable issue if approached correctly.—good luck
Anonymous
Original poster here, large company, I knew the job going into and I am not doing anything that I was told I would be doing. Instead they are treating me like I should be the help. It is a privately owned company at owned by these men, I was the EA. I walked away from this role and feel so much better. The only reason I work is for insurance, otherwise we are financially stable. If I have to be off for a few months we can more than afford to cover us on COBRA. I would never take a job that I don’t fit the role for. You made a ton of assumptions in your post that were very inaccurate.
Megan Leasher
Play the game as you work your way to find something better, where you are fully respected!