u/Harudaneko

I'm 17, and I've been working for a while now. I know I'm young and I'm supposed to be grateful, and honestly, most days I am. But today I need to get this out somewhere.

A few weeks ago, I was assigned extra work that wasn't mine. Someone else's responsibility, passed down to me without much explanation. I took it. Didn't complain. Did the work.

The people above me looked at it. Said it was fine. Gave me the go-ahead.

So I submitted it.

It didn't go well on the receiving end. Someone higher up wasn't happy. Said it wasn't good enough. Said it lacked effort.

And the people who told me it was fine? They immediately sided with the higher-ups. Said they had already addressed the issues with me. That they had already talked to me about it.

They had me revise it before all of this, the night before, but later on, they approved it after revisions. I submitted it, and it all went wrong after that.

One of them raised their voice at me about it.

I sat there and just said yes. Nodded. Kept my face neutral. Because I didn't know what else to do, I'm 17. I have no degree. This job pays more than most people my age could ever dream of right now, and I know that. So I swallowed it.

But I keep thinking, was I wrong? Like, genuinely, did I miss something? Because from where I was standing, I followed every step. Got approval. Submitted. And somehow still ended up as the problem.

I'm also behind on my actual work because I've been covering for a coworker who went MIA right after we both signed on. I don't want to assume the worst about her situation, but the timing is hard to ignore.

I'm not looking to quit. I can't. But I'm starting to feel like I can't fully trust the environment I'm in, and that's a weird, heavy thing to carry when you're just trying to do your job well.

Has anyone been in something like this before? How did you handle it without burning everything down?

I'm 17, and I've been working for a while now. I know I'm young and I'm supposed to be grateful, and honestly, most days I am. But today I need to get this out somewhere.

A few weeks ago, I was assigned extra work that wasn't mine. Someone else's responsibility, passed down to me without much explanation. I took it. Didn't complain. Did the work.

The people above me looked at it. Said it was fine. Gave me the go-ahead.

So I submitted it.

It didn't go well on the receiving end. Someone higher up wasn't happy. Said it wasn't good enough. Said it lacked effort.

And the people who told me it was fine? They immediately sided with the higher-ups. Said they had already addressed the issues with me. That they had already talked to me about it.

They had me revise it before all of this, the night before, but later on, they approved it after revisions. I submitted it, and it all went wrong after that.

One of them raised their voice at me about it.

I sat there and just said yes. Nodded. Kept my face neutral. Because I didn't know what else to do, I'm 17. I have no degree. This job pays more than most people my age could ever dream of right now, and I know that. So I swallowed it.

But I keep thinking, was I wrong? Like, genuinely, did I miss something? Because from where I was standing, I followed every step. Got approval. Submitted. And somehow still ended up as the problem.

I'm also behind on my actual work because I've been covering for a coworker who went MIA right after we both signed on. I don't want to assume the worst about her situation, but the timing is hard to ignore.

I'm not looking to quit. I can't. But I'm starting to feel like I can't fully trust the environment I'm in, and that's a weird, heavy thing to carry when you're just trying to do your job well.

Has anyone been in something like this before? How did you handle it without burning everything down?

So nagtatayo kami ng side project with my co-founders, it’s B2B SaaS basically.

Then my boss found out and said I need to shut it down AND any other businesses while I work for them.
Here's the thing, I actually READ my contract.

Ang sabi lang niya is I can't work for a competing business. My work is a completely different industry. Walang kinalaman sa project na ginawa namin ang ginagawa nila.

So I'm like... where exactly in this contract does it say I have to shut down everything?😭

Sinabi ko sa kanila na hindi siya competitor. Hindi rin siya affecting my performance. I even said I'm willing to drop it if it truly conflicts, but they just said "shut it down" without explaining which clause requires that.

Anyway I'm not shutting it down.

My team is running it while I focus on my job. CTO is building, CMO is handling content and outreach, co-founder is overseeing ops. We're in the email list and demo stage pa lang.

Playing the long game. Saving up. Then going all in when the time is right.🙏