Kaan = Police magnet

[Ginger]

But you didn't make $30,000/year either, and you wouldn't work those hours for such measly pay, for bosses that treated you like shit. I worked a few 40+ hour weeks as well, but I tried my best not to. I was salaried for what it is worth. Apparently there is a loophole as well, where professionals can not get overtime. As an environmental scientist, I was considered a "professional."

And?

Your "loophole" is called a salary. It's not something that just you have to deal with. When you look at the job requirements you're given the opportunity to renegeotiate your salary based on anticipated workload... you get the chance on a routine (annually, usually) basis after your initial hire. I don't mean to be an asshole, but when you don't stand up and properly negeotiate for yourself then you've no right to complain when you're in a world of suck. And when your attitude reflects the situation you feel that you're in then you're only setting yourself up for complete and absolute failure. Nobody wants to hang on to a pissed off, inefficient employee.

You're not alone in not liking your job, or your bosses, or your salary. I don't particularly like any of mine... but what skills have I got? I'm still working on my degree, even! Everybody has to start somewhere, and you've got to prove yourself at each and every stepping stone no matter how good you THINK you are. For what it's worth, you need also to remember that compensation isn't purely monetary. I don't like the aspects listed above in my job, but when classes start again next month I will be switching to part time and have one of the most flexible, and best situations that I could possibly be in.

I understand that it blows to get canned. A lot of us understand what it's like to hate our jobs, too. But I don't really like the victimized retaliation that some folks tend to adopt when they've been let go. If there were a few things abut the job that caught you blindside then you need to store that information away and keep it in consideration when you're applying for your next job. The more informative resources you have on your side the better you'll come out on your next employment - you can't blame your employer for trying to get the mots out of you with the least amount of money, especially if you don't stand for anything else - that's how the market works. It's no secret.