My story..i do have the right degrees and everything...this is more of a "fate" type thing
2 jobs ago I was working at a software company as a project coordinator. I was making about 70K by that point, which was cool and all. However a lot of bullshyt going on that soured me on the company. The biggest thing was there was a ceiling I was hitting and no one in the company seemed interested in helping me past that. The manager who I reported to was a micro manager who was pissing me off to end. So I was like I need to make moves outta this company. It took me 3 years to do it. There were days where I wanted to quit, but I could not afford to be not working without anything lined up. I was applying to all types of things man. There was one place i applied to and they called me. It was a for business analyst position. I didn't even remember the job listing but when they read it, it didn't sound like it was for me. So i politely said I wasn't interested. i thought it would be that. Some months later, that place called me again and asked if I was interested in a follow up about the business analyst position. Again nothing had changed, I wasn't interested and turned them down politely.
The work environment eventually turned toxic. I was going into work pissed and leaving pissed. I was butting heads with my manager and some customers were beginning to complain about me. It was nothing personal to them but it took its toll so I was talking to them in tones they didn't like. I knew it was only a matter of time before an incident would send me packing. Jobs I really wanted they were not hiring me man. I was beyond frustrated. By chance, that place called me out of the blue again asking me about the BA job. this time I was like "ok lets do it". I figured any place would be better lol. Did a phone interview in my car with the hiring manager for about 30 mins. They asked me to come in, on my birthday no less, for an in person. I was only suppose to meet with the head of HR and the hiring manager. No more than a hour to hour and a half. I was there for almost 4 hours meeting other people. I had an inkling after I had left that this would be something different. I had one more roadblock, they wanted to speak to my then current manager for a reference. I thought they were joking but they weren't. Luckily I had become close with the office manager. She was somebody who I vented to a lot. She offered to be that "manager" for me and to let her know when they would call. Arranged that 2 days after my in person interview. She told me that the call went well and she really laid it on thick. The following week, HR called me with an offer and emailed me the paperwork.
The salary offer was a 30K increase. So the money was nice. What was even nicer though was the benefits. Easily the best benefits I ever had to date and they cost me next to nothing. When I started, I learned about the company's bonus structure which was very generous. Monthly, Quarterly, and the lucrative end of year bonus. There were also some other perks too. I levelled up something serious being at that company. I don't work there anymore but I'll never forget what it did for me to take me to the next level.
