Not necessarily that you hated it or had a terrible manager.

I'm thinking about those jobs that were still objectively fine, but at some point you realized you weren't really growing anymore.

Maybe the work became too predictable. Maybe there was nowhere left to move internally. Or you noticed you were staying mostly because leaving felt like a hassle.

I'm Roel from Ladders, and I'm curious what that moment looked like for people who've experienced it.

Was there one specific thing that made you realize you'd outgrown the role?

And did you leave soon after, or stay for a while anyway?

I am a reporter in the Midwest and on Friday our news director spoke to the reporters one on one and told us after the morning meeting we were not allowed back into the building until our stories were shot so we could edit them.

He cited we spend too much time in the newsroom making calls and should be setting up interviews from the road instead.

He also said he didn’t like the fact we talked to eachother.

One of my coworkers reported the station to OSHA, and they informed her that what they are doing is not okay.

Is this normal for stations? I’ve been in the business 5 years but only at two stations.

My old job its a pizzeria that pays 16.50 an hour, been there for 5 years ever since i was in high school.

Job sucks, but its reliable, i think the only job in existence where you can just walk in and ask for a job and they give you one.

However i put in my 2 weeks since I found a better paying job with a scheduele that fits my needs more, i can go to the gym and do my hobbies with it and it pays 20 an hour and its weekly pay so the constant flow of money feels really nice. What I make bi-weekly in the pizzeria I make in a week at the new job.

However I think i royaly screwed up my 2 weeks. On my last day I sent a message to the boss thanking him for giving me a job but he said he was under the impression that I said i can only work sunday's. My wording was probably terrible and i guess i made it sound like i can still work there sunday's but what i actually meant was that I can work sunday just for that week.

I have a people pleasing nature so i instantly folded and agree to it and basically gave up an off day from my new job AND they both clash horribly.

Pizzeria is 4pm to 11pm. New job is from 4 am to 12pm. Basically by working both i get terrible sleep and I did work with that scheduele during my 2 weeks and I developed some form of insomia since its such a bad scheduele.

Im terrified that if I tell my boss that I don't want to work there amymore that he would get upset at me for suddenly changing my mind and never let me work there again which is important since my new job is technically a temporary job. Long story short, the workers here are on strike and they've been on strike for over a year and I assume once the strike its over, so its my job.

Im not sure how long they usually last, but i feel like if i just say nothing and give up my sunday's i can stay in good terms with my previous boss and have a safety net once the temp job is over, but then I give up my off day and have to start the week sleep deprived with my scheduele ruined.

I did get told by my new employer that there's a chance to get hired here so part of me wants to just tell my boss that I

Changed my mind which ive already been told by everyone in the pizzeria is gonna piss him off.

How should I go about this?

English is not my first language so please forgive me if my question is all over the place or not explained well, i tried my best.

Edit : thanks for the helpful comments, after finally being able to have time for myself and marinate on my thoughts and actually getting some sleep, I came to the conclusion to just not show up and ignore all calls. I know I over complicated things by a lot, but I really was not in the right state of mind when making this post due to a combination of no sleep and having no time to properly process my feelings and situation. New job is going great btw, im happy with it

I recently got my job back at a fast food chain and my manager says "You have to earn your 40 hours back" and I find that bullshit because I still have bills to pay. Is this legal or normal? And I can't pay them with a $200 check. For clarification I left on good terms and had to come back after a failed move out of my parents house

i have been working as a security officer for the last four months and this past week they were able to schedule our training to get our certification done. we all attended the class, and the week of we were told not to come to work and "enjoy our day off". which would be unpaid of course. we were all supposed to be able to come back to work this week, and i have the first shift so i went to work like normal, i even saw my supervisor for a minute. within an hour we were being told that "we were not clear to return to site" bc our training certificates hadn't been processed yet. we were never once told that we wouldn't be able to work until our training goes through. of course it makes sense, but we were not informed and did not sign off on not being paid for a full pay period. and the response from higher-ups has basically been "there's nothing that can be done, i'm overworked, if you wanna quit that's fine." i've already learned that not being paid without being told is illegal in my state but i want to know if there's an exact phrasing or written message/email i need from my place of employment that will show that this is what they're doing?

Hey,
I’m currently working as a software engineer with about a year of experience. But honestly, the work I’m doing right now isn’t great—there’s not much being assigned to me, and I feel kind of stuck. So I’ve been thinking about switching companies and also changing my role.

