#WorkLifeBalance #MentalHealthMatters #JobRedFlags
Hey everyone! 🌟 I wanted to share a little piece of my journey in the workplace because I think it’s super important for all of us to reflect on how we treat ourselves for a job. Have you ever been in a situation where your job made you feel like family, but it felt more like a trap?
Here’s a quick rundown of my story:
- Started with a local business in 2022, initially loved the freedom and the supportive environment.
- Everything changed when my supervisor and manager both quit, and I was unexpectedly thrust into the manager role with zero training. 😳
- Days off quickly turned into being on-call, and my anxiety hit the roof while I tried to juggle too much at once.
- When we closed the storefront and I became solely office admin, my hours skyrocketed without any extra pay — not cool! 😕
- Eventually, things hit a boiling point. After a tense phone call with the owner (who always preached about family), I decided it was time to walk away. 🚶♂️
- Now, I’m in a job that pays three times more, respects my time, and puts my well-being first. 🎉
Reflecting on my experience, I realized that the phrase “We’re like family here” can often be a major red flag. 🚩 It’s all too easy to get caught in a cycle of overworking and sacrificing your health for the sake of a job that doesn’t truly value you as a person.
So, here’s my takeaway: **Don’t break yourself for a job that claims to treat you like family.** Your health and happiness should always come first! 💖
What about you? Have you ever felt the pressure to “give it your all” for a job that didn’t return the favor? 🤔 Feel free to share your experiences or tips on setting boundaries! Let’s help each other out! 👍
Any job that calls you family is only doing it to emotionally manipulate you. You can love your job. You can love your coworkers. but unless you happen to literally work with your family, they ain’t family.
Family businesses means they expect to underpay you so they can go on extra cruises.
I was just laid off from a “we’re all a family” company, and I was interviewing with the company I’m starting with soon, and I was shocked when one of the interviewers started talking about how much she hates the toxic “we’re all a family” bullshit, and how they don’t use language like that there. So hopefully that means it’s not quite as toxic as most of the jobs I’ve had