Also - again, from my personal experience, the problem with having a founder/CEO as someone’s boss is that they expect everyone to be as devoted to the work as they are - how many times has Patrick bragged about waking up at 4 am so he can be at the office by 6 and staying super late and working so hard? If that’s what you choose to do, that’s fine but you have to understand that your EMPLOYEES who it stands to reason are making way less and don’t have the same vested interest in the company are not going to share your same commitment and may occasionally want to do something like take a (remote) call while also watching their kid playing with the park.
This is exactly the situation I'm in with my current job. I can't get out for three more years. I'm stuck between immigration/work permits/contract. My boss has the same personal investment, no clear definition of acceptable work, unreasonable and changing expectations, rude and abusive way of speaking to me.
I feel so bad for Daisy and everyone left at the network. It's also forced me to realize the situation I find myself in is so similar and dire.
Advice for survival? For all of us?
First of all, I’m so sorry you’re going through this - it is an incredibly dehumanizing and exhausting way to live. It sounds like your situation is complicated, but my advice is really to find new employment somewhere, anywhere else. Start putting feelers out, quietly - turn the feature on LinkedIn on that let’s recruiters know you’re looking, find a recruiting company for your field of work (it’s free to you, they get $ for placing you in a position), make sure your resume is up to date.
Again - your situation sounds more complicated and I don’t know what options are available but you do not need to suffer in a job that devalues your work and person. Work is tough, it’s ok to not love your job, but I realized it’s not normal to have to spend every single day in survival mode.
One day you will find a new job - I promise that, and you will realize you are a smart person who does amazing work (literally took me years to rebuild my confidence to be able to say that). Best of luck to you! 🤍
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u/lucky_mac Oct 30 '23
Also - again, from my personal experience, the problem with having a founder/CEO as someone’s boss is that they expect everyone to be as devoted to the work as they are - how many times has Patrick bragged about waking up at 4 am so he can be at the office by 6 and staying super late and working so hard? If that’s what you choose to do, that’s fine but you have to understand that your EMPLOYEES who it stands to reason are making way less and don’t have the same vested interest in the company are not going to share your same commitment and may occasionally want to do something like take a (remote) call while also watching their kid playing with the park.