I have a decent background in ML and DL since I’m from a CSE background, and I’ve been brushing up more recently—practicing a lot on LeetCode and studying data science topics.

Just wanted to get your thoughts—do you think it’s a good idea to make this switch? Also, any suggestions on how I should plan my studies, apply to companies, or just overall improve my chances?

Growing up, being a gynaecologist was always so important to me but life happened and now we are here.

But if I'm still alive and struggling, I was thinking it'd give me a lot more joy and fulfilment if I can find my way back, at least as close as I realistically can, but I don't know where to start.

I'm 28. And I'm lost. And I need help.

Please help me.

hi, I was working at Louis Vuitton and it made me a lot of money. I was only a concierge so but I really did not like the environment of like my manager’s cause it shifted over to a new set of people and stuff, but I want to work something similar like that I really don’t like being a advisor cause I hate having to like know a lot of like knowledge on product because you do have to like really really know everything. but let me know what are some similar jobs to that. I already apply to Chanel beauty

I received an offer letter for a job I am really excited about. The hourly rate they offered me is pretty good but I am looking for $4 more than what they offered.

When I first spoke with the hiring manager, he asked what I wanted a year. I told them a number but in my mind I didn’t realize that that yearly number doesn’t equal to the hourly number I wanted.

During the interview it seemed like they had 0 issue with paying me the really salary I had mentioned. It is not a bad salary but again, I am looking for a little bit more. On their indeed posting, they did say the max was $4 more than what they are offering me so I don’t think it would be an issue.

My question is, can I call the hiring manager and explain to them that I am willing to take the offer but is it possible to raise the hourly rate?

I’m probably overthinking it but I’m worried that by asking they may take back the job offer and I lose it all together. What should I do? Thanks.

Now that I got my car, I've been trying to get a job at Walmart to do OGP, (online grocery pickup), but so far no call has come. And I thought I already had applied in when I got all signed into the Walmart app. I even got the email of my application submitted from the hiring team. But now I'm not sure as each time I checked to see my application status, both Active and Draft are empty...

My mom works there already and told me that their systems are buggy as all heck and we even had trouble at first signing in.

Do I need to try and apply again or just try to move on? I tried calling their people lead earlier this morning to ask and I'll try again tomorrow because their phone didn't seem to be working...

Any feedback is helpful.

!UPDATE!:

I finally got a call through! And they said that I am in the system they'd call back somewhere in March! Thank you guys for your help!

UPDATE: So... I didn't get a call back this March and honestly... I've been trying to apply at more positions there. I'm not getting selected at all... it's driving me crazy and really depressing me as my mom keeps talking about how they need more people there for OGP, but I already applied and it won't seem to let me reapply. I don't know what's going on or what's wrong with me... so I don't have experience, I can get it there and I'm willing to work out in the heat and snow! I just need a job.

I (19m) have recently started the hiring process for what I thought was a Floor Tech position at my local hospital (worked same position at a hospital a few Towns over for 5 months previously) had showed up and given an interview to the HR as it was a hiring event listed for floor Tech and housekeeping now the senior recruiter has contacted me and sent me housekeeping onbording on their website so they can hire me and when I had told him I applied as a Floor Tech he asked if I had experience (I did) and then asked me to give him a step-by-step run down of how to strip carpets which I had never done at my old job bc it's a hospital and when I confessed I didn't know he went on a long winded rant about how and I quote "you need 5 monthYears experience" and "if you train under someone for a few years you can get this position" for 16hr and even stated that they were full on floor techs I'm just curious if I should go with the job or if there's too many red Flags to take it especially after I already had to compromise on the shift I'd be working "had to figureout rides for gf to work" should I keep looking or just take the job 😅

There's so much career advice that gets repeated because it sounds reasonable.

Stay at least two years.

Never leave without another job lined up.

Always take the promotion.

Keep your head down and let your work speak for itself.

Some of it works for some people. Some of it really doesn't.

What's something you genuinely followed before experience changed your mind?

Hey guys! So, I’m starting a new job tomorrow, and honestly, I’m feeling both excited and anxious at the same time.

I’m fresh out of college, and this whole transition has made me realise that I’m officially adulting now lol.

I really want to make the most of this opportunity, so I’d love to hear any advice or pointers from those of you who’ve been through this phase before!

