It’s your Friday good news!
1. “I simply needed to write down in to thanks and the AAM group for serving to me out a lot. I began studying your website simply after I began my first job after school, and it has been a nice expertise — I’ve realized a lot and improved primarily based on the recommendation on your website.
I was a software program developer at a small firm that was very resistant to alter. I felt sort of caught there. I had picked Computer Science as a main primarily due to the cash and by the point I spotted I didn’t wish to be a developer I used to be 4 years into a five-year diploma, so I ended up simply sticking with it and getting a dev job whereas I attempted to determine easy methods to change out of it. I don’t keep in mind precisely how I came upon about Technical Writing – both I requested within the open thread if there have been jobs in tech that weren’t improvement, or somebody in a remark talked about they had been a tech author and that despatched me on a analysis kick – however after I did some analysis I assumed it could be a nice match for me.
I took on all the documentation work at my developer job (as a result of no person else needed to do it) and was capable of level to some actual accomplishments on my resume once I began making use of to tech author roles early final 12 months. My job search didn’t take almost so long as I assumed, and I began a full-time tech author place at a incredible firm (with a pay enhance!) about a 12 months in the past. I needed to write down in to thanks then, however figured I’d see how every little thing labored out first, and issues bought very busy so it slipped my thoughts.
Unfortunately, all was not incredible on this function. It turned out my boss didn’t deal with skilled ladies properly, and handled the non-experienced people of all genders like kids that wanted to be protected. One lady moved onto her personal staff to get away from him. There had been different points, the worst of which was that he inspired suggestions, however didn’t deal with it properly. Things bought very tense, and I thought of leaping ship a number of instances, however didn’t wish to as a result of my pay and advantages had been so good.
He was lastly let go just lately (there was a lot happening behind the scenes), and to be sincere, it’s been a reduction. I can now confidently say my ex-boss was poisonous. Recently, we came upon that the lady who moved off of the staff is our new boss, and she or he’s extraordinarily affordable. The complete staff is thrilled to have her again main our staff. Plus, with out him overprotecting me I really feel like I’ve grown a lot as a author in such a quick time. I now really feel like I can wholeheartedly say my firm and job is incredible! Thanks to you and the commenters for setting me on this path — I might not be right here if I hadn’t been a common reader of AAM.”
2. “After over a decade at a tiny firm the place I principally ran and WAS 4 completely different departments, I used to be utterly frazzled by all the shifting priorities and working round making an attempt to maintain up with my core duties and another duties placed on me by the corporate leaders. I lastly broke down and began to take a look at different positions within the space of my job that I loved most, inspired by different good news posts. I rewrote my resume utilizing each bit of recommendation I may discover on your website and, with a lot nervousness, utilized to three of essentially the most attention-grabbing postings. Only one in all them contacted me to speak and the posting gave the impression of a little bit of stretch — however after the primary interview, it was clear that it was absolute excellent match and the wording within the posting was largely from the writer not absolutely understanding what the function does (it’s a bit area of interest, in order that’s comprehensible). I used to be excited, the hiring supervisor was excited, they usually pushed the method by sooner than regular simply to get me on board.
I knew that I used to be underpaid, however I additionally had a TON of flexibility, a very particular schedule that I needed to work as a result of different commitments and private limitations, and was capable of work remotely for about 95% of the time. I assumed I’d by no means discover that someplace else as a new worker. I initially deliberate to leverage all of your negotiation recommendation, however I by no means bought to make use of it. Their provide got here in 50% larger than the highest of my asking vary (which was already a 20% elevate from my prior wage) with considerably higher advantages and alternatives. My new boss was 100% comfortable with my required schedule and has no drawback with any of the flexibleness I needed (if something, she’s been much more versatile than my prior bosses). AND the place is 100% distant.
I spent a lot time considering that I’d by no means discover the identical flexibility at one other firm. I’m much less careworn now, each mentally and financially, and I completely love all of what I do, not simply items. I’m so grateful for all the recommendation on your weblog and want I had taken a lot of it before I did! For anybody not even taking the step of trying primarily based on a bunch of assumptions about different corporations, like I did, simply do it. And if a job posting doesn’t sound excellent, don’t let that cease you from studying extra!”
3. “Over my time at my final, past poisonous job I should have written you 10 emails a week in my head; they by no means made it to the keyboard as a result of I already knew the reply. My boss sucked, and he wasn’t going to alter. And I do imply sucked — regardless of being typically charming and extremely form, he additionally stated and did vile issues on the common that made me sick to my abdomen with misery. They had been by no means geared toward me, however that didn’t cut back the hurt, and on the finish of my lengthy tenure at that job I used to be realized I used to be barely dwelling my very own life anymore, simply working, going house and crying after which going to sleep for the night time to do all of it once more.
I knew what job I needed subsequent, and I bided my time. When one thing lastly opened precisely the place I needed it to, I needed to struggle myself and my guilt and crippling nervousness to even apply. To present up for the interviews. To settle for the job, and to present discover. Every step I virtually let the guilt win out however I tapped on the amassed data I’ve from years of studying AAM and compelled my means by.
Now, many months later, my life has modified. I like my new job. It has construction, and collaboration. People are form. For the primary time in all my years of working, it appears like I’m in precisely the best place for me — and that I can keep right here and develop and thrive.”
4. “I’ve been a prolific reader of your website for years now, and in 2022 began proactively on the lookout for my subsequent job alternative. Your interview information was invaluable in my preparations — specifically, asking within the room if there are any considerations interviewers have about my candidacy actually shifted the dynamics in interviews. I may inform a lot about who I needed to work with primarily based on their reply.
I’m now in a new function with an extremely supportive, properly resourced staff and I not settle for ‘this is just what the industry is like’ as a approach to be in enterprise. Good corporations prioritise the wellbeing of their employees and provides them to instruments to do their jobs properly. Thank you for demystifying office tradition.”
5. “I come from a household of working class folks and grew up inside very average means. After some years of not likely understanding the place I wish to go jobwise, I’m delighted to say that as of at this time I landed a job, that will put me within the 10 % bracket of prime incomes folks right here!
Basically, I used the (soulcrushing, horrible) pandemic isolation to change jobs in 2020, tackle additional tasks inside my job, commonly ask for raises and pester my employer about funding me in taking further programs and certifications that I assumed could be useful in job looking (management coaching, methodology workshops and many others). And since this very old-school, male dominated and backwards oriented employer nonetheless doesn’t see me or worth my onerous work, I patiently waited for the seemingly excellent job provide to come back alongside. After a few months of interviewing right here and there and even rejecting a few gives, I now accepted a possibility which pays 30% greater than my present job. I’ll have greater than doubled my wage inside three years, have higher advantages, a shorter commute and fewer weekly hours.
Granted, as I haven’t began but I don’t know the way this may pan out. And after all, higher pay and higher advantages are not any assure for extra happiness. But no matter that, I’m tremendous comfortable and proud to even have come up to now! And even when it doesn’t work out I’ll have a strong monetary cushion to fall again on.
Thanks to you and all the opposite fantastic skilled ladies on the market who share their data and encouragement :)”
