u/watevershit

My work time is from 9 to 6.30. As it was busy season my manager told me to extend an extra 1 hr,as I was an idiot I said okay to that. So last week everyday I left the office at 8 PM.So yesterday I asked her that I will continue this work on Monday as it will not finish that day so she told me to send the pending docs mail to ask the client. As I'm new to this job. I don't know what all documents are needed so I have been asking her if this is needed or not. She was in another meeting with ceo so she was seeing the msg and not replying. I told her that I need to leave today at 7.30 due to an emergency.She is not checking the msg in teams and in WhatsApp I called her still not responding. Note it's already 7.45. now there is a call with the ceo for everyone (note it is already 7.45 after working hr).he goes on lecturing about some other stupid stuffs. I don't understand that if he wants to give us a lecture then he could have give before the working hr ends . Right?

and I left the office at 8 and my manager texted me to send the pending docs by night as I told I won't be able to sent today I will sent on Monday. She is telling me I need to give that on Saturday morning not Monday. I told her I don't have a laptop with me. I don't know she is calling me . Just put my phone in aeroplane mode.I don't know what to do about this. I:m thinking I will loose my job. They are expecting me to work as a robot without giving free time

Note-I won't get paid for the extra hrs I worked.

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I'm 22F from India. I completed my B.Com and currently have around 1 year of experience in US Tax. I'm working in a small company and earning 4 LPA.

The main issue is that I'm unable to save much money. By the time my salary comes, most of it is already spent on living expenses and responsibilities. I don't feel like I'm building any financial security for the future.

Lately, I've been thinking about moving abroad for better opportunities. I know the job market isn't great right now, but I also feel that nobody knows what the market will look like 5 years from now. Part of me thinks it may be better to take the risk earlier rather than later.

I've considered getting a job in India first and then moving abroad through an internal company transfer. But that would likely require joining a large company, staying there for several years, and hoping an opportunity comes up. There's no guarantee that would happen either.

By the time 5+ years pass, family expectations around marriage may also become a factor. The job market could be completely different by then as well.

Another thing is that I'm not sure whether I want to continue in US Tax long-term. I'm open to changing careers and learning something new. Since my 1 year of experience may not carry much value abroad anyway, I sometimes feel that if I'll have to start from scratch there, maybe it's better to start sooner rather than later.

My mindset right now is that life feels difficult here, and I know moving abroad won't magically solve everything. There will be struggles there too. But if I'm going to struggle either way, maybe I should do it somewhere with potentially better opportunities and growth.

I'm confused between:

* Pursuing a Master's abroad

* Trying to find a job abroad directly

* Continuing my career in India for a few more years

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm new to the corporate world and would like to understand whether this situation is normal.

I'm based in India and work from the office, while my reporting manager works from home. Last Friday, I completed a draft and sent it to her for review on time.

Today morning, I followed up and asked if she had reviewed it and whether any changes were required. She informed me that she had not reviewed it yet and would do so later. Around 5:45 PM, she finally called for the review, and the discussion lasted about 30 minutes. She then asked me to make additional updates, including researching some topics before incorporating the changes.

I worked on the updates immediately and stayed about half an hour beyond my regular log-off time to complete them. Once I finished, I sent her the updated draft and informed her that I was leaving for the day.

After I reached home, she called me multiple times and started scolding me. She said things like, "Why did you leave?", "Who told you to leave?", "You don't have professionalism", "You are always like this", "You don't take initiative", and "This won't work in this organization."

What confused me is that I had already submitted the original draft on time. The delay happened because the review was done very late in the day, and I had already stayed beyond my working hours to complete the requested changes.

Also, my manager is often unavailable during the day, which makes it difficult to get timely feedback.

Am I really at fault here, or is this not considered normal workplace behavior?