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I Proved My Manager Wrong (With a 52k Salary Increase)

For about 14 months, my manager has made it a habit to keep reminding me how "lucky" I am to have a job here. He dumps work on me that has nothing to do with my role, pressures me to stay late without logging the hours, rejects almost every idea I bring up, monitors every tiny thing I do, and somehow still finds a way to blame me when his own problems grow and blow up. It got to the point where just seeing his name pop up on my phone makes my stomach turn, because most likely he's coming in to yell at me about something I didn't even cause.

I asked for the work situation to change and for him to treat me like a human being. He basically said no. Then he took it further and told me I should be grateful for this position, that I'm not putting in enough effort, and that I won't find anything better anywhere else.

Turns out he was wrong. I've been quietly applying and doing interviews over the last 7 weeks, and now I have 8 offers. I'm about to sign the official paperwork for a better role that pays 52k more. The person who interviewed me will be my new manager, and they spoke to me with genuine respect, which was honestly shocking, but in the best possible way.

I'm writing my resignation letter now and I genuinely can't stop smiling.

Sometimes the smartest way to show your manager that they underestimated you is to be ready for the next opportunity that opens up in front of you. This requires good interview preparation that gives you the confidence . I recently came across a guide about job interview tips and found it may be useful for both of us.

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u/No_Table9297 — 2 days ago
▲ 440 r/InterviewVip

Last Day at Work and People Are Acting Like I'm Still Planning a Future Here

Just a little vent about offboarding instead of onboarding.

Today is my last day. I gave them three weeks' notice. Early this morning, my supervisor asked me if I was going to join the planning meeting for next month. I said, "I don't really feel like it would be very useful for me to hear what next month is supposed to look like..." He looked at me like I had just stuck a fork in his lunch and threw it across the room.

Then the person at the front desk said, "You must be buried in last-minute things they want you to finish before you leave! Your day must be so busy." I said, "I mean... This is my last day, I'm not going to torture myself over things they suddenly need from me."

My boss called me and asked if I had prepared my usual work for next month or something, because they're going to need at least 4 weeks before they have someone trained. What???? No, I didn't do that. It's not my job to keep the place running after I'm no longer employed here. This is genuinely absurd.

After that, the supervisor sent an email and copied my boss, about some trivial task from a few weeks ago that I hadn't gotten around to doing. He wanted to know why I hadn't finished his weirdly accumulated "to do" list. Again... This is my last day.

Am I going crazy??? I've worked in management roles before, and I've never expected someone to go above and beyond after they had already given three weeks' notice.

This is why I don't think you should wait until you're leaving a job to start preparing for the next one. You never know when you'll need to interview again, and being prepared can take a lot of the pressure off. I came across this post recently and it gives tips for virtual Interviews and helps to be less anxious

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u/No_Table9297 — 7 days ago
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HR people and hiring managers, wait two seconds before saying any nonsense

I just got a random call from an in-house recruiter. "You wrote that your French is fluent on your CV." "Yes, I wrote that. I studied a dual honours degree with French, lived in Belgium, and worked in more than one role in bilingual and multilingual environments." "Okay, but we need someone who can speak French fluently, and also read and write in it."

[In my head I was saying, sweetheart, do you even understand English?! 😁😳 At that point I changed direction and asked about the salary. She dodged and tried to book a Zoom call so she could "explain" the role to me.

HELLO, is this woman for real?

"I'm at a fairly advanced stage in a few other hiring processes, so I'd like to see where they go first. Thanks, have a nice day."

What I should have said: oui, espèce de conne mal élevée, va te faire cuire un oeuf 😁

*My CV literally says French - fluent/advanced - I haven't split it into speaking, listening, reading, and writing

A language degree isn't a weekend Duolingo streak. It means you read large amounts of literature, write long essays in the language, do translation, interpreting, oral exams... I did all of that alongside business classes and another language.

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Thanks to everyone for your responses. I appreciate the comments. They're genuinely helpful.

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u/No_Table9297 — 8 days ago
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My husband lost his IT job because of one bad decision, and we have 4 kids at home. How bad is this going to be?

My husband made an unbelievably stupid decision. He was supposed to be working, marked as available/online, and then he walked over to a nearby poker room and got caught playing while he was still on the clock. They fired him, and honestly, I'm extremely upset.

He had been with this company for 6 years, and now of course he won't be able to rely on them for a clean reference. One manager who knew him outside of work before all this said, very hesitantly, that he might be able to vouch for him in some way. I also have a job, so we're not in panic mode at this moment, but with 4 kids at home, it won't take long for this to become a serious problem if he stays unemployed for a while.

How does he even handle this when applying for jobs or in interviews? Does he say he was fired for poor judgment? Wait until they ask? The company is fairly small and the owner may be vindictive, so if someone contacts them, I expect they won't exactly protect him if he tries to gloss over the details.

He says he understands that what he did was wrong and that he's ashamed now, but I don't know how much that will matter when another employer decides whether to give him a chance or not. I'm stressed and trying not to let myself fall apart. Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/No_Table9297 — 15 days ago