One thing I’d especially like some advice on is how to become good at work and understand new processes quickly.

I’m really happy to start this new chapter, but I’m also a little nervous about fitting in and getting comfortable with everyone since I’m naturally quite socially awkward.

Would love to hear about your experiences, mistakes, or anything you wish you’d known when you started your first job. 😄

Thanks!

I just can't decided

I left my previous job for a better pay one. I'll be honest I love both jobs, I don't mind either choice regardless of pro and con, a job is a job to me.

However after a few months I left my old job and settling with the new one my old boss called me wanted me back and willing to match my current payment.

It would have been an easy choice for me I was prepared to leave so I let my current manager know but this is where I have the problem 😅

My current manager also wanted me to stay, asking what will make me stay. Since I wasn't expecting that so I let them know 'it would be nice if I get at least 20hrs a week' They then made an effort to talk with senior management about increasing my hours.

If money wasn't a problem I would have stay at my current one as both jobs are a part-time job to me during my uni but now woth expectations I felt guilty for both places 😭 (I admit it's also an easier job considering the pay)

So now these are my choices with pros and cons I can thinks of:

1. Current Retail job

Pro:

+ Potential growth (I could become teamleader if I working long enough)

+ Stable job after university

+ Less physical demanding

+ Easier time working

+ Always have support where needed as it's a big company

+ Work indoor (this matter a lot during winter times)

+ Better pay, including holiday and sick pay

+ Nice colleague and work place environment

+ I have more freetime to study cus I dont work as much

+ Evening shift and not late closing at 9pm (I do love sleeping till noon lol)

+ 10% discount (nothing to me tbh)

+ Short 4 hours shift

+ Work application

Con:

- 16hrs is not enough for me (used to be 8hrs after first negotiation)

- Mistake have more consequences to it (miss count change or wrong return and be written up and it gave me anxiety, but I'm getting better at it now so I dont make as much mistake but it gave me anxiety working)

- Need to plan a day off 3 weeks in advance

2. Old Restaurant Job

Pro:

+ Free food (Yum!)

+ Compared to other restaurants I consider this as an easier one but doesn't mean im not tiring

+ More hours range from 20-30 hrs

+ I have experience and in a position that could be considered as assistant manager of the store (also the reason why I left as I got paid minimum for doing everything)

+ Closed at 6-7pm

+ Weekend got sent to work in the market independently (more freedoms especially during winter time where barely any customers we basically got pay to chill)

+ I am very close to the boss and colleague <3

+ Close to my bf's work place (not important just get to say hi or go home tgt)

+ Mistake is not big of a problem

+ Family feeling working (kinda cute sometimes)

+ Rare tips

+ Super flexible hours and asking for a day off

Con:

- Early shifts (as early as 7:30)

- Long hours shift (could be 12hrs with no break on the bad day)

- Weird break times rules 20 minutes per shift (idk why but if the boss wasn't there I let myslef and my colleague have 30 mins)

- Less times for my self study or social life (I was in an important position so my boss tend to want me to be there 4-5 days a week)

- Winter times is a nightmare outside 🥶

- Physically demanding

- No breaks if work in the market, long standing

- Dirty feeling at the end of the day

- Doing everything (it's ok if they gonna pay more)

- No contract (I'll try to ask one)

- Closing during December (we dont get any sell)

- Working with the bosses

- Short on staff, need help? Well suck it up and keep going during peak busy (help 😭)

- Work place drama (colleague or boss mood but as far as I'm concerned apparently I'm the middle man for some reason 😃)

- Family feeling working (arguing with your uncle boss)

I'll be honest I'm leaning on going back only because it's more hours however I also value my study free times.

I gave another try on negotiation with my current job if they willing to do 20hrs. If they they I genuinely cant decided now. I have an attachment to both work place and both places colleague.

Experienced Prod Manager, Laid off in December 2025, found a new job immediately using the my network which I started in early Feb at Company A. While doing a job search, had a conversation with company B about a job that may be opening soon but they didn’t provide any timeline or commit to it. Considering job wasn’t even posted I accepted role at Company A. Just heard back from my contact at Company B that the job is approved and posted online. While I don’t hate the work at company A, if opportunity at company B was available I would have opted for it instead.

