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iโd like to preface that a lot of things happen internally & not every situation iโve spoke about here is the reason i quit. this is a ramble post - feel free to skip!
i got to know of this company during my poly intern days, they are the kinds that collab w schools to provide opportunities for students
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companyโs BGโtheyโre a local SME, total head count is <10
- husband-wife boss team: 2
- fashion/product (design) team: 3
- marketing team: 2.5 - iโll explain why thereโs a 0.5 below
- ops/e-commerce team: 5-6
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it was a 3 month internship, for a marketing intern role. during which i had another course mate from the same course! we both got the role & another batch mate from the fashion course that joined the design team. the other 2 were already friends due to CCA & iโm glad i got to be acquainted with them. during the seemingly short 3 months, it was hell. it felt like 30 months instead. firstly, when we started the internship they were already moving office so we had to pack up ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐. as if itโs not tiring enough, the lady boss decided to have a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. so we had to organize the stocks that she wants to have for the sale into the atrium event clothing push cart (๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค) IDK WHATโS THE NAME FOR IT ๐คก
so for the first 2 weeks it was nothing design/marketing-related just pure labour from stocks (๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 1-2 ๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ )
after the whole hoohaa of moving & warehouse sale ended, we finally got to do proper works in proper environment (๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐), even got a proper photo studio. despite the nice interior the office has, i felt like everything was so stressful. there was 2 seniors on the marketing team, letโs name them ๐ & ๐. being a marketing intern, we had to do product shoot/gift sets > edit (๐๐๐โ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐) + shoot videos for promo/paid ads + come up w marketing strategies for IG post/stories/FB ads & other ad-hoc tasks too. the other intern & i also came up with a new concept for gift sets apart from the normal gift sets they had
i feel like the lady boss had lots of ideas but only via visualization & speech LOL โi want something like thisโ or โi want something to give off this vibesโ blablabla. the 3 of us interns even said they dw to have FT position here even if they offered one LMAO it sucks so bad, we canโt wait to get out. for sure thereโs other situations that build up to this. in addition, the 3 of us (interns) used to hang out w the old ops/e-commerce crews during lunch as we relate to e/o a lot bc of this company โ ๏ธย ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ from the old ops team quit & iโve heard story along the way where some people quit too
after it ended the company offered me a FT position but it wasnโt inclined as i alrd felt so suffocating during internโฆwhy would i wanna work here as a 9-6 lol
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graduating @ 23 definitely feels old. i did not went on a job search immediately as i wanted to have a good rest after completing my studies. fast forward a few months later โฉย the companies that i felt interested in & applied toโdidnโt response. i waited & waited, decided to reach out to my intern company again to see if theyโre hiring for the same position they offered previouslyโit was my last choice. i did so as i felt like i was lacking behindโdonโt even have a proper career @ age 25 & little to no savings. so iโve decided to kickstart my adulting life after accepting the role, almost the same responsibilities as intern, just. ๐ด๐ถ๐น๐ฌ.
some changes were:
1. Y staff moved over to ops/e-commerce as the bosses felt like she shined there more & that aspect needed help
2. only S was left on the team before i hopped in. but Y also worked on ๐๐๐๐ ops & marketing (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐) hence why itโs 2.5 pax (๐ + ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ + ๐) for marketing team
before i started, we chat a mini chat/interview again for both the husband-wife boss to get to โunderstandโ me on why i decided to reach out again. they also said my position was to assist in S as a marketing junior
the first few weeks was great as i felt like iโve the know-how of some tasks alrd. however more tasks piled upon me as i realized iโve to almost do everything myself while S had to handle planning-related stuff for an upcoming event. luckily during that time, i was glad i had the knowledge. having 2 staff on a team, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ (imo). iโve to do e-newsletters, shoot, edit (๐๐๐๐ /๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ), even animate sometimes. basically every task i do requires ๐ ๐๐๐ of time such as drafting, designing, unpacking of products & putting it back into warehouse area. but they think that everything is so easy? ๐คก i feel like iโm doing 2-3 peopleโs work.ย the micromanaging is also high-key annoyingโฆsometimes thereโs photoshoot images thatโs ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ into the google drive & it also takes time to find the desirable images for said contentโฆ
after a month, S handed in her resignation as she has been there for a few years. little did i know, iโll be handling almost everything on the marketing team myself (๐ค๐๐กโ ๐กโ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐) - & so it became a 1.5 pax โteamโโฆmore like a 1-man dept lol iโve to learn the handover tasks as well as craft out new ideas for videos/ads/new products + said tasks mentioned previously. it was so overwhelming, i started questioning my job & if i really wanted to build my career here. with that, bosses also mention that these are only handover tasks, donโt see where the stress is coming from. after all, they have not given me a โproper projectโ to handle yet. on top of my FT job, i was also occasionally help my parents to design promotional posters/banners for the business. i felt really stress as design takes time & by the time i reach home, i ๐๐ ๐๐๐ wish to touch any design-related works & only had ~2.5-3H to myself before K.O-ing ๐คย i know i sound selfish & i really wanted to help my parents out but i just didnโt have the energy ๐ชซย to do soโฆ
i did question myself every morning on the bus commute, to the point i overthink it for a few weeks, close to a monthโฆi had even had trouble sleeping for most nights, or even dreamt of workโฆwtf ๐ขย i consulted ๐บ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ & ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด, to see if what iโve felt was common. well, indeed it is. if uโve read my previous post, after breaking down multiple times i decided to quit. the โsingaporean dreamโ & the rat race is just #NotForMe ๐ญย i definitely cherished the opportunity, but i just canโt take it. call me weak if u must, but i do not wish to sacrifice myself in this stupid corporate ladder that i have no intention of climbing ๐ฅฒ
if u read til here, thank u for reading my rambles ๐ฅธ
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