A year ago, I was stressing financially and trying to find a job with a different company. I got 'lucky', and was promoted at my current job and received a raise that seemed significant at the time. It was definitely significant compared to what I was making before promotion. Almosy a year has gone by and I have been relatively comfortable, (more like complacent) convincing myself that $3 difference is really making my life easier.
But then the world shut down, and I got paid more money from my government than my own job pays me when I'm busting my ass, 40 hours a week. (Noting that I've worked there for 6 years at this point)
Now my employer is rolling out new things, which will require even more work... management, organization, effort. But I know without question there will be no compensation for the new tasks.
I'm sitting here listing out my bills, crying, because there is no room for anything extra. There is no room for saving money. There is no room for moving forward. The three months of unemployment allowed me to save $2,000, which has never been possible for me before because bills / life expenses consume all of my money.
They hate this game. I hate this system the America has created. I hate living to work.
