Finally got a job & unhappy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I get it. I was unfairly fired from a govt contractor I was employed with for over 10 years, no issues until the end and very good reviews. The customer complained about me not doing a task with no written or verbal directions (basically a competitor set me up) but my managers didn’t back me (even though they knew what was happening all along) because the customer is always right. Also, they didn’t want to have to pay me severance so they pushed me out to satisfy the toxic customer who btw had recently similarly removed 5 other senior consultants from other govt contractors.

I have a tentative job offer but I dread returning to a potential toxic workplace with government staff who don’t appreciate their contract staff and sometimes treat us badly.

The sad thing is I really liked the job I lost. I was remote, making good money, finally had work life balance. Now I’ve got a big pay decrease, 3 hr commute, & working in a very very white space. I guess this is my grieving period.

Do other jobs like the one you lost exist? Could you look at this one as a stop gap and keep looking?

They do exist! Just hard to get into with so many laid off feds fighting for them too. My plan is to keep looking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it. I was unfairly fired from a govt contractor I was employed with for over 10 years, no issues until the end and very good reviews. The customer complained about me not doing a task with no written or verbal directions (basically a competitor set me up) but my managers didn’t back me (even though they knew what was happening all along) because the customer is always right. Also, they didn’t want to have to pay me severance so they pushed me out to satisfy the toxic customer who btw had recently similarly removed 5 other senior consultants from other govt contractors.

I have a tentative job offer but I dread returning to a potential toxic workplace with government staff who don’t appreciate their contract staff and sometimes treat us badly.

The sad thing is I really liked the job I lost. I was remote, making good money, finally had work life balance. Now I’ve got a big pay decrease, 3 hr commute, & working in a very very white space. I guess this is my grieving period.

So, keep looking.

And what does a "very very white space" mean? Are you a cement pourer?

I’m one of 3 poc that will work there. I plan on continuing the search.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it. I was unfairly fired from a govt contractor I was employed with for over 10 years, no issues until the end and very good reviews. The customer complained about me not doing a task with no written or verbal directions (basically a competitor set me up) but my managers didn’t back me (even though they knew what was happening all along) because the customer is always right. Also, they didn’t want to have to pay me severance so they pushed me out to satisfy the toxic customer who btw had recently similarly removed 5 other senior consultants from other govt contractors.

I have a tentative job offer but I dread returning to a potential toxic workplace with government staff who don’t appreciate their contract staff and sometimes treat us badly.

The sad thing is I really liked the job I lost. I was remote, making good money, finally had work life balance. Now I’ve got a big pay decrease, 3 hr commute, & working in a very very white space. I guess this is my grieving period.

That commute is toxic. Fix that and you are half way there.

I wish I could! I unfortunately cannot afford to move closer to dc on an 80k pretax salary raising a kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never had the opportunity to work remotely, only onsite for DoD/IC agencies, so I’ve stayed in unchallenging, undesirable and even toxic jobs only for a decent 30 minute or less commute each way. But now with RTO, that 30 minute commute crept up to 45 minutes, sometimes more. Now looking for another job under 60 minutes each way, grrrr.

This is the worst! My commute before my nice remote job was pretty bad, don’t even want to think about feds being dragged back in and clogging up the roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you sad b/c you kinda liked sleeping-in, being at home all day not working (minus the applying process), and doing your own thing at your own pace?
And now you have to schlepp into the daily grind?

Says one of the crabs in the bucket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it. I was unfairly fired from a govt contractor I was employed with for over 10 years, no issues until the end and very good reviews. The customer complained about me not doing a task with no written or verbal directions (basically a competitor set me up) but my managers didn’t back me (even though they knew what was happening all along) because the customer is always right. Also, they didn’t want to have to pay me severance so they pushed me out to satisfy the toxic customer who btw had recently similarly removed 5 other senior consultants from other govt contractors.

I have a tentative job offer but I dread returning to a potential toxic workplace with government staff who don’t appreciate their contract staff and sometimes treat us badly.

The sad thing is I really liked the job I lost. I was remote, making good money, finally had work life balance. Now I’ve got a big pay decrease, 3 hr commute, & working in a very very white space. I guess this is my grieving period.

That commute is toxic. Fix that and you are half way there.

I wish I could! I unfortunately cannot afford to move closer to dc on an 80k pretax salary raising a kid.

Is your specialty strictly confined to DC? A 90 minute commute each way? For $80k gross?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it. I was unfairly fired from a govt contractor I was employed with for over 10 years, no issues until the end and very good reviews. The customer complained about me not doing a task with no written or verbal directions (basically a competitor set me up) but my managers didn’t back me (even though they knew what was happening all along) because the customer is always right. Also, they didn’t want to have to pay me severance so they pushed me out to satisfy the toxic customer who btw had recently similarly removed 5 other senior consultants from other govt contractors.

I have a tentative job offer but I dread returning to a potential toxic workplace with government staff who don’t appreciate their contract staff and sometimes treat us badly.

The sad thing is I really liked the job I lost. I was remote, making good money, finally had work life balance. Now I’ve got a big pay decrease, 3 hr commute, & working in a very very white space. I guess this is my grieving period.

That commute is toxic. Fix that and you are half way there.

I wish I could! I unfortunately cannot afford to move closer to dc on an 80k pretax salary raising a kid.

Is your specialty strictly confined to DC? A 90 minute commute each way? For $80k gross?

Not confined to dc but can’t move due to kid’s school. Have not been able to find work closer to home. Seems all the jobs are in dc or Arlington. 90 min each way coming from MD. 80k gross, so about 66k net 🥴🥴

[Anonymous]

What is MWE?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you sad b/c you kinda liked sleeping-in, being at home all day not working (minus the applying process), and doing your own thing at your own pace?
And now you have to schlepp into the daily grind?

Yes I don't want to work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since November I knew my gov contractor job was on the line. I finally got furloughed in June. It has been a struggle the last 6 months or so to find new work. Yesterday, I was finally offered a new job and took it because I have no other options (unemployment insurance will not keep me afloat). Instead of being grateful and happy I have employment, insurance and don’t have to check MWE anymore I am sad. I am going back to an industry that had my mental health in the toilet, doesn’t pay well, and overall just not excited to do the work. This is so unlike me. I will keep looking for a job I’ll be satisfied with, but I feel bad not being excited in this awful awful market. No real advice needed, I’m just sad.

I hear you OP. I was looking for a job and then I found a job and Heaven knows, I'm miserable now. The thing I keep asking myself is in my life, why do I give valuable time to people who don't care if I live or die? Right now I am driving Uber but refusing to pick up passengers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“I was looking for a job and then I found a job. And heaven knows I’m miserable now.”

—The Smiths

At my job, we were asked to bring a baseball-style "walk-up song" to our staff meeting. One guy brought that Smiths' song. I brought "Everything is Awesome" from the Lego Movie (which is ironic). And somebody brought Anxiety by Nicki Minaj.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is MWE?

The website you use for unemployment/job searching.