Venting on the Job

Have you ever felt so trapped in your life that "the rock and a hard place" cliche somehow needs revising?

I'm there!

Without complaining about money since I do love my job, I had to get a second job to help with the bills. However, after six years, I am ready to leave but can't! My husband recently got a new job in his field which is great - but, because he is a newby, we took an $8,000 pay cut per year.

Now - this is all well and good, and I wouldn't mind so much if I felt like that after six years there was some respect or at least a reward for loyalty and service. Yet again - I am being used and abused; and again, I realize that I can't quit.

My question then becomes - how much do we have to take in the working community? Do we really have to take the crap? Am I wrong in believing that there should be rewards for staying in one place for an extended length of time? Shouldn't there be advantages to going the extra mile and sacrificing when one can with the expectation that this does not set a precedent? Okay - I have more than one question......

I suppose I just needed to let go of some frustration - but is this what the world is coming to? Are we becoming a society so focused on money that we forget those who helped us to achieve our goals? My second job is a privately owned business who has grown through the help of many, but I am the longest working employee in the company. Let me add that off the top of my head, I can think of 36 different people who have come and gone in the last six years. Shouldn't this say something about management - or does it just prove that I am obviously a glutton for torture?

Well World - I don't like it! I refuse to accept that this is the reality of the world. I can't lose hope that there is goodness in people and that there are no rewards for loyalty and that what we attain is more important than the people who are around us. I will not accept this; I can't accept this if I expect to continue to teach. I suppose, as with everything else, I will teach my kids by example!

Of course - I find that I am still between "the rock and a hard place......"