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I honestly feel like this is a punch in the gut. We brought in a huge client. I worked nights, mornings, and weekends more than I'd like to admit, to get everything lined up for a major renewal, and it happened. The biggest deal our company has ever signed - 9 figures over 4 years.

Our comp plans run half-year to half-year, with some small adjustments from time to time. I closed the deal in H2, and they just told us that the plan will be capped. My payout went from a six-figure check to a max of $18,000 paid out in 3 installments. I'm honestly devastated. I've been here 11 years and built my book until it became the biggest one here, along with several other big wins in the pipeline.

Am I supposed to talk to an employment lawyer? It feels very clear that they changed the plan specifically so they wouldn't have to pay me. I spoke to the CEO and he texted me back saying he would "fix the issue and make sure it's better," but the COO and I aren't aligned, and no one has given me the actual numbers yet.

I'm currently completely checked out. They wanted me to go to Michigan next week for meetings and I refused. They're also trying to get me to go to Singapore and I shut that down too. I just need to know whether they're going to pay me what I earned or try to screw me over, so I can know whether to leave.

Has anyone been through something like this before?

Edit: They told me no raises would be applied. I responded that I already have another offer lined up and that I’m going to quit. Honestly, this didn’t surprise me, that's why I had been searching for better opportunities for a while since I felt this was how things would end.

Now, I just need to look up reviews for the new company before the final interview because this post really scared me. I’m planning to check reviews on Glassdoor.

About 14 months ago, my manager pulled some unnecessary petty power-play moves, and after that I made a few changes: I removed Slack/work email from my phone and stopped doing anything beyond my normal working hours. No more free bonus labor from me. If there's a call for a panel submission and she didn't mention it in the staff meeting, I'm not going to mention it either. And if she has a "wouldn't it be nice if..." kind of idea about something she wants to magically appear, I simply... Leave it as it is.

My manager's manager knows my manager is difficult to deal with, and after I told a colleague I was seriously thinking about leaving, it ended with me getting a pay bump.

Now we're nearing the end of the fiscal year, and I've just finished compiling the quarterly numbers. I used the prior annual report as a reference, and honestly, wow. We're still hitting the actual metrics, but a lot of the random "above and beyond" projects quietly disappeared.

My annual review and goal-setting for next year are coming up, and I'm trying to figure out how to talk about this. I'm imagining that nothing good will come from saying, "I stopped doing extra because you made me miserable," but at the same time I feel like it's going to be very noticeable. Has anyone dealt with something like this in a way that didn't backfire on them?

For context, we're a team of four, and we had to replace one of the team members last year. The new person lasted about seven weeks before it became clear they weren't a fit, so I'm wondering whether I can reasonably present part of the drop-off as due to the time spent on training/onboarding. I want to stay in this role for at least another 6 years because of certain benefits, and also because I'm hoping my manager, who is getting close to retirement, will finally leave within the next three years. I'd appreciate any advice.

I've seen a lot of people complaining that they hate office work and wish they were doing something more "real." A lot of the replies in those threads are basically some version of: learn a trade. I grew up with a blue-collar father, and he used to take me with him on HVAC jobs during the brutal Arizona summers. Yes, he made good money. But if you have the opportunity for a decent office job inside an air-conditioned place and you throw it away because it seems boring to you, then I think you need to be honest with yourself about what you're getting into. Those hot summers were basically the main motivation for me to stay in school and eventually end up in corporate America.

When people talk about how much tradespeople make, they're often pointing to a small part of the field, or to people grinding 55-75 hours a week. You really, really need to think about whether the trades are right for you.

This is mainly for people who are trying to choose between an office job and a trade and want to hear more than one point of view. Both deserve respect, the other side isn't always better, and not everything is black and white. I'll admit that this wasn't worded in the best way the first time, and that's my fault. My main point is about the advice young people get when they say they're unhappy in a desk job. People will tell them to quit and go into the trades, but they're usually only talking about the upsides, especially the money.

Making a major career change, putting an entire skill set on the shelf, and starting over in a field where your experience may not transfer much can set you back more than people admit. For a lot of people who are still new, the trades mean long days of physical work, week after week. Yes, eventually you might reach a point where you're supervising more and doing less backbreaking work. But there are always more sheep than shepherds.

Not everyone is going to own a company. And not everyone is going to live in Washington and make high five figures as a union electrician. Go on Indeed and see how much a brand-new tech makes in a lot of industries. In many places, the number is very close to entry-level office job salaries. So I'll say it again: think really, really hard before you take that leap.

I'm 32 now and I have a degree in entertainment management and business administration. Since I graduated, I still haven't been able to find a job with a good, stable salary ($85k or more). So far, most of my work experience has been in inside sales and customer support. Honestly, I'm fed up and burned out from this kind of work and want a real career that pays better.

Right now I make $65k a year, and that's nowhere near enough with how expensive everything has gotten. I had applied to go back to school for a bachelor's in Cybersecurity at WGU and got accepted, but now I'm hesitant because the job market looks tough and I don't want to waste more time and money going in the wrong direction.

Any advice would be appreciated. I'm just tired of barely getting by on peanut butter toast and cereal without milk.

Can someone who has used InterviewMan recently w success chime in? All I see is posts from what looks like hired salesman who have been pushing the product for months and obviously are doing marketing.

I have an OA coming up and can’t afford to get flagged, contemplating use of a tool. These OA questions I just find are insanely tricky and unfair. Guys please give it to me straight.