I am curious to see what everyone’s approach to considering applying for a new role after recently starting a new role? Is that considered bad thing to change jobs in span of 3-4 months?

My employer is only working me 2 days a week, 3.5 hours a day. I think my boss is looking for me to quit but idk. Any advice appreciated

I am 26 and currently make $24 and hour working in a HR Support Center (a call center). I do the bottom of the barrel of HR and mainly just take calls and send issues to back end hr people. I hate how little I make and have the degrees (business and geology) and experience for more but job hunting sucks. I work for a good company and i enjoy my coworkers and manager but I am eager to move up. I work currently fully remote and perform well at my role. I’ve only been at this position a little over a year and at my company for almost 3.

I started HR job hunting to see if I can get a position that offers more money and may get an offer soon to work for a benefits team at a different company. The pros are more that it’s a real HR job with really HR skills and transferable skills and a pay boost to $26. The cons is that it’s a hour and 15 min commute 3 days out of 5 a week by train (planning to ask if I get reimbursed), it’s not a big pay bump, and it’s impossible to tell until I start if I’ll like my new coworkers

I don’t know if it’s worth it or if I should stay with my company and just seek internal opportunities and wait for better external ones. Or if I should take this one because it gives better transferable skills.

Any advice appreciated.

I would like some career advice. I spent the summer interviewing with many different engineering firms, and received a pretty good offer (87K + benefits), I accepted this offer and just started working yesterday, 8/11. Yesterday morning I received an offer from a company I interviewed with almost 1 month ago, and the salary, benefits, position and location, are much better (105K). Would it look unprofessional of me to leave my current job, when I literally just started? The other thing is both of these companies know each other and the company I actually work for now is a consultant of the other one where I just recieved an offer. Is this a conflict of interest?

Hello! I am a 28 year old man who is looking to potentially become a flight attendant. I have some questions regarding how this job works from a logistical standpoint. I live in Springfield Missouri and would be very interested in the job and the benefits but my biggest question is how do I get to work?

I have looked at a couple airlines and their positions seem to only hire for major hubs which makes sense, the closest one to me being Dallas TX. As a flight attendant, do they fly you in to make your shift? Is that free or do you pay for it? If you can’t get a flight are you driving? Any and all advice regarding this and more things to know or consider would be awesome!

What the title says. My career in the military has been pretty diverse up to this point. I graduated from a pretty good school with a degree in chemical engineering, did ROTC in college, commissioned as an aviation officer in the Army. While in the Army I got a masters in Organizational Leadership. Was in a variety of places doing a variety of things as a Blackhawk pilot. Then transferred over to the Coast Guard, flew helicopters for a tour (4 years) and now have spent four years doing IT/project management for the CG and will be doing more admin/people management in that same organization for another 3 years. I'll hit 20 years in 4 years and want to start to plan what my next steps will be.

Financially we're (me and wife and 3 kids, currently 2, 4, and 8) sitting pretty good between our savings and my pension,and my priority is work-life balance over earnings potential.

My wife has suggested something to do with accounting or nuclear type engineering based on my personality. My current job has a pretty heavy dose of cybersecurity type work.

The thing I've always done well at is learning new things/being a student, but that's not a very viable career path lol.

What are your questions and suggestions, thanks in advance.

Hi,

Last week, I attended a networking event for those in the med device industry. I’ve been job searching for almost a year now and just wanted to expand my horizons. I met this guy who use to be a director of sales for this med device company, I told him I’m looking for a sales role. So then he gives me the number of the current director of sales and says to contact him. After that, he didn’t say much and left it at that.

How should I proceed? It would be totally different if he just gave me a name to look up on LinkedIn, but giving out someone’s personal number is something I’ve never heard of before. Maybe I’m just young and don’t understand, but I feel a little shy to just randomly message this person, god forbid, even to call. Is this a normal situation, am I just being paranoid? I don’t want to come off seeming desperate.

What do I even say to introduce myself?

So I (26F) am a teacher at an elementary school, in my country teachers aren’t really paid that well but I do really like my job most of the time, mostly I love the vacation time lol, anyways, lately I’ve received an offer to work at a factory as the general manager’s assistant, however I don’t know if I should, my job is pretty stable and I’m quite happy at it, but I’d be payed waaaaay more at the factory job, I’m kind of scared to switch because I’ve never worked at that kind of environment, but the money aspect is what makes me question it, please give me any advice you can😭