It’s your Friday excellent news!
1. “I simply wished to put in writing in to thanks and the AAM group for serving to me out a lot. I began studying your web site simply after I began my first job after faculty, and it has been a fantastic expertise — I’ve discovered a lot and improved based mostly on the recommendation in your web site.
I was a software program developer at a small firm that was very resistant to alter. I felt type of caught there. I had picked Pc Science as a serious primarily due to the cash and by the point I noticed I didn’t wish to be a developer I used to be 4 years right into a five-year diploma, so I ended up simply sticking with it and getting a dev job whereas I attempted to determine the right way to change out of it. I don’t bear in mind precisely how I came upon about Technical Writing – both I requested within the open thread if there have been jobs in tech that weren’t improvement, or somebody in a remark talked about they had been a tech author and that despatched me on a analysis kick – however after I did some analysis I believed it will be a fantastic fit for me.
I took on the entire documentation work at my developer job (as a result of no person else wished to do it) and was capable of level to some actual accomplishments on my resume once I began making use of to tech author roles early final yr. My job search didn’t take almost so long as I believed, and I began a full-time tech author place at a improbable firm (with a pay improve!) a few yr in the past. I wished to put in writing in to thanks then, however figured I’d see how the whole lot labored out first, and issues acquired very busy so it slipped my thoughts.
Sadly, all was not improbable on this function. It turned out my boss didn’t deal with skilled girls effectively, and handled the non-experienced of us of all genders like kids that wanted to be protected. One lady moved onto her personal workforce to get away from him. There have been different points, the worst of which was that he inspired suggestions, however didn’t deal with it effectively. Issues acquired very tense, and I thought of leaping ship a number of instances, however didn’t wish to as a result of my pay and advantages had been so good.
He was lastly let go lately (there was loads occurring behind the scenes), and to be sincere, it’s been a aid. I can now confidently say my ex-boss was poisonous. Not too long ago, we came upon that the girl who moved off of the workforce is our new boss, and she or he’s extraordinarily affordable. The entire workforce is thrilled to have her again main our workforce. Plus, with out him overprotecting me I really feel like I’ve grown a lot as a author in such a short while. I now really feel like I can wholeheartedly say my firm and job is improbable! Due to you and the commenters for setting me on this path — I might not be right here if I hadn’t been an everyday reader of AAM.”
2. “After over a decade at a tiny firm the place I mainly ran and WAS 4 totally different departments, I used to be fully frazzled by the entire shifting priorities and operating round attempting to maintain up with my core duties and another duties placed on me by the corporate leaders. I lastly broke down and began to take a look at different positions within the space of my job that I loved most, inspired by different excellent news posts. I rewrote my resume utilizing each bit of recommendation I might discover in your web site and, with a lot anxiousness, utilized to three of essentially the most fascinating postings. Solely one among them contacted me to speak and the posting seemed like a little bit of stretch — however after the primary interview, it was clear that it was absolute good fit and the wording within the posting was largely from the creator not absolutely understanding what the function does (it’s a bit area of interest, in order that’s comprehensible). I used to be excited, the hiring supervisor was excited, and so they pushed the method via sooner than regular simply to get me on board.
I knew that I used to be underpaid, however I additionally had a TON of flexibility, a really particular schedule that I needed to work attributable to different commitments and private limitations, and was capable of work remotely for about 95% of the time. I believed I’d by no means discover that some other place as a brand new worker. I initially deliberate to leverage your entire negotiation recommendation, however I by no means acquired to make use of it. Their supply got here in 50% increased than the highest of my asking vary (which was already a 20% increase from my prior wage) with considerably higher advantages and alternatives. My new boss was 100% happy with my required schedule and has no drawback with any of the pliability I wished (if something, she’s been much more versatile than my prior bosses). AND the place is 100% distant.
I spent a lot time considering that I’d by no means discover the identical flexibility at one other firm. I’m much less careworn now, each mentally and financially, and I completely love all of what I do, not simply items. I’m so grateful for the entire recommendation in your weblog and want I had taken a lot of it prior to I did! For anybody not even taking the step of trying based mostly on a bunch of assumptions about different firms, like I did, simply do it. And if a job posting doesn’t sound good, don’t let that cease you from studying extra!”
3. “Over my time at my final, past poisonous job I will need to have written you 10 emails every week in my head; they by no means made it to the keyboard as a result of I already knew the reply. My boss sucked, and he wasn’t going to alter. And I do imply sucked — regardless of being generally charming and extremely sort, he additionally stated and did vile issues on the common that made me sick to my abdomen with misery. They had been by no means geared toward me, however that didn’t cut back the hurt, and on the finish of my lengthy tenure at that job I used to be realized I used to be barely dwelling my very own life anymore, simply working, going house and crying after which going to sleep for the night time to do all of it once more.
