Life at work is seriously getting to me. I work for a small company that maybe has 15 employees max. Since it is such a small place, I have a lot of daily contact with my bosses.
There are so many problems... the favoritism is SO obvious. I get promised things (like a new computer) and my co-worker who has been there 2 months less than me gets a new one, and production gets one... but here I am, without a new computer. When our building was redone, my area was the last to be fixed up, and people used my desk as an inventory table. I feel that I am virtually invisible, even though I strive to work hard for low pay. I feel that my bosses think that since my education is minimal, I don't know anything, even though I have proven myself a thousand times over. I want to get recognized... I want to matter. I have been looking for a new job, and no luck so far. Is there something wrong with me?
2006-11-07 08:51:10 · 4 answers · asked by Elkie 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes and no. You are hard working and you care about your job which is positive, but you lack education and people tend to look at that even if it is wrong. The best thing you can do is go to school and get yourself some kind of title. Like me at one time I was a lowly nobody that no body listened to. Now I am a higher nobody that a few people listen too and I make a whole lot more money.
2006-11-07 09:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Frank R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You teach people how to treat you. If you act like a doormat people WILL happily walk all over you. Assertiveness is what you need. Take a course in communication - espeically one geared towards women. There are many that are only a day long. Google "communication seminar for women" or something like that and you will see what I mean. Confrontation does NOT have to be negative and good communication is a skill that can be learned. Don't limit yourself any longer. Get out there and gather the tools you need for this workplace. They will help you in every other workplace you go to and in life in general.
2006-11-07 10:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by HRGal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may benefit from career counseling or a course to get new skills.
2006-11-07 08:55:17 · answer #3 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No this is plenty of workplaces in America. People dont get paid to be nice to you and they won't.
2006-11-07 08:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