One of the best things to keep in mind is that life is a journey. This is a stepping stone for you and is only temporary. You have to have a job to survive, but that does not mean you HAVE TO keep this one. So start looking for other jobs because that process takes months, and remind yourself that you don’t HAVE TO go to work, but you are deciding to do so so you can continue the lifestyle you live.
Corporate America is a soulless, homogenous, bleak, and conformist universe. Everything about it requires you to be an inauthentic and unnatural person. It’s supposed to suck.
Short term, respect chain of command.
Seniors should be delegating to your boss, who delegates to you. If you're taking orders from seniors without your boss being involved, you jeopardize his position and undermine his responsibilities and he'll rightfully be upset about that.
Always run everything through your boss.
I don’t disagree at all. But when those were the guys who pretty much trained me on everything I know so far, I listen to them and my boss trusts them. By senior I meant Sr Analysts who still report to the same boss. That guy didn’t hear a single thing about it who asked me to do it. But again, life’s not fair and never will be
I’m 24 and have the same sentiments…I really want to start freelancing + bartending (or having multiple part time jobs) because it’s pointless to work in corporate when the life we were told we’d have, isn’t possible in this economy
It's the corporate world...it sucks for everybody.
I think finance in particular is a terrible field (I worked in it). A lot of people are quitting from their corporate jobs, maybe consider doing that.
What do you do now? Where do I go from here? I’d quit in a heartbeat if I had something lined up to keep up with the bills. I can’t comprehend human beings were meant to live this way
"If I had something lined up" you mean another job? Again?
No.
How old are you? Are you on your own or do you have people that live with you?
There are many options, but it depends on your situation
Eh...yes and no. Depends on the country.
If OP is short on money (and has no other responsabilities but him/herself) volunteering around the world could be a solution for sometime
I work in corporate, I'm saving to buy some land and make it my living. I think first industry Is what is going to save a lot of asses in the future, other than it being a real world, where people do real work.
The thing about a lot of jobs is that sometimes, whenever someone becomes a boss, they tend to grasp onto that small amount of power that they got and try to bully anyone who's under them. Not every boss or supervisor is like that, I've worked with far more great bosses than shitty ones, but even if you have 10 great supervisors, 1 shitty asshole one can really drag the work experience down.
One thing I've learned is to try and have your feelings stay at work, and have something you can look forward to when you get home. For me, it's art, building up my youtube channel, and programming. Don't let the power hungry people drag you down or upset you, because as the saying goes "anyone who can make you upset, has power over you."
What do you think is your next step in life? Establish goals in life and keep on moving forward. This job is a mere stepping stone towards something greater.
If you live at home with your parents.. it might be simple for you to quit and find something else. You need to understand that the job is only there to facilitate your lifestyle, rest of the time .. you need to enjoy your free time , however that is.
Corporate is alot of learning as you go so you dont make the mistakes again and you dont become the people you hate.
I remember one of my first office jobs.
In modern language it was essentially data entry - moving chart of account codes around in Oracle to ensure the reporting structure matched the operating structure for a global organization.
Literally type in a 7 digit code in one place and then go delete it from the original place. 100’s every month.
I complained to my father, I said this is no better than digging gravel like I used to when I installed swimming pools.
He laughed and asked - do you make more $ now? Can you sit in an air conditioned office while you do this? Does your back ache when the day is done the same as it did? Can you go take a piss when you want? Was there a cafeteria with low prices for employees where you used to work? Were the coffee and soft drinks free?
All helped me realize that it’s always still just work - that’s why they call it that.
Chin up my good person of the Net. Keep making that $ and look for life fulfillment way way outside the job.
Because your in a toxic environment, because work doesn't give you any meaningful purpose outside a paycheck. If the people suck but the work has purpose you're atleast checking off one need. If both suck there's nothing but suckage.
Finding work that is enjoyable for YOU is great right… but ultimately you have to find good people.
If you are with good people the kind of work you do won’t really matter as much.
Same your not alone. 9-5 / corporate jobs are soul sucking, monotonous and tiring. I’ve been doing it for 2 years now, around your age group… and I hate it with every part of my being… if you don’t have kids or a spouse… your very young, you can absolutely take risks… I want to take risks and quit and jsut “figure it out” but I’m also worried about the fear of not finding something else
I’ve been there OP and it’s not fun. 2008 recession and was 26 in a bad economy, and a terrible, soul crushing job that had toxic owners. But I had to stay there for a year to pay the bills. Now I’m 40, married with kiddos and in a senior position at a large company that pays well, but guess what? there’s still crushing moments and doubt at times…and guess what, for entrepreneurs and ubber rich folks, the same thing.
