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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:02:42 )
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not to generalize but i feel like a lot of workplaces, esp if they're more later-stage career people ,
it's like work is kind of just like do ur time and get paid so you can focus on family / life outside of work lol
so like being speedy just isn't really worth the effort / not really any incentive for it

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Donator — she/her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:12:30 )
Hello hello

At work I’m... probably not a hard worker. >.<
If we have customers or deliveries I work hard, but when there is down time I sit on my phone. XD

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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:14:16 )
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ah i mean why not ^^
there's probably not much more you could really do besides fiddle with stuff if there aren't any people needing anything from you?

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Donator — She/Her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:18:01 )



I've thought about it but the problem with most startups is that they usually have a culture of expecting you to work more than 40 hours a week and whenever they need you and that's super not for me. I need to be able to say that I'm done with work past a certain point in the evening and on weekends. I'd go insane if I was 'always on'.

I'm also still pretty low in years of experience. I think that has a lot to do with how I've been compensated so far.


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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:27:44 )
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mm that's true i think that is common :-/ but not necessary! i've worked at a few and they all had p good work/life balance imo
i've kept the same hours everywhere i've worked and everyone respected that and there wasn't any pressure to work beyond the hours i set
maybe i've just been lucky though? i also prioritize culture quite a bit when i job search

i hope you get the compensation you deserve!! i think we're in the same industry , if you ever want a second opinion on job stuff my pm's are always open :3

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Donator — She/Her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:31:43 )



I usually prioritize culture too - and I will interview with startups. But I find they usually turn me down because of a 'culture mismatch' which is pretty much always because I want to work set hours loool. It could be the area I'm in has a different startup culture than other places. And with my current job search I'm really only looking at 'Design System Teams' because I got to work on one a few months ago and loved it and ended up not being able to stay. But they tend to exist more at bigger companies than smaller ones so I haven't been talking with startups as much this time around because of that.

Thanks! I'll definitely keep that in mind. ^-^


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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:35:56 )
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ah i see, yeah that's true different cities do have different cultures for stuff like that , though i'm hoping that will matter less as remote work is becoming more accepted
i hope you find a role you'll be happy in!!!

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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:36:49 )
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also i don't wanna assume anything abt ur gender / gender presentation but imo non cis men tend to get heavily underpaid :-/
like in general everywhere lol but also definitely in tech , so i hope you are getting compensated fairly too!!

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Donator — She/Her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:41:09 )



Me too!

Yea... that's what I've heard but I honestly don't know for sure how true or not that is for me. I've talked to very few people about exactly how much I'm making and of those that I have if they were making more it's because they had a higher-level title than I did at the time so it made sense that they made more.


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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:47:01 )
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ah yeah it's also hard to recognize cuz it's not as common for ppl to be super open abt their compensation :-/
i'm grateful for my male peers who understand it's an issue and feel comfortable speaking openly w me about it

i think glassdoor has numbers for city+years of experience, that could be good data to back you up if you are getting undercompensated and want to ask or negotiate for more

sometimes undercompensation shows up in subtle ways too - like unconcious bias leads to women/non cis men getting underleveled, so it might look like they're getting compensated ok for that level but they should actually be getting paid for l+1 !

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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:47:54 )
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also lol happy to talk about a topic that's less jobby cuz i know not everyone works like salaried desk/day jobs :3 and i wouldn't want anyone to feel excluded from convo

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Donator — she/her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 21:53:40 )
I make $9.50 an hour

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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:02:50 )
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do u like ur workplace lina ^^
also do u get store discounts or anything :0

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Donator — She/Her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:02:51 )



Yea I'm okay with switching the topic too. Only so much time I should probably spend complaining. :P


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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:04:51 )
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haha i think it's important to have spaces where you can air stuff like this out ! and like get support

like you can't exactly complain to coworkers or boss freely wo possible repercussions lol

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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:05:41 )
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anyway we are v close to the weekend already ^^
i'm debating if i should get groceries today or keep procrastinating and do it over the weekend lol

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Donator — She/Her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:26:18 )



Yea that's true.

I always get groceries on sunday.
I'm a very 'on a schedule' kind of person lol.


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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:29:14 )
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oohh so routine ^^ do you drive where you are?

i usually get stuff depending on the weather lol and how empty my fridge is and how much longer i think i can put it off lol

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Donator — they/them Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:30:38 )
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i think if i lived in an area where i drove for stuff i would grocery shop more often :-0
honestly i find it fairly relaxing and enjoyable when i grocery shop in my hometown

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Donator — She/Her Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/08/20 22:37:12 )



Yea I don't live close enough to a city to be able to walk everywhere.
But with the pandemic I've actually been getting my groceries delivered - another reason it stays pretty on schedule is because I put the order in earlier in the week to reserve my time slot for it.


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