Have you ever just stopped and thought about where your life was headed? Today I did just that and realized I am on the road to no where. Don't get me wrong I currently love my life, but the things I am doing and the activities I find myself engaged in are not the ones that will lead me to a fruitful life.
Currently I work for the same company I have been with for the last 9 years, yes I said 9 years. I am only 29 years old and am scared to leave the company because it is the only experience I have. However, without leaving the company I am stuck in a rut. I am taken advantage of on a daily basis. I am too nice to leave. I think about what will happen to the company if I leave. This may be me thinking too highly of myself and the things I bring to the company, but in all honesty I think my boss will be lost without me.
In the past I have used the freedom in the office as a reason to not leave. I come in late, but stay late, I walk around barefoot, but still have to be business casual. If I want to be off a day, but do not have anymore PTO I can come in on a Saturday and make up the time I don't know if other offices allow this.
I do not get paid what I should; granted I do not have my Bachelors, but only 1 person in our office does. I do, however, have the experience with our clients and other insurance companies we work with. I currently get paid $40,000 base salary with 20% commission of new business sold. Sounds like an okay deal right?? Wrong, if you look at the other salaries around the insurance industry I am definitely in the bottom 5 percentile. Every employee my boss hires makes more than me. I have been here the longest, do the most, and get paid the least. Tell me where this all makes sense.
I have an opportunity to interview at another agency, I have had this opportunity in the past, but was too scared to try. I cannot be scared anymore. I have an interview at 1:00pm Monday. I am so very scared, but excited at the same time. Something new may be the very thing I need to get my life back on track.
