Anonymous wrote:OP here

I'm an engineer. My role is as a 'group lead'. Basically, I serve as quality control over the work of engineers below me before their work gets sent to supervisory management.

My engineers on the team are very good after I've trained them a lot over the years. Workload is low right now, so there's not much to quality control, lol.

I'm sooooo bored. If there'sayoffa, sure I can get the axe. But at least I can put some management exp. ony resume right now.

Could you make more money if you applied yourself more ? Spearhead new projects? Do something above & beyond?

Meanwhile I’m a teacher making 78k. This is such shit.

Anonymous wrote:What are these jobs and are they hiring? Seriously, I have been looking for work for the last year and striking out. I would love one of these jobs.

Yes, all the time. They are corporate cog jobs. Look at the largest companies on the Forbes list and start applying for entry level from there. My company hires entry level at about 120K for grads. They have to go through a very rigorous program and graduate. Once they graduate the potential to land one of these role is high and pay goes up - but it’s a bit of a crap shoot. Some of the “teams” work 24/7 relentlessly. I’ve been on both types of teams. I actually prefer the teams with tons of work. There is lots of office team unity and good teams are like family a bit; but there are toxic ones to that work hard and stab everyone in the back. So, there’s a bit of everything. I think any huge company with high revenue will be like this.

Wow! I feel cheated. I work very hard and hardly have a free moment all day and only make $105. My life sucks pink collar jobs are horrible!

Anonymous wrote:What sorts of jobs are these? I make $140, am in senior leadership at a university implementing government funded grants and I work all the time and it is really stressful. Today I had to write a grant proposal that determines whether my colleagues and I stay employed or not, make the decision that we cant fund someone’s role anymore and tell them they are being laid off, and argue with our compliance officer about whether they are going to dock someone’s pay to recoup money they don’t have for an honest mistake. I don’t particularly want a recliner job, but I this is grinding me to a nub.

My sympathies. Sounds rough.

What sorts of jobs are these? I make $140, am in senior leadership at a university implementing government funded grants and I work all the time and it is really stressful. Today I had to write a grant proposal that determines whether my colleagues and I stay employed or not, make the decision that we cant fund someone’s role anymore and tell them they are being laid off, and argue with our compliance officer about whether they are going to dock someone’s pay to recoup money they don’t have for an honest mistake. I don’t particularly want a recliner job, but I this is grinding me to a nub.

OP here

I'm an engineer. My role is as a 'group lead'. Basically, I serve as quality control over the work of engineers below me before their work gets sent to supervisory management.

My engineers on the team are very good after I've trained them a lot over the years. Workload is low right now, so there's not much to quality control, lol.

I'm sooooo bored. If there'sayoffa, sure I can get the axe. But at least I can put some management exp. ony resume right now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a POC or LBTQ? Or another minority?

You're untouchable. Congrats.

I’m the PP with the recliner in my office. White female.
Take your congrats and shove it.

Still counts.

Anonymous wrote:Are you a POC or LBTQ? Or another minority?

You're untouchable. Congrats.

I’m the PP with the recliner in my office. White female.
Take your congrats and shove it.

Anonymous wrote:Same! But I am at $100k

Me, too. At least I work from home. I have some interesting freelance work that keeps me sane. I was transferred to this position when funding for what I had been doing fell through. I have asked numerous times if there’s something else I can help with, but now I just keep my mouth shut. Now if only I could make $180 doing this!

I’m a different poster, and today a 5th grade class completely broke my spirit. For so much less money.

A lot of people will say, “just quit teaching.” But then who will teach YOUR kids?

Today a second grader called me a btch and threw things at me.

You know I don’t make $180. Never will.

I’m so stupid.

Are you a POC or LBTQ? Or another minority?

You're untouchable. Congrats.

Anonymous wrote:Same here, $170K and my job probably takes 10-15 hrs per week except for occasional projects that push it higher. I manage two people who are very good at their jobs, which makes my life easy although a little boring.

Is it software engineering?

Anonymous wrote:This is what my old job was like except a lot less money but it was stressful AF because I was on the billable hour. Absolutely hated it.

Same. I was a government contractor. It sucked.