I left a good job for one in which I’ll be able to make more money down the line, but it’s a little bit of an investment in the short term. I was fine with this because I’ve always wanted to start my own company, and I knew that I wouldn’t jump into making loads of cash right away.
I’m not the type of person who needs to be totally comfortable at work; I used to work in landscaping, so I’m not afraid of pushing myself to new limits. This is an office setting, though, and the things I’m dealing with are not the sorts of things I can solve just by pushing myself physically.
For example, I’ve always been respectful of my bosses, and it seems that might be a questionable trait here because my boss and I are doing a lot of the same tasks, meaning that often times we are in competition with each other. Yesterday, he encouraged one of our salespeople to push for someone to get hired that he found, over someone I found (we are recruiters), putting me in the situation of having to either just let it go or telling my boss that my Candidate was better suited for the role. I know this may sound minor, but it feels unfair that I have to compete with someone who can tell our coworkers what to do; what chance could anyone possibly have there? We could both find people and he could just tell everyone to only get his people hired.
I’ve thought about quitting, but I can’t afford to leave without another job lined up, and I’ve only been here for a couple of months, so I don’t think it would look good to any company if I tell them that I’m considering leaving so soon in. I can’t just leave because I have significant expenses, including a wife who can’t work because of health problems, and a son from a prior relationship.
I think just putting it out there like this will help. Maybe I’ll become a little bit clearer.
Thank you for this.
