I recently got piped out of my favorite place to work not. They were trying to fire me at all costs. I was alienated, isolated and made ti feel unwelcome. I truly hated to come in everyday and see those persons. I was ready to leave and accepted my date. No matter what I did the supervisor had something negative to say. It was all part of the plan. My design software was removed and I was told I could not get it back. I could not do my job without it. It was a relief when I failed the pip. I did not sign the pip and was told I would be fired if I did not. I was terminated for performance. I got unemployment because I got fired. So now I am working at a smaller company. The place is heaven compared to that shith ole exxon. I can do meaningful work and it is appreciated. I feel like part of a team and the place is not toxic or dysfunctional. I make about 70 percent less and I got 4 weeks vacation. The insurance is better than exxons was. The most important thing is my mental health. I feel better now and I don't dread going to work. The company needed an employee that could innovate and improve processes and testing methods. I have found a place that needs and values my talents. I had a horrible time at exxon. So the grass can truly be greener at another company. Too many employees get stuck because of the high pay but is it worth you mental health.
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well done OP.
I am able to take distributions from my IRA to make up some of the pay difference if I need to. I have no debt and can live on 2000 a month. So 70 percent is plenty for me. I will only work a few more years and then fully retire. Freedom is the ability to chose where you work and if you work. It is priceless. I chose not to deal with exxon's BS and the horrible people at exxon.
I was making 185 k per year. i worked constantly 50 to 60 hours per week. It was never enough though. I was expected to do more always and my ranking was dropping. It was impossible to compete and succeed . I took off for vacation and only worked 45 hours that week so I could recover from the vacation and was scolded for not working my extra hours. The worst thing was a favorite employee worked only 35 to 40 hours a week and was commended for outstanding work. I was told the fav accomplished a great deal with only the lower amount of hours worked.
@OP congratulations on your huge pay cut
I got PIP’d out making in low-mid $200’s. now I make 30% more, same benefits plus I get to work from home.
None of that matters as much as being happier- like OP it isn’t worth losing your days. I wouldn’t go back to some of the supervisors I had at Exxon for $750k-$1M per year.
That’s happened to many people, but to my knowledge EM does not have a design Software. What software was it?
@OP What were you making at EM?
Being happy with a 70% pay cut means you didn’t need the money to begin with.
Great story bro.