https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 00:45:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786948 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:32:04 +0000 codeitall 2786948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stuck out a job because I needed the maternity benefits and then I was job hunting for several months to find the right fit. Start looking now. It will take a while to find the perfect fit. It will also help you feel like you are making progress in some direction. Plus, once everyone started jumping ship, I got a couple raises to try and keep me (unsuccessfully of course) and I was able to leverage a better offer from my new job.</p> <p>While you are looking at a variety of job descriptions, aim to learn the things you see listed but don't necessarily have yet. Read up and learn new technology, or lead a project to upgrade something. Even tackling one piece of maintenance and automating it or eliminating the need for it would be an awesome thing to put on a resume while keeping you engaged and busy at your job.</p> <p>I know it is so hard to be in a maintenance position because the rest of your team has been laid off. That was the whole last year of my job. When I was interviewing, it became clear to me that I valued the projects at the beginning of my tenure but didn't really enjoy my work at the end. That was a really nice affirmation that looking was the right thing to do even though it took forever to find the right fit.</p> <p>And if you are taking any of your frustration with your job home, imagine how much better it will be for the whole family if you like your job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786939 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:27:49 +0000 MaryM 2786939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you talk to managers about plans for the future? </p> <p>I was looked over for a promotion (which I now realize I wouldn't have wanted, so no hard feelings), and when the new person came on board, they realized that I was performing WELL above my title. We were able to craft a new job description and a tiny raise, but because it was mid-year and new leadership had just been hired for our department, there wasn't a budget to get me what I deserved. But I was willing to get them to agree that it would be written into the next budget. </p> <p>If you can show that you're valuable and stable (when everyone around you is not), you might have a chance. I only ended up getting a raise when two people got laid off. I felt awful about it...but they were two people that weren't pulling their weight, while I was going above and beyond. </p> <p>See if they can think of any creative ways to help you along (or at least help craft a plan) if you don't necessarily want to leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786932 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:54:23 +0000 gingerbebe 2786932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: On a strategic level, I would stick it out. Even if I got a promotion with no pay bump, I'd do it to leverage that position to a lateral position elsewhere. Or use it to counter your current employer for more pay once you have another job offer in hand. Worse case scenario is they say no and then you leave, since you say you don't need the job anyway.</p> <p>I would also obviously looking for a job you like better in the meantime, but no harm in trying to pad your resume however you can while you're there.</p> <p>I think everyone has like a job that is soul-sucking and that is the no-brainer quit type job, but a job that on balance benefits your family and could give you the means to get a better job seems worth sticking around for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786838 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:17:31 +0000 snowjewelz 2786838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My job is not super crappy; but it's not the best. I switched when I moved and it's pretty much one of a few companies in my industry close to where I live. So I am staying put as having a 20 min commute with young kids is really important to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786817 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:31:44 +0000 Corduroy 2786817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: Thanks, I am looking and will continue to look. I am definitely looking for the right position.</p> <p>Since we’ve lost more than half our team people are being asked to take on roles of the level above them + their own work. No promotion and no pay increase. Some are balking at this and quitting. I’m looking to move up so this seems like a way in but I don’t want to be a doormat. Or end up with the promotion in the end but not the pay bump that goes with it. I’ve never seen the “acting” set up go well. I’ve only seen it end in burnout. But maybe it works well for people in their next company?</p> <p>@Mama Bird: The position isn’t bad in theory but I came in during a period of heavy maintenance instead of innovation. It was supposed to be 6 months like that, then 2 years, and now they’ve slashed the group so much we can’t do anything but maintenance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786812 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:40:47 +0000 nana87 2786812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not me but dh--dh has been at a company now for 10 (!!) years now that's had it's ups and downs. He's stuck it out because the pluses outweighed the negatives (he works from home, has flexibility, good pto and benefits, and is usually able to be done at the end of the day. There were a couple years where they kept promising him a promotion "next year" and "next year..." Last May they did some restructuring that was majorly disappointing to him, but he found out another department internally was hiring and he was able to make a lateral shift that has been nothing but positive for him. The new department is run very differently--he used to be on the research side, which was not well-respected within the company, which is stupid but just the company culture (like, he kept getting passed over promotions because they would only allow 1 per year in his entire department). In his new department, which is client-facing, everything is just based off performance, not department-level quotas, and now he gets commission on top of his base salary </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786728 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:24:42 +0000 Mama Bird 2786728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stuck out a bad period at work, but it wasn't the job itself. The job was good, the people too, but there was a management problem. The junior staff had too many people who could manage us, but who weren't communicating with each other to figure out if they're piling too much on us. Once management recognized that we're understaffed and need a clearer command structure, things got better. </p> <p>DH, on the other hand, had a job that took a nosedive from him being a shoo-in for promotion, to him being harassed and undermined. He tried to stick it out but it only got worse. To be fair, he started job hunting as soon as it became clear that the new bosses won't even let him do his job, never mind any advancement... but the job hunt took a couple of years, most of which was going downhill. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786717 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:53:02 +0000 HappyBaker 2786717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably start looking but be more picky about what I apply for than if I was desperately in need of a job, know what I mean? Like only apply for things that you really think you'd want to do / sound like a great fit instead of just any job near you that you qualify for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/benefits-to-sticking-with-a-crappy-job#post-2786713 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:38:00 +0000 Corduroy 2786713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you stayed through a crappy period of work and had it pay off? My job is “in a two year slump” as my boss has put it and I haven’t figured out my next step. I’m wondering if there’s any way to get something out of this period... or if I’m being naive and should just jump ship. </p> <p>I got laid off a year ago when my employer moved out of state. I quickly landed a job with one of the biggest employers in my field in the area. I didn’t love the work so I’ve been looking the right opportunity elsewhere since. In July, when I was waiting to hear if I got the promotion I was asked to apply for, our group was cut in half, promotions cancelled and raises frozen. Last month there was another round of layoffs. People are quitting every week. Supposedly the company is doing fine financially but trimming in anticipation of going public. </p> <p>I didn’t like the work much when I started with the company and it’s only gotten worse. I think they really like me and want to reward/retain me but have nothing they can offer at the moment.</p> <p>On the positive side, the job is close to home. I work normal office hours. I don’t think about work outside the office (barring these layoffs). Pay is decent. I also don’t have to travel which is uncommon in my field. Another positive is that I don’t have to work so I could quit if this situation becomes too toxic for me. </p> <p>What should I be focused on in this crappy time? Has anyone made lemonade out of lemons like this? </p>