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I love my job... been with them for the past decade... as a web designer. I remember when I first applied on Craigslist and didn't even think they were legit until they sent me a laptop. The job comes with creativity and a feeling of accomplishment, and I've built a massive portfolio, and work experience along the way. I get to design landing page advertisements for big companies and celebrity names such as J-Lo, Rihanna, Beyonce, Disney, Marvel Entertainment, and many more. I hope to be with them for another decade. But with the good comes the bad. I have fought to keep my position for many years. Aside from dealing with at least five or six bosses over the course of my employment, letting power go to their head and trying to get me fired, every single of them failing to do so, in part because it's a bit hard to justify firing someone whose good at their job with projects equaling over half a million dollars a year, but at least I have had the privilege of observing all but one or two of them being let go, getting fired, or leaving the company themselves. I have also faced pay cuts, lack of merit increases, and bonuses probably to appease our CEOs, which have been plentiful... as they can't seem to keep them. Not saying I don't get paid well for what I do, but it is well below the average for someone in my industry. However, I've utilized my remote position to acquire other jobs while continuing to work my primary job. So why do I stay despite all I've been through? I love my company and what I do even though I've survived massive layoffs through the years, non-pandemic and pandemic. There is something about working for a media corporation that I love in spite of all the abuses or lack of incentive. I do what I do because it brings out the very creative side of me. |