Overworked but underpaid

Redsanta wrote: ↑STDs???

Redsanta wrote: ↑STDs???

newbie2019 wrote: ↑ I feel horribly overworked at my current job. My boss is very knowledgeable and good at solving problems. Issue is - he never does the work!! He is also a yes man that always cater to higher-ups and then allocates work to the team, with no considerations of what we already have at hand.

Everyone's plate is so full but work just keeps coming. Most of us are very close to getting STD. One member recently gave up and applied for government's caregiving due to school closed (legit reason, 3 kids no school). The team got even short handed.

When I confronted my boss he actually tells me it's normal for one to work 10+ hours during WFH. Problem is we don't get paid for 10+ hours. Every time when someone mentions to boss that we are working OT, he said it's our time management problems. Well obviously it's because he never does the actual work so he still feels everything gets done in a click!!

My wife keeps complaining as she does not understand why I am so busy. I just gave her lame excuses that IT hits hard due to WFH. I can longer fool her, things just don't improve but get worse.

Due to overworking I don't have much energy left to look for other jobs. Companies want to expand online business so new projects kept coming. They do hire new people but it's mostly leaders not workers, like someone has extensive experience in the new areas or programs that the company tires to get in. Hiring is mostly external not internal. More people make decisions mean more work needs to be done.

Basically I am feeling very hopeless and counting my days for a STD claim. How can I leave this shithole?

Sepiraph wrote: ↑ You need to find a new job. Stop doing unpaid OT and use the time instead to ideally skill up and/or apply for new job, otherwise it's just an endless cycle of rat race.

spike1128 wrote: ↑ OP you have no say if you are salary based and no union environment. That's how usually bosses do, kiss ass, give all work to subordinates, then take the credit. Then again, he either do that or fight with his boss. Then he will be fired. Sometimes middle management as no choice.

XmasTreelights wrote: ↑ I feel for you. I hate working from home. I hate that people expect more. I hate that they send emails at 8pm and say respond tonight and know there is no where else you could be.

I feel isolated and have no socialization which was one decent thing about work. Taking a break. Talking about something other than work and then getting back at it. You are basically alone and frankly living to work. Now, you set up calls to talk about work and then leave and do work, eat dinner and work more and work and work and work and work and work. All the f ing time.

It's horrible. I hate it.

Employers out there, no, we do not like it. No. We are not more efficient.

I'm pretty close to just quitting and maybe going back to work next year but I'd miss out on EI. I know any job I get is going to be work from home.

Sad thing is that it sounds like it could be part time work from home for ever. That is a little better but I still would hate it.

I like to keep work and home separate. It is not now and it really sucks.