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  • #126914
    doremi
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    Hi Tiny Buddha,
    I just changing a job from a big corporation (Big politics) to a small startup around 7 months ago. I am 27 years old female. The new company has better pay and better environment, but there are no clear structure here. I have to spend a lot of time explaining the basic process and educate people about every simple thing. The problem is sometimes I become very frustrated when people who don’t understand the basic ideas and start throwing the responsibility around. I was very upset when someone blame me before. However, this job is not so stressful, my bosses trust me, and the pay is quite good, I would love to start blogging, or doing what I love for learning.

    On the other hand, my colleague keeps encourage me to join big bank because he is also looking. He said that in the bank the paid is better (not sure), bigger brand exposure and so on. I sent some resume, and wait for interview. I am in dilemma because big brand sounds better, but big corporation are difficult to stand out or move things fast. Can anyone give me an advice, should I jump for bigger companies or continue working here? I am afraid, I will get frustrated for explaining simple basic things here, but I am also afraid it will be stressful in big corporation.

    Thank You for any advice.

    #126921
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear doremi:

    I say: stay in this job. From your previous posts, you compare yourself and your job to other and others’ jobs way too much which keeps you unsatisfied. Isn’t it so? There will always be someone saying: that job is better than yours! And there will always be something frustrating at any job. If the environment in this one is good for you- in addition to a good pay, I say: stay!

    * What is so frustrating for you when you explain basic things?

    anita

    #126926
    doremi
    Participant

    Hi Anita,
    Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am totally confused when thinking on should I stay or should I move. The frustation happen when I have to explain simple thing like we have to move to digital instead of using traditional way, or why I need the password access to the website to do my work. Previously I was getting blamed by a colleague because the website is down, when I tried to explain and I am correct. The supervisor of that colleague, protecting him and asked me to drop that matter to be “professional”. I was upset because how can you don’t take responsibility and blaming people like that.

    I am okay now, I have good friends here. But I am afraid that all that kind of misunderstanding, explaining basic things, etc. Happened again. So there are some opportunity opening in banks and my colleague asked me to apply together. We are waiting for interview. But I am not sure because I am afraid of risk in corporation like “slow-pace, corporate politics, long-hours etc.”

    What do you think? Should I stay or jump? Thank You 🙂

    #126931
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear doremi:

    Review your work history, looking in previous threads on this website and make a list of Good Experiences (what made you content at jobs)/ Bad Experiences (what made you miserable at jobs)- so you two lists. You can highlight in orange, let’s say, the worst experiences, those you want to avoid at any cost. And highlight in yellow the best experiences, those most desirable.

    Then, when you consider a new job- interview (ask questions) people doing that job, there and/ or elsewhere- and make a list of the experiences those people told you about, that is, the experiences you can reasonably expect to have, and see if that list fits with the Good Experiences List or the Bad Experiences List.

    anita

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