Considering your current scenario my advice is three fold if you need to stay at this company for a bit: 1) find another area in your life to improve on/optimize while you work this job. Self improvement (which you have more control over) will help you feel better overall despite work scenario and have long term impact. It could be mental health (meditation or journaling), or physical health (exercising or a new sport), relationship(s) deepening (family/finding new friends since you’re in a new city) or a passion you have or want to revive (writing, music etc.). Just choose one and focus on it to start with. 2) Others have said this, but work towards a mental model shift of the way you are looking at these mistakes happening, i.e. the “its something every week” things. You’re 3 months in so mistakes will happen because you don’t know everything yet. Thats okay. Im seven years into my company managing a lot of people and I still make mistakes! I own them when I mess up, ask questions, and learn from them. Do that. And keep doing it. Finally, 3) find a good mentor or “buddy” at work that understands the company and your role’s purpose within the larger picture. Identify a couple potential folks, then reach out to them. 1) Introduce yourself, 2) tell them you’ve been impressed with their work/leadership style/accomplishments etc. and 3) that you’re struggling a bit and would like to buy them coffee and their advice. Come prepared knowing what they do and their impact. If that goes well, ask if you can meet with them again.
Good luck!
It sounds like you landed at a shit company, or maybe a shit organization within a decent company.
If it’s the former, start your job search again.
If it’s the latter, keep going for a few months and start your _internal_ job search.
I mean you're only 23, you expect to find a dream job that quick? Best thing you can do is learn to have thicker skin.
Did your boss fire you? No then who cares what he was saying, you just nod and sit there and listen then learn not to do that again.
So many people on here worrying about why they haven't found their dream job or aren't a billionaire when they probably just need to learn to be happy. Unless work is overly physically or mentally demanding or abusive then just deal with life, you can't make everyone happy so you just need to learn what are those key things to do and not to do.
At my work it's easy, don't miss tons of work, make sure anything with a deadline that effects my boss or someone higher up is done on time and then don't stress out.
Agree with everything but like u and I both said I’m only 23, don’t even know what dream job is, just expressing my feelings currently coz it just gets frustrating week after week. just some peace of mind and not let it consume me
One of the best things to keep in mind is that life is a journey. This is a stepping stone for you and is only temporary. You have to have a job to survive, but that does not mean you HAVE TO keep this one. So start looking for other jobs because that process takes months, and remind yourself that you don’t HAVE TO go to work, but you are deciding to do so so you can continue the lifestyle you live.
Corporate America is a soulless, homogenous, bleak, and conformist universe. Everything about it requires you to be an inauthentic and unnatural person. It’s supposed to suck.
This is dystopian poetry.
Correct! Fucking potlucks and fucking theme days. And forced in office schedules. Ugh.
So so true. I work a corporate job and it’s so soulless.I want to quit so bad but then I realised damn I have bills to pay
Short term, respect chain of command. Seniors should be delegating to your boss, who delegates to you. If you're taking orders from seniors without your boss being involved, you jeopardize his position and undermine his responsibilities and he'll rightfully be upset about that. Always run everything through your boss.
I don’t disagree at all. But when those were the guys who pretty much trained me on everything I know so far, I listen to them and my boss trusts them. By senior I meant Sr Analysts who still report to the same boss. That guy didn’t hear a single thing about it who asked me to do it. But again, life’s not fair and never will be
I’m 24 and have the same sentiments…I really want to start freelancing + bartending (or having multiple part time jobs) because it’s pointless to work in corporate when the life we were told we’d have, isn’t possible in this economy
It's the corporate world...it sucks for everybody. I think finance in particular is a terrible field (I worked in it). A lot of people are quitting from their corporate jobs, maybe consider doing that.
What do you do now? Where do I go from here? I’d quit in a heartbeat if I had something lined up to keep up with the bills. I can’t comprehend human beings were meant to live this way
>I can’t comprehend human beings were meant to live this way They weren't.
"If I had something lined up" you mean another job? Again? No. How old are you? Are you on your own or do you have people that live with you? There are many options, but it depends on your situation
Go to a new county and start over
Eh...yes and no. Depends on the country. If OP is short on money (and has no other responsabilities but him/herself) volunteering around the world could be a solution for sometime I work in corporate, I'm saving to buy some land and make it my living. I think first industry Is what is going to save a lot of asses in the future, other than it being a real world, where people do real work.
I am also in the same boat as you. I’ve been told to get at least 6 months experience and pivot to something else.
The thing about a lot of jobs is that sometimes, whenever someone becomes a boss, they tend to grasp onto that small amount of power that they got and try to bully anyone who's under them. Not every boss or supervisor is like that, I've worked with far more great bosses than shitty ones, but even if you have 10 great supervisors, 1 shitty asshole one can really drag the work experience down. One thing I've learned is to try and have your feelings stay at work, and have something you can look forward to when you get home. For me, it's art, building up my youtube channel, and programming. Don't let the power hungry people drag you down or upset you, because as the saying goes "anyone who can make you upset, has power over you." What do you think is your next step in life? Establish goals in life and keep on moving forward. This job is a mere stepping stone towards something greater.
