Own Time.
Have you ever been afraid about being left behind by your friends and past classmates? Seeing them being successful while here you are stuck in the corner not knowing which path are you going to take? Here's what, I graduated college and study again for another 6 months to prepare for a board examination and I passed! Everyone was so happy I achieved their expectation and since I passed the exam the expectation gets higher and higher "she will surely be succesful in life!", "she'll have a great job for sure!" "She will surely have high salary!", what they don't know is that i'm still confused what will I become, I thought it would be easier but it gets tougher every single time. I was crying every night afraid of not being successful, afraid of disappointments, afraid of not being good enough. Then finally i decided to apply a job and I was invited for an interview! I am so happy that's my dream job omg, they just hired me! But something came up I needed an immediate operation and it requires one whole month to recover. Again I was lost and disheartened, and another job offer came up, i failed but it's fine I don't like the job anyway and many more . Then another job offer! I told myself finally! I was already completing my requirements and when my medical result came out, it feels like i was showered with iced water, I can't uttered a word my mind was blank, I was diagnosed with Hepatitis B, a lifetime liver disease. It feels like my life was shuttered. I was crying on my way home and my mom told me we'll get second opinion and still it was positive. I am so afraid I'm not getting enough sleep I can't eat properly my 50kg weight dropped to 45 kg in just a week. I don't want to wake up anymore. I just want to lie down in bed whole day. I don't want to face everybody. I feel like I was a big disappointment. But I saw a book from a book sale and it says "In God possibilities are not necessary so do not be afraid, He has plan just wait." That became my wake up call, I fixed myself I received a good news my liver is fine and the doctor told me I can still work like normal people do.I applied another job not thinking of anything but the thought that if God want's me to be here then good and if not it's okay I'll surely find another one. Then I decided to passed my resume in a therapy center (my dream job! behavior therapist). I was a bit nervous but that time, thinking if I would tell them my health condition. So when the hr asked me you have any health problem? I said yes, but doctor said its fine! I was praying like please God if this is for me I will gladly accept it and if not, its fine I'll leave to you all the decision I trust in you. Then the HR smiled at me saying "Okay I'll see you on Monday for your training!". I am so happy and grateful and realizes that we all have our own time, I don't have to compete with others because I have my own story, I have my own future to build, there's no need to rush, Surely God has planned our life even before we step our feet in this world, just trust Him and let Him lead your way. For all the job failures thank you I am here where I am today!
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Seeking Women Working in Corporate UK for a Research Interview
Hi everyone,
I'm a postgraduate student at the University of East Anglia (UEA) currently conducting a research study on how gender bias in performance appraisals influences women's career progression in corporate environments in the UK.
I'm looking to speak with women aged 18+ who have worked in a corporate role in the UK(in the past or currently) and have experienced at least one formal performance appraisal.
What’s involved?
•A one-to-one interview(via Microsoft Teams)
•Lasting about 45–60 minutes
•At a time that suits you
•All responses will be kept confidential and anonymised
• Your insights will help shape understanding around gender and career advancement
If you're open to sharing your experiences — or know someone who might be — I’d love to hear from you.
Just drop me a message here, or email me at [email protected], and I’ll send you more info and the Participant Information Sheet.
Thank you for supporting this important research!
Zenin Biju, UEA Postgraduate Researcher
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Benefits Question:
I have worked with my current employer 10+ years and am at our maximum PTO accrual rate of 5 weeks/year. I've been looking at changing companies and have interviewed with a few. When I talk to HR, they often tell me the benefits package and note that I'd start, as a new employee, at the bottom rung of PTO accrual (often 2 weeks). Is this often negotiable? Is it unreasonable to think that the same years of experience that make me a good fit for a role should also qualify me for the higher PTO accrual rate? I realize I may not get all the way to where I am today, but to go from 5 to 2 is a kick in the gut.
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Seeking professional opinions regarding sending a Thank You email, from your work email account, when interviewing for an internal position, but one that is in a different department than your current one.
Would this be appropriate, or should it be sent from a personal email account instead? Thank you in advance!
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Bored at Work
My job has a lot of ebbs and flows. The busy season is almost upon us, but right now I have absolutely nothing to do. I am so bored all day long. When I'm bored like this, I usually start looking for new jobs. I have to be challenged to be content. But I really enjoy my boss, and I'm trying to stay here for at least another year or two. Last time I experienced down time, I subscribed to Coursera and got a certificate. Right now, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. I don't really have funds (personal or professional development through work) to do anything that has a significant cost. Does anyone have recommendations on what I should do?
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Manager keeps pigeon-holing me based on ancient experience
I've been asking my manager for a new role for the past year, but they keep suggesting roles based on my past experience in a field I have no longer have any interest in and that I left almost 20 years ago.
My resume shows years of experience taking on higher-level work, but my manager ignores that and keeps saying, "we need someone who can handle (let's say) data entry, and we know you are an expert!" Yes, I've handled data entry, but I did this work a very, very long time ago and have no desire to return to it.
I'd rather management consider the interesting, much more challenging work I did right before they hired me a few years ago overseeing creative projects. How can I gently redirect them to my more recent experience that qualifies me for the higher-paying work I'd rather be considered for? I get it, the "need" someone to handle data entry, but find someone else as I already paid my dues and don't want to take on that work at this stage of my career?
As a side note, I do feel that management is saving the better jobs for certain favorite staffers and pawning off the undesirable roles to others who were hired before the new regime took over.
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