Hi all following along
This is a good and an interesting topic
Earlier this year I realised I needed to leave my job because of :
Toxic environment
Cliques
Poor Management
Boring work
Long hours of doing nothing productive
In the end it was a "job" not "work". I think spending some time working for free this year with my internship that has gone for 3 months has taught me a great deal about what I am both capable of and also what I'm not capable of.
Volunteering is the same and when covid gets under wraps I am looking into volunteering time with homeless shelters. I have been working near this industry for the past few months with my new contract job and I have found that a sector of society is so often glanced over.
@Shaz51 in your initial article you said that management has a huge effect on so much and yes I agree with you it does. I saw that at my old job and my current one. At my old one it was just like complaints and suggestions would fall on deaf ears. It got to a point where they introduced a suggestion box - it was a bit insulting. And the way they managed recruitment stank of nepotism. I even heard of story of one woman who had worked there close to 10 years who had to take time off sick. She came back to find that she had been put in a job share arrangement with someone much younger who was related to a manager. How absurd.
I also found out that there have been 2 people who have held my job before me. I initially put this down to the fact that it was a contract position and that they were looking for jobs while working there. but I also think it was this along with management of my reporting supervisor who is very much a micromanager
I think it's just what we can call "experience" in the end. It's both good and bad. I have had good experiences as well and made a friend from my old job who i still talk with. I also got a good reference too. So I guess there are silver linings too all things. I rmember working for 3 weeks in the state election in the management office and it was a funny time. The manager was a character and he said some very funny things. It was a good reference to get me further.
I sometimes think of work and jobs as a bit like a computer game where you need to build up experience and skills before you progress to the next level of your character.
I am 27 but sometimes I feel older from all the experience - lol
Take care all and thanks to
@Shaz51 and others for sharing their experiences
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