I knew what job I wished subsequent, and I bided my time. When one thing lastly opened precisely the place I wished it to, I needed to battle myself and my guilt and crippling anxiousness to even apply. To point out up for the interviews. To simply accept the job, and to present discover. Each step I virtually let the guilt win out however I tapped on the collected data I’ve from years of studying AAM and compelled my method via.
Now, many months later, my life has modified. I really like my new job. It has construction, and collaboration. Persons are sort. For the primary time in all my years of working, it appears like I’m in precisely the precise place for me — and that I can keep right here and develop and thrive.”
4. “I’ve been a prolific reader of your web site for years now, and in 2022 began proactively in search of my subsequent job alternative. Your interview guide was invaluable in my preparations — particularly, asking within the room if there are any issues interviewers have about my candidacy actually shifted the dynamics in interviews. I might inform loads about who I wished to work with based mostly on their reply.
I’m now in a brand new function with an extremely supportive, effectively resourced workforce and I not settle for ‘that is simply what the trade is like’ as a option to be in enterprise. Good firms prioritise the wellbeing of their employees and provides them to instruments to do their jobs effectively. Thanks for demystifying office tradition.”
5. “I come from a household of working class individuals and grew up inside very reasonable means. After some years of not likely figuring out the place I wish to go jobwise, I’m delighted to say that as of right this moment I landed a job, that will put me within the 10 % bracket of prime incomes individuals right here!
Principally, I used the (soulcrushing, horrible) pandemic isolation to modify jobs in 2020, tackle additional tasks inside my job, commonly ask for raises and pester my employer about funding me in taking extra programs and certifications that I assumed can be useful in job searching (management coaching, methodology workshops and so on). And since this very old-school, male dominated and backwards oriented employer nonetheless doesn’t see me or worth my laborious work, I patiently waited for the seemingly good job supply to return alongside. After a couple of months of interviewing right here and there and even rejecting a couple of presents, I now accepted a chance which can pay 30% greater than my present job. I’ll have greater than doubled my wage inside three years, have higher advantages, a shorter commute and fewer weekly hours.
Granted, as I haven’t began but I don’t understand how this can pan out. And naturally, higher pay and higher advantages are not any assure for extra happiness. However no matter that, I’m tremendous completely satisfied and proud to even have come to this point! And even when it doesn’t work out I’ll have a strong monetary cushion to fall again on.
Due to you and all the opposite fantastic skilled girls on the market who share their data and encouragement :)”
It’s your Friday excellent news!
1. “I simply wished to put in writing in to thanks and the AAM group for serving to me out a lot. I began studying your web site simply after I began my first job after faculty, and it has been a fantastic expertise — I’ve discovered a lot and improved based mostly on the recommendation in your web site.
I was a software program developer at a small firm that was very resistant to alter. I felt type of caught there. I had picked Pc Science as a serious primarily due to the cash and by the point I noticed I didn’t wish to be a developer I used to be 4 years right into a five-year diploma, so I ended up simply sticking with it and getting a dev job whereas I attempted to determine the right way to change out of it. I don’t bear in mind precisely how I came upon about Technical Writing – both I requested within the open thread if there have been jobs in tech that weren’t improvement, or somebody in a remark talked about they had been a tech author and that despatched me on a analysis kick – however after I did some analysis I believed it will be a fantastic fit for me.
I took on the entire documentation work at my developer job (as a result of no person else wished to do it) and was capable of level to some actual accomplishments on my resume once I began making use of to tech author roles early final yr. My job search didn’t take almost so long as I believed, and I began a full-time tech author place at a improbable firm (with a pay improve!) a few yr in the past. I wished to put in writing in to thanks then, however figured I’d see how the whole lot labored out first, and issues acquired very busy so it slipped my thoughts.
Sadly, all was not improbable on this function. It turned out my boss didn’t deal with skilled girls effectively, and handled the non-experienced of us of all genders like kids that wanted to be protected. One lady moved onto her personal workforce to get away from him. There have been different points, the worst of which was that he inspired suggestions, however didn’t deal with it effectively. Issues acquired very tense, and I thought of leaping ship a number of instances, however didn’t wish to as a result of my pay and advantages had been so good.
He was lastly let go lately (there was loads occurring behind the scenes), and to be sincere, it’s been a aid. I can now confidently say my ex-boss was poisonous. Not too long ago, we came upon that the girl who moved off of the workforce is our new boss, and she or he’s extraordinarily affordable. The entire workforce is thrilled to have her again main our workforce. Plus, with out him overprotecting me I really feel like I’ve grown a lot as a author in such a short while. I now really feel like I can wholeheartedly say my firm and job is improbable! Due to you and the commenters for setting me on this path — I might not be right here if I hadn’t been an everyday reader of AAM.”