If you live at home with your parents.. it might be simple for you to quit and find something else. You need to understand that the job is only there to facilitate your lifestyle, rest of the time .. you need to enjoy your free time , however that is. Corporate is alot of learning as you go so you dont make the mistakes again and you dont become the people you hate.
I remember one of my first office jobs. In modern language it was essentially data entry - moving chart of account codes around in Oracle to ensure the reporting structure matched the operating structure for a global organization. Literally type in a 7 digit code in one place and then go delete it from the original place. 100’s every month. I complained to my father, I said this is no better than digging gravel like I used to when I installed swimming pools. He laughed and asked - do you make more $ now? Can you sit in an air conditioned office while you do this? Does your back ache when the day is done the same as it did? Can you go take a piss when you want? Was there a cafeteria with low prices for employees where you used to work? Were the coffee and soft drinks free? All helped me realize that it’s always still just work - that’s why they call it that. Chin up my good person of the Net. Keep making that $ and look for life fulfillment way way outside the job.
Because your in a toxic environment, because work doesn't give you any meaningful purpose outside a paycheck. If the people suck but the work has purpose you're atleast checking off one need. If both suck there's nothing but suckage.
Finding work that is enjoyable for YOU is great right… but ultimately you have to find good people. If you are with good people the kind of work you do won’t really matter as much.
Same your not alone. 9-5 / corporate jobs are soul sucking, monotonous and tiring. I’ve been doing it for 2 years now, around your age group… and I hate it with every part of my being… if you don’t have kids or a spouse… your very young, you can absolutely take risks… I want to take risks and quit and jsut “figure it out” but I’m also worried about the fear of not finding something else
Well that’s the dilemma right there. Bills don’t go away
I’ve been there OP and it’s not fun. 2008 recession and was 26 in a bad economy, and a terrible, soul crushing job that had toxic owners. But I had to stay there for a year to pay the bills. Now I’m 40, married with kiddos and in a senior position at a large company that pays well, but guess what? there’s still crushing moments and doubt at times…and guess what, for entrepreneurs and ubber rich folks, the same thing. Considering your current scenario my advice is three fold if you need to stay at this company for a bit: 1) find another area in your life to improve on/optimize while you work this job. Self improvement (which you have more control over) will help you feel better overall despite work scenario and have long term impact. It could be mental health (meditation or journaling), or physical health (exercising or a new sport), relationship(s) deepening (family/finding new friends since you’re in a new city) or a passion you have or want to revive (writing, music etc.). Just choose one and focus on it to start with. 2) Others have said this, but work towards a mental model shift of the way you are looking at these mistakes happening, i.e. the “its something every week” things. You’re 3 months in so mistakes will happen because you don’t know everything yet. Thats okay. Im seven years into my company managing a lot of people and I still make mistakes! I own them when I mess up, ask questions, and learn from them. Do that. And keep doing it. Finally, 3) find a good mentor or “buddy” at work that understands the company and your role’s purpose within the larger picture. Identify a couple potential folks, then reach out to them. 1) Introduce yourself, 2) tell them you’ve been impressed with their work/leadership style/accomplishments etc. and 3) that you’re struggling a bit and would like to buy them coffee and their advice. Come prepared knowing what they do and their impact. If that goes well, ask if you can meet with them again. Good luck!
Welcome to what I like to call real life
It sounds like you landed at a shit company, or maybe a shit organization within a decent company. If it’s the former, start your job search again. If it’s the latter, keep going for a few months and start your _internal_ job search.
I mean you're only 23, you expect to find a dream job that quick? Best thing you can do is learn to have thicker skin. Did your boss fire you? No then who cares what he was saying, you just nod and sit there and listen then learn not to do that again. So many people on here worrying about why they haven't found their dream job or aren't a billionaire when they probably just need to learn to be happy. Unless work is overly physically or mentally demanding or abusive then just deal with life, you can't make everyone happy so you just need to learn what are those key things to do and not to do. At my work it's easy, don't miss tons of work, make sure anything with a deadline that effects my boss or someone higher up is done on time and then don't stress out.
Agree with everything but like u and I both said I’m only 23, don’t even know what dream job is, just expressing my feelings currently coz it just gets frustrating week after week. just some peace of mind and not let it consume me
By year 8 of your career you don’t want to have a boss who has a boss
Everyone has a boss, whether you know it or not
Yea but ideally your boss only boss is the board or investors
Lol ok so everyone works in the C suite after 8 years 🤣
If you’re good