Burning out, Frustrated with Job, Feeling pressured to Continue or be deemed "Incapable."
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Burning out, Frustrated with Job, Feeling pressured to Continue or be deemed "Incapable."
About a year a go I put in an application for an Office Manager position. While this was a step outside of my comfort zone and previous experiences, I felt capable to fulfill the job description, knowing it would be a learning experience, and that an office job was a needed change for my health.
I was immediately called for a phone interview, and went for on site interview shortly after, but didn't hear back for another month. In the mean time I had gotten a job at a coffee shop as a manager and was experience extreme work place politics and lack of training. The office called me back after a month of this and offered me the office manager job.
Glady I took it, but the first day of training took me by surprise as they had tacked on another role to the position - HR Generalist, but didn't raise the offered rate of pay. This was also when I realized their "team" environment meant I was the team and they, as the owners, and pretty busy themselves with different locations, would not have very much communication with me or be in the office much of the time.
So here I am, 9 months into a job I didn't apply for or interview for, being paid well below what the job entails (including the 90-day raise and change to salary rather than hourly), juggling 10 different businesses for hiring, recruitment, orientations, offers, office cleaning and management, and any other odd project they throw my way.
On top of all this, there was no office systems in place and any suggestion of getting one set up (and I work on getting set up and start implementing) gets shot down as "unnecessary use of my time." They are treating me like a co-owner in work, but I have no say in the businesses, and not being paid enough for everything they expect me to do.
Every time I try to set up a meet with them to go over solutions or problems, they get too busy to attend. Honestly I think they have taken on too much on themselves, and expecting me to do the same and "take on the company as my own" but I have my own business plans and life goals and visions that now I don't have time, energy, or money to pursue.
Any time that a complaint comes up, either from an employee, candidate, or past employee, it is always shot down as that they were trying to "take advantage" of the business or the owners. Frankly, I don't understand this mentality and is something that I have run from in past jobs, deeming it toxic to growth and learning.
I really don't know how to continue. Part of me want to just quit, but I'm scared to enter the job market again. The other part of me want to continue and push through to see where it goes for the long run...and to not be labeled as "incapable."
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