2. “After over a decade at a tiny firm the place I mainly ran and WAS 4 totally different departments, I used to be fully frazzled by the entire shifting priorities and operating round attempting to maintain up with my core duties and another duties placed on me by the corporate leaders. I lastly broke down and began to take a look at different positions within the space of my job that I loved most, inspired by different excellent news posts. I rewrote my resume utilizing each bit of recommendation I might discover in your web site and, with a lot anxiousness, utilized to three of essentially the most fascinating postings. Solely one among them contacted me to speak and the posting seemed like a little bit of stretch — however after the primary interview, it was clear that it was absolute good fit and the wording within the posting was largely from the creator not absolutely understanding what the function does (it’s a bit area of interest, in order that’s comprehensible). I used to be excited, the hiring supervisor was excited, and so they pushed the method via sooner than regular simply to get me on board.
I knew that I used to be underpaid, however I additionally had a TON of flexibility, a really particular schedule that I needed to work attributable to different commitments and private limitations, and was capable of work remotely for about 95% of the time. I believed I’d by no means discover that some other place as a brand new worker. I initially deliberate to leverage your entire negotiation recommendation, however I by no means acquired to make use of it. Their supply got here in 50% increased than the highest of my asking vary (which was already a 20% increase from my prior wage) with considerably higher advantages and alternatives. My new boss was 100% happy with my required schedule and has no drawback with any of the pliability I wished (if something, she’s been much more versatile than my prior bosses). AND the place is 100% distant.
I spent a lot time considering that I’d by no means discover the identical flexibility at one other firm. I’m much less careworn now, each mentally and financially, and I completely love all of what I do, not simply items. I’m so grateful for the entire recommendation in your weblog and want I had taken a lot of it prior to I did! For anybody not even taking the step of trying based mostly on a bunch of assumptions about different firms, like I did, simply do it. And if a job posting doesn’t sound good, don’t let that cease you from studying extra!”
3. “Over my time at my final, past poisonous job I will need to have written you 10 emails every week in my head; they by no means made it to the keyboard as a result of I already knew the reply. My boss sucked, and he wasn’t going to alter. And I do imply sucked — regardless of being generally charming and extremely sort, he additionally stated and did vile issues on the common that made me sick to my abdomen with misery. They had been by no means geared toward me, however that didn’t cut back the hurt, and on the finish of my lengthy tenure at that job I used to be realized I used to be barely dwelling my very own life anymore, simply working, going house and crying after which going to sleep for the night time to do all of it once more.
I knew what job I wished subsequent, and I bided my time. When one thing lastly opened precisely the place I wished it to, I needed to battle myself and my guilt and crippling anxiousness to even apply. To point out up for the interviews. To simply accept the job, and to present discover. Each step I virtually let the guilt win out however I tapped on the collected data I’ve from years of studying AAM and compelled my method via.
Now, many months later, my life has modified. I really like my new job. It has construction, and collaboration. Persons are sort. For the primary time in all my years of working, it appears like I’m in precisely the precise place for me — and that I can keep right here and develop and thrive.”
4. “I’ve been a prolific reader of your web site for years now, and in 2022 began proactively in search of my subsequent job alternative. Your interview guide was invaluable in my preparations — particularly, asking within the room if there are any issues interviewers have about my candidacy actually shifted the dynamics in interviews. I might inform loads about who I wished to work with based mostly on their reply.
I’m now in a brand new function with an extremely supportive, effectively resourced workforce and I not settle for ‘that is simply what the trade is like’ as a option to be in enterprise. Good firms prioritise the wellbeing of their employees and provides them to instruments to do their jobs effectively. Thanks for demystifying office tradition.”
5. “I come from a household of working class individuals and grew up inside very reasonable means. After some years of not likely figuring out the place I wish to go jobwise, I’m delighted to say that as of right this moment I landed a job, that will put me within the 10 % bracket of prime incomes individuals right here!
Principally, I used the (soulcrushing, horrible) pandemic isolation to modify jobs in 2020, tackle additional tasks inside my job, commonly ask for raises and pester my employer about funding me in taking extra programs and certifications that I assumed can be useful in job searching (management coaching, methodology workshops and so on). And since this very old-school, male dominated and backwards oriented employer nonetheless doesn’t see me or worth my laborious work, I patiently waited for the seemingly good job supply to return alongside. After a couple of months of interviewing right here and there and even rejecting a couple of presents, I now accepted a chance which can pay 30% greater than my present job. I’ll have greater than doubled my wage inside three years, have higher advantages, a shorter commute and fewer weekly hours.
Granted, as I haven’t began but I don’t understand how this can pan out. And naturally, higher pay and higher advantages are not any assure for extra happiness. However no matter that, I’m tremendous completely satisfied and proud to even have come to this point! And even when it doesn’t work out I’ll have a strong monetary cushion to fall again on.
Due to you and all the opposite fantastic skilled girls on the market who share their data and encouragement :)”