The last job I had, ended up quitting before finding a new job which resulted in almost 3 months of freedom. After which I got a job at this current workplace. At first the job seemed fine, smart people with out-the-box thinking, relaxed environment, lots of oppurtunities -- or so I thought.
In Romania, we are suffering from nepotism. Most of the employyes in this company already knew each other way before the company was built. The hiring process is the same: if you know someone in the company you get a higher position, more money and no tests and/or no questions asked. If you are an outsider you get called to 10 interviews, with tehnical and psychology tests.
My interview process lasted 5 months. I Applied in December, I had 4 online tests, 4 interviews and 1 final interview in May for hiring.
After I was hired, my thinking was changed, rapidly. Lazy people with no technical knowledge and no initiatives were at the top management and were making in a month what I make in almost 2 years. Every idea for improvement I had has been rejected because it meant for them to actually work. My colleagues are no different either, they actually want to work but they have the idea of "the quality of my work equals to what they pay me". Meaning shitty salary = little work, and poorly made.
I always give 110% for every project I have, and every task given but you are very limited if management does not want you to do something.
For the past months I've been doing stuff on my own, repairing mistakes of others and creating new projects that management cannot reject. Which is why they hate me. If I have a big task, I have to include management as well so that's more work for them.
I hate their guts and always denigrate them at meetings, saying they are the blame, and because of their incompetence this department works 300% more than it should.
They cannot fire me without good cause. I am the best of 2 departments, my own and another composed of almost 25 people. Most of them come and ask me for advice. The work of the 2 department gotten less and less because of my know-how. Have automized all manual tasks and work is very scarce if those imbeciles don't tamper with it.
The majority of projects are on my name and some projects and tasks only I know how to do them.
I so wish I was fired.
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