Doing the job of a higher role without the promotion or pay

“I quit! Without going into detail, I was performing many duties of a role above my pay grade for a couple years. When the opportunity came to promote me into the role, they hired external instead.”source ↗

“So I get random LinkedIn message from a recruiter who I have never heard of last week.”source ↗

“The recruiter that reached out to me is his admin assistants best friend from college and he wanted to test me if I was looking to test the market.”source ↗

“Not too long ago I was so fed up with the bs in my nonprofit job that I quit. Eight years plus, six figure salary, not worth it.”source ↗

“This is the feedback I received today when I asked if my company would reimburse me for the exam. I got a five minute spiel about the expense of the clothes and makeup required to be client facing.”source ↗

“I currently work in Industry and my role "doesn't require" a CPA (i'm an analyst) but I was also shot down getting am FMVA.”source ↗

“I was doing the work of 3 people. I know, because they had to hire 3 people to cover my responsibilities after I left.”source ↗

“I’m in my final 5 business days of the worst HR job I’ve had up to this point, and ofc nothing is getting easier on my way out.”source ↗

“My mental health is tanking and my anxiety is through the roof because of these things that have come up.”source ↗

“I’m so miserable.”source ↗

“Nine years ago I was in a toxic situation with management expecting miracles from me and the team I managed. When I gave a realistic reaction to what they were demanding, I was written up for not being a team player and not being positive enough.”source ↗

“What a piece of shit. I need to get out of SF ecosystem.”source ↗

“10 years, last 4 taking on VP responsibilities without the pay, and just found out another person with less experience and no industry credential was promoted to the same level as me.”source ↗

“The nightmare boss finally left but my confidence is shot.”source ↗

“They took every opportunity to cut me down and continued to tell me I wasn't good enough and neither are my staff.”source ↗

“How do you rebuild confidence after a monster boss?”source ↗

“I started this NPO job several months ago. At first, it seemed great! I have 10 YoE and decided, once one of my contracts came to an end, I wanted to pivot to a new mission and focus as opposed to finding more contracts. I did, but now I'm feeling a lot of regret.”source ↗

“I have a few different managers of varying experience levels and I often feel like I'm being set up to fail by all but 1.”source ↗

“I keep blaming myself and finding where I can fix things. Ive not encountered an issue like this before and its really taking a toll on me.”source ↗

“I ignored that a red flag is when I come home in tears about 2 months in.”source ↗

“Late that same day she calls me in and hands me not one, but TWO full ass write ups.”source ↗

“I felt like a child.”source ↗

“I called her and told her I cant work the rest of the day because my judgement is bad because I can't trust it right now.”source ↗

“The calls after working hours, late-night messages, delayed paychecks, and accusations that I wasn't moving projects forward all contributed to this decision.”source ↗

“Also, being told, "I need more from your position to justify the salary," caused me a lot of unnecessary stress.”source ↗

“That’s the most toxic shit I’ve ever heard of… you need to get out of there ASAP.”source ↗

“One of our managers clearly seems to favour one particular employee.”source ↗

“Another employee made a similar mistake and was pulled into a meeting and given a fairly serious warning. That employee later came to HR and said they felt they were being treated differently.”source ↗

“I raised the inconsistency with the manager, but they basically said they know the employee well and that there are “reasons” for being more flexible with them.”source ↗

“If you want advancement in the leasing world, this company will make you wait 3-4 years, you want to be the lead leasing agent?”source ↗

“Do you have anything else lined up? I am chained to golden handcuffs, still living paycheck to paycheck (divorce, etc). I feel like I’m losing my sanity but can’t afford to lose my job.”source ↗

“Fuk me our mandatory Marcs Keynote watch party is going to be all positive vibes tomorrow. Yay”source ↗

“feels like a half-step promotion they made up so they can say they gave you something without actually bumping your pay band to senior level”source ↗

“I’ve worked in public accounting for almost 4 years now. This past year has been the hardest emotionally, and I’m torn between my love for continuous learning and technical growth and being treated like crap by partners because the WIP is too high.”source ↗

“CBIZ is honestly so full of shit. I’m glad I left last year. I work somewhere else, where, they do not do that “experienced” crap. You go from associate to senior.”source ↗

“Fake promotion, CBIZ also does "supervisor" in between senior and manager. It's hilarious.”source ↗

“The nepotism thing is everywhere in property management though, seen it at like 3 companies already”source ↗

“I have had great bosses, but my confidence has been shot because of the mental health issues and I just don't feel like I've ever fully bounced back.”source ↗

“So many mental health things have been triggered for me.”source ↗