#JobDisappointment #MovingOn #SelfWorth
Hey everyone! 👋 Let’s talk about job disappointments and moving on from them. Have you ever left a job due to a toxic supervisor, only to find yourself feeling sad even after landing a new job?
I recently quit a job because of a toxic supervisor, and after 8 long months of searching, I finally found a new job. But I can’t shake off the disappointment – I’m making $12K less than I did at my old job! 😔
How do you cope with this kind of frustration? Here are some possible solutions:
– Focus on the positives of your new job, like a healthier work environment and a fresh start 🌱
– Remember that your worth isn’t defined by your salary – prioritize your mental health and happiness 💪
– Consider negotiating for a higher salary or seeking out growth opportunities in your current position 📈
What do you think? Any other tips to share with those going through a similar situation? Let’s support each other through these challenges! 💼 #CareerAdvice #SupportCommunity
Use it as a lesson to make better decisions. It’s a job, treat it like that and next time don’t quit until you have something else already lined up.
It’s 12k not 50k. 12k less starting is totally fine, sure shirt term might sting but long term it’s the absolute play
I’m about to make 72K less in a manual labor job because I can’t find work in my field, or even basic level administrative work. My former workplace was so toxic that my former supervisor is leaving soon.
It could be worse. You could be as pathetic as me. You’re not.
You were 8 months unemployed… of course your value on the open market is significantly less.
One position I applied for is only gonna pay 60k. I used to make 76k. Sucks, but I gotta have a job to try to make rent at the very least.
So what was so toxic about your former boss?
Is your former supervisor still in a position of power? I think that should be a consideration in your regret.
use it as a lesson or sign him up a bag of dicks or something .
What’s done is done and what’s meant for you will come to you! Forget the past.. Just do what you have to do here and maneuver your way around negatives.. not everything requires your peace of mind! You’ll be at a better place soon, persevere!!
I don’t want to say 12K isn’t bad because I don’t know your situation. That 12K could very well be life changing. I was let go from my job in April and just recently found a new job. $20K less on annual salary and 22K less on potential annual bonus.
If $12K is a make-or-break amount, take the job, get the experience back on the resume and look for the next opportunity. Who knows, in 6-8 months’ time you could get yourself a little promotion and be back to even. Stay positive while at the job, chalk the 1K up to the cost of your mental well-being and daily enjoyment. Try not to focus on the negative and good things will fall into place.
I was like you back then (well I’m still unemployed) wanting to leave my job because what I came to realize was that I was just a person who would do their friends work (been told I would grow in the company but eventually led to them demoting me – did everything they could but I haven’t quit cause I didn’t find another job and so they fired me a few months back).
Personally, I would talk it out. Communication is key but if they aren’t willing to do so then it’s more than likely you’re not going enjoy working for them.
Not making it work isn’t just dependent on you. It’s who you work with (I hate saying who people work for because you work for yourself).
Anyways good luck on your new role. Who knows maybe you’ll get promoted and make more than where you once were. I’m still searching and it’s been dreadful.
Sometimes, with toxic workplaces, a pay cut evens out with mental health/work-life/stress reduction benefits. May just need to remind yourself that jobs can pay in other ways than money. Yeah it still sucks and the economy is shit, but you may be happier in a better environment.
The job market right now is really in a weird place. Wages are not catching up to inflation so while you’re taking not that big of a pay cut in the scheme of things, it feels more painful because $12k is worth more than just a few years ago.
I would take pride in the fact that you got an offer and it’s much easier to find a job with a job than to be out there with everyone else searching without one. The job market goes through cycles – it’s in a down cycle for most industries right now. It will eventually swing the other way, sometimes you just have to ride it out and keep searching even if it may take more time.
But this is temporary.
Also your job does not define your self-worth. It’s just that: a job.
Here is what I have learned from being unemployed for 8 months:
I will invest in my salary whatever that entails, and will probably seek financial counselling to make sure I will be good financially. I don’t think having one source of income is good enough anymore as job security is not guaranteed no matter what field you are in or how senior you are.
I am naturally not business minded (more of a book worm) but I feel like I am being pushed into business by this economy and my desire to never have to face this again.
I don’t want to be on survival mode nor do I want to be filthy rich. A comfortable life that provides me shelter, food, and hobbies is good enough for me.
It’s more important to be happy.
Figure our how much to put in RRSP and drop your tax bracket. You will end up around the same.
I know some people are shitting on your decision to leave your toxic work place, but please don’t let them get to you.
People on the internet are so cruel and brutal and inhumane. A toxic work environment is painful. People who haven’t gone through it won’t understand. Now that you got this job, continue applying to other jobs and see if you can move to another role in a year that pays more.
Good luck.
I understand your frustration. I was almost in your shoes when I was unemployed. Luckily I was able to get something that paid the same. Right now I make over six figures if I had to take a job paying 12k less I could live my life but yes I’d be disappointed because no one ever said pay me less. You did what you had to for the moment. Think about the job, environment and your life style. Can can you pay bills plus extra and do you generally feel good about the job? If these are a yes then pick yourself up and keep moving. If not then keep looking while you work at this job for something that pays what you want to earn. Always be proud that you’re taking care of yourself and doing your best!
I’m a 51-year-old single mom, and am coming up on a year unemployed since being laid off in August, and this was after being laid off in 2020 from a different job-up until then, I’ve had decent tenures at all previous jobs and was never laid off or fired.
I am hoping against hope that a job in the works pans out because I need one so badly, but the job will pay less than half of what I made previously (I’s be going back to what I made 20 years ago, which sucks for retirement), and it’s in a very different field and atmosphere (from office to heavy manufacturing).
But, I keep thinking that if the job and people are decent, I know that the days will be less mentally taxing, so…
The military is hiring
I know how you feel. I left a job for another one that pays almost $20k less BUT I’m way happier.
My situation is different though as I WFH and barely do anything lol.
You have to either accept it and be happy since that’s a choice or find something else to replace your new job to find that happiness. You gotta make it work for you.
I quit a really toxic job a few months ago and I’m beginning to think it was a career ender. I’m almost 50 and female. I may as well be dead.
That’s okay. It’s gonna take you to the right direction. I left a $90k job for a $70k job that was less stress. Then I started to make more and now make almost 6 figures again in the span of 2 years. Things will work out.
My current job, I make about $100k /yr but I hate working at my job. The people/environment sucks. I was offered a job somewhere else before my current job that pays $80k. Everyone was nice and there’s less work. Unfortunately I went for the higher money and now I’m miserable. Honestly I’d rather go lower and be happy.
Is your new supervisor toxic? If they offered you a 12k raise to work for your old supervisor would you take it?
Dont give up, sometimes we need to take a few steps back to move forward later. I had to do it and the first few years it was rough. But push forward and work for better days ahead.