Eric and RL, you are right to an extent... but I am not miserable and I have BEEN putting it out there for all to see. They've known how I feel the whole time I've been here. There are certain things that I could have probably fought harder for, but most would have ended in my termination. My wife does not make enough on her own to support us as a family, or I would have been long gone by now. What sucks is I love working with computers… I just understand them for some reason. I am not an expert by any means though. I consider myself a jack of all trades, and an ace at none. I’d have to say that being a people person is probably my best trait. I get along with just about anyone, and anyone that I don’t get along with doesn’t like me for their own personal reasons, which is fine by me might I add; and even still I can’t find myself to be mad at them. It might aggravate me because I do not purposely have problems with ANYONE, but I do not hate that person. I am too kind hearted sometimes, but is that my curse? I clearly stated what I needed to make to take the job, and they gave me their word they would meet that after a year… well, I’ve done my job, gotten raises, but still not to what I asked for to begin with. Now I’m being told that if I ask for more money I will be fired. So… I like the job, and it is great experience if I want to continue to work in IT… BUT with IT only comes everyone else’s problems. That is the only thing that I will ever get a call about, so it doesn’t make for a very upbeat day if you know what I mean. Not to mention, most of the people that I deal with would rather be stuck up and think that their chit don’t stink, when in all actuality, they caused the problem themselves by doing something they weren’t supposed to do. So it’s a big screwed up circle. I have been looking for a new job in IT closer to home, but with no luck. I have a ton of experience, but I do not have the credentials to back it up. No certs or anything besides an Associate in Science. So I’m either stuck at where I’m at, or take a major pay decrease and try doing something new, again. I guess it’s just disturbing when you get somewhere, and get comfortable, but then find out how people really are, and how they will treat you on a regular basis. Is it too much to ask that if I’m busting my a$$ for you, for you to treat me with the respect that I deserve, and stick to your word??? Is there not a business owner out there that appreciates his/her employees enough to tell them just that every now and then, and treat them like it as well??? I may sound like I am complaining, and to an extent I am, but come on now… be serious here! Don’t you think that a company full of people that enjoy (to an extent) where they work would be much more productive than an environment that everyone is uncomfortable in and gets mistreated? I understand that you have to run a business, I do, but can there not be an easy medium? I’ve been looking for a job for a while now, and nothing has showed its face. The only thing I know to do now is find some manual labor, and get the hell out of dodge. I’m pretty scared of what is to come with the money situation and everything else that comes along with a new job, so pray for my family, if you do that sort of thing, because we are going to need it in the coming months. Thanks for the input and support guys. I have still not made a decision, but the more I think about it, the more my gut tells me to chunk em the dueces!
I guess it's the feeling of the unknown and it being out of my control that really gets to me.
