Accepted a role 3 months ago that turned into 2 jobs for…
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Accepted a role 3 months ago that turned into 2 jobs for the price of 1 — COO called me "not a leader" for asking about compensation. Looking for perspective.
So I'm about 3 months into a new role as an E-Commerce Manager at a small enterprise tech company. Took a $10k pay cut from my previous job because the opportunity seemed right and HR verbally promised unlimited PTO and work life balance.
Here's what the job has actually looked like:
* Inherited a broken data infrastructure with zero documentation and no solution in place — built the entire reconciliation system myself in a week
* Learning an entirely new product vertical because the product knowledge guy is leaving
* Functioning as the sole web developer for the storefront
When I raised the question of compensation for occasional weekend work tied to an upcoming ERP integration, my COO told me that salaried employees are expected to put in the time when needed and that leaders make sacrifices. He also pushed back on me taking a week of vacation despite unlimited PTO being verbally promised before I accepted.
I've also brought up directly to him that the workload is a lot. His response was essentially dismissive. He has a self-absorbed temperament where the conversation always comes back to his vision and his expectations rather than actually hearing what you're saying. Raising concerns with him doesn't feel like a two-way conversation.
Here's what gets me about the weekend situation specifically — it's not every weekend, it's occasional. But the people I'd be working alongside for this ERP integration are two directors making $120k+ a year. I'm at $80k, doing what I'd argue is more technical and cross-functional work than either of them, and I'm the one being told to be a leader and chip in.
My offer letter clearly states Monday through Friday 9 to 5:30. KPIs that were supposed to be mutually defined within 60 days never happened either, so my $7,500 bonus has no defined path to payout.
To top it off, my COO has genuinely unrealistic expectations of what can be accomplished in a day, a week, or even a year. The data infrastructure problem I mentioned? That was years of mismanaged inventory data across two completely disconnected systems with no common denominator. He expected me to reconcile it in a week. As someone who has now actually done it, I can tell you that a dedicated data engineer given that as their only project would realistically need 6 to 10 weeks minimum. I did it in one week on top of everything else.
I don't mind hard work. I've delivered every single day I've been there. But I know when something is out of line with what was agreed to.
Am I wrong for feeling like this situation is unfair? And has anyone navigated something similar?
EDIT 2:
I would also like to add that there is no 401k, sick days, personal days, present HR, or company culture.
My previous job I made a base of 60k as a team member of marketplace e-commerce and got 30k in bonuses that were not guaranteed. I needed further financial stability and wanted professional growth and hence why I got this job. Just to clear any confusion
#business
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So I'm about 3 months into a new role as an E-Commerce Manager at a small enterprise tech company. Took a $10k pay cut from my previous job because the opportunity seemed right and HR verbally promised unlimited PTO and work life balance.
Here's what the job has actually looked like:
* Inherited a broken data infrastructure with zero documentation and no solution in place — built the entire reconciliation system myself in a week
* Learning an entirely new product vertical because the product knowledge guy is leaving
* Functioning as the sole web developer for the storefront
When I raised the question of compensation for occasional weekend work tied to an upcoming ERP integration, my COO told me that salaried employees are expected to put in the time when needed and that leaders make sacrifices. He also pushed back on me taking a week of vacation despite unlimited PTO being verbally promised before I accepted.
I've also brought up directly to him that the workload is a lot. His response was essentially dismissive. He has a self-absorbed temperament where the conversation always comes back to his vision and his expectations rather than actually hearing what you're saying. Raising concerns with him doesn't feel like a two-way conversation.
Here's what gets me about the weekend situation specifically — it's not every weekend, it's occasional. But the people I'd be working alongside for this ERP integration are two directors making $120k+ a year. I'm at $80k, doing what I'd argue is more technical and cross-functional work than either of them, and I'm the one being told to be a leader and chip in.
My offer letter clearly states Monday through Friday 9 to 5:30. KPIs that were supposed to be mutually defined within 60 days never happened either, so my $7,500 bonus has no defined path to payout.
To top it off, my COO has genuinely unrealistic expectations of what can be accomplished in a day, a week, or even a year. The data infrastructure problem I mentioned? That was years of mismanaged inventory data across two completely disconnected systems with no common denominator. He expected me to reconcile it in a week. As someone who has now actually done it, I can tell you that a dedicated data engineer given that as their only project would realistically need 6 to 10 weeks minimum. I did it in one week on top of everything else.
I don't mind hard work. I've delivered every single day I've been there. But I know when something is out of line with what was agreed to.
Am I wrong for feeling like this situation is unfair? And has anyone navigated something similar?
EDIT 2:
I would also like to add that there is no 401k, sick days, personal days, present HR, or company culture.
My previous job I made a base of 60k as a team member of marketplace e-commerce and got 30k in bonuses that were not guaranteed. I needed further financial stability and wanted professional growth and hence why I got this job. Just to clear any confusion
#business
source
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