An experience that I had that a lot of people go through is being unappreciated within a job. If there are no clear set boundaries from the beginning then people get taken advantage of. The scenario I was in was leaving a job because of the compensation I was getting or not getting. I was being given a lot of work and my pay was not enough for how much I had to do. I became the person that they counted on because I took pride in my work and always got it done in a timely manner. It was unfortunate that they used that to delegate more work to me because they knew I would get it done. I realized while working there that the compensation was not enough for the work I was given and the amount of time.
After working there for a few months and realizing this challenge I started to not get as much work done as I used too. Although I am not proud of doing that, I was getting upset and tired with the way that I was being treated. Not only was it difficult to be happy going to work, my boss was also not the nicest and didn’t seem grateful for the work I did. Compensation was the pushing factor because there is no way I could be getting paid minimum wage for the work I was doing. According to an article by “Harvard Business Review” says, “60% of employees who perceived they were underpaid said they intended to leave.” When I finally decided to leave it was such a relief and I was not stressed which made my days easier.
From that experience I learned that it is important to be compensated and cared for. I don’t appreciate companies and managers who think it is appropriate to be working people to death without compensation. In the future I will set boundaries and make sure that I am working for a company that only gives me what is in my scope of work.
Source: https://hbr.org/2015/10/most-people-have-no-idea-whether-theyre-paid-fairly
