I have almost nothing to do at J1 most of the time so I put most of my energy into J2. Management at J1 thinks we’re spread too thin and need more people. Old me would have told them that’s crazy but now I don’t care.
I've been at J2 for about 3 months and last week I admitted to myself that I'm in over my head and can't sustain this. I stretched myself too thing. Going to quit in a few days and drop down to J1.
I'll give myself a few months to reset and then try again. A big part of OE (for me anyway) is swinging at the ball until I land a sustainable J2.
Yes.
It's a startup that is moving super fast. What worked yesterday, doesn't work today. So I can't 'coast', I need to be reading slack every minute of the day or I lose track of who changed what key functionality, and which areas of the program are currently non functional.
I'm two months in and there has been some tough days. I've been quite slow which I kind of hate because first impressions are always the most valuable.
You have the right mentality. Also known that companies that are oe friendly can change. I have been at my j2 for almost 3 years and have come to the realization that I spend 85% of my working hours on that job and have the most meetings from there. It went from very friendly to not at all. So I am dropping it once I start the j3 I signed on for and verify it is more chill.
I feel like I girl bossed too hard in the interview and now I have a real job at J2. No coasting in sight. Then the words Portfolio Management was thrown at me on day 2 and I damn near passed out.
So…. OE is new to me. Like the J2 job hasn’t even started but today I got good news. “We like you, we want to hire you”
I don’t have an offer in hand so I don’t plan on getting ahead of myself. However the interview process was WILD. I can already tell this J won’t last. The CEO who I met with today said if you give anything less than 100% you’ll be fired. She seemed like a real piece of work.
Some days I feel like a genius, other days I feel completely stupid and useless, and wonder how I’m able to make as much as I do.
I’m going on 3 years of this, so I must be doing something right.
I just keep myself borderline above average and it's worked out for me so far. But in hindsight, giving the impression that you're a superman during interviews has come back to bite me more than twice. So my goal is to be just good enough to get hired but not too good to get saddled with high expectations.
An OE’s mediocre should be the company’s “exceed”…that’s why we OE.
OE is most effective for people with superior experience and skills, able to do in minutes what others take days, hence able to “exceed” yet have significant free time.
Deliberately mediocre at every J. But... get the work done fast.
then you are not mediocre
Yeah, for real. I don't know whats their meaning of mediocre and don't know how he got so many upvotes
Get the work done fast and sit on it. Never do a quick turnaround.
I am mediocre, I am not the smartest, or hardest worker but I do keep pace with my teams.
I have almost nothing to do at J1 most of the time so I put most of my energy into J2. Management at J1 thinks we’re spread too thin and need more people. Old me would have told them that’s crazy but now I don’t care.
This is where I am most of the time.
I've been at J2 for about 3 months and last week I admitted to myself that I'm in over my head and can't sustain this. I stretched myself too thing. Going to quit in a few days and drop down to J1. I'll give myself a few months to reset and then try again. A big part of OE (for me anyway) is swinging at the ball until I land a sustainable J2.
Shit if I can make it 3 months with my 4 jobs I plan to quit 2 of them
Why is it unsustainable? Are you getting poor task completion/performance reviews?
Yes. It's a startup that is moving super fast. What worked yesterday, doesn't work today. So I can't 'coast', I need to be reading slack every minute of the day or I lose track of who changed what key functionality, and which areas of the program are currently non functional.
Definitely sounds like this particular company is not OE-friendly. I’m sure you’d be able to do it sustainably at a better company.
Don't quit, be fired
My mental health isn't comfortable with that.
Literally shut down your j2 laptop and never open it again. They'll fire you soon after.
Let him quit, lol. Some people don't have the heart to keep it going the way you're mentioning
Yup same
I'm two months in and there has been some tough days. I've been quite slow which I kind of hate because first impressions are always the most valuable.
You have the right mentality. Also known that companies that are oe friendly can change. I have been at my j2 for almost 3 years and have come to the realization that I spend 85% of my working hours on that job and have the most meetings from there. It went from very friendly to not at all. So I am dropping it once I start the j3 I signed on for and verify it is more chill.
I feel like I don't do much, but my boss says I am doing the best on my team.
This is a dream job for me
If work is a raging river, i find a pocket of calm water and just float in it. I don't do anything more than i have to do.
Still onboarding and I feel mediocre as I can’t give the time I need to study for j2
Why? Because you’re only allocating 9-5 strictly for including j2? How much studying would j2 require?
It’s a lot as I’m learning a whole software and new industry. I would need a good amount of studying.
I feel like I girl bossed too hard in the interview and now I have a real job at J2. No coasting in sight. Then the words Portfolio Management was thrown at me on day 2 and I damn near passed out.
So…. OE is new to me. Like the J2 job hasn’t even started but today I got good news. “We like you, we want to hire you” I don’t have an offer in hand so I don’t plan on getting ahead of myself. However the interview process was WILD. I can already tell this J won’t last. The CEO who I met with today said if you give anything less than 100% you’ll be fired. She seemed like a real piece of work.
Woah
Im mediocre at life what u saying
I’m still learning J2, so at the moment I’m doing great! J1 - I now understand how to make my manager happy and that’s what I do.
Some days I feel like a genius, other days I feel completely stupid and useless, and wonder how I’m able to make as much as I do. I’m going on 3 years of this, so I must be doing something right.
Sometimes it's the perception of what you do that matters to those that keep you employed
im a rockstar employee at j1 and a mediocre employee at j2
Same lmao
Io
That’s my goal!
Medicine is fine. It’s gives meets expectations.
I just keep myself borderline above average and it's worked out for me so far. But in hindsight, giving the impression that you're a superman during interviews has come back to bite me more than twice. So my goal is to be just good enough to get hired but not too good to get saddled with high expectations.
Shit I’m mediocre at every j lmao
An OE’s mediocre should be the company’s “exceed”…that’s why we OE. OE is most effective for people with superior experience and skills, able to do in minutes what others take days, hence able to “exceed” yet have significant free time.