Shall I quit or hang in there?

Is it time to look for another job?
I am going to make this short as possible. I was hired at X amount of money salary with the motivational bonus of $10000 for performance within my job. Saying that that extra bonus for ++ performance is paid quarterly…..

Ok.. it’s July. No bonuses this year due to corporate decision due to company performing above budget. ( my job had NOTHING to do with financials.. ) But This has hurt my pocket book in a big way! My manager has been po’d like the rest of us.

I took a good look at my financials personally. I am a manager who is mondo responsible for all my employees. Yet.. I only make $1 that is one freaking buck higher than 2 of my employees.

I have an interview on Monday with another company. When they ask me my salary requirements I will be telling them the XXX amount which is what my current salary is plus the bonus … I think that is a good starting point..

Is it time to leave my old job????
17 minutes ago – 3 days left to answe
Thanks Amelia.. Telling your interviewers what you make is going to be difficult since it’s very complicated. What are they offering you? I’d be sure to have a new job before quitting the old one. After all, maybe the folks you’re working for now will give you a bonus in loyalty points.
But if you quit why don’t you go back to school and learn to write and think more articulately?,,,

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAID THIS TO ME. I MAKE VERY GOOD MONEY.. AND HATE TO SAY IT.. PROABABLY MORE THAN YOU. YOU ARE RUDE AND HAVE BEEN BLOCKED.

what would you do in such situation?

I am 30, without a proper job for past 2 years now. I do some odd hourly job every now and then to get by. My credit card debt is climbing. Honestly, I am in a foreign country for almost 6 years now. Hardly have any professional contacts in home country. Going back isn’t going to improve anything, it’s not like i have a job waiting for me there. Also, after being without job for over 2 years, i have nothing to talk about in a job interview. So the possibility of getting a job anywhere in the world looks very small.
In personal life, I don’t have any friends, or family here. I share the apartment with bunch of other guys to save on rent and other expenses.
I mean, if I am gone for good tomorrow, no one would really give a damn. Ofcourse the creditors might give a thought, roomies will have to clear out my things. Family in home country will say he is finally gone then. They say moving on is life, and stopping is death. If so, then I have been dead for long. Nothing happened in last 2 years that improved things ….everything just kept getting worse. Motivational responses usually are .. try to go out of the house, hit the gym, or involve yourself in something,.. these are lot easier said than actually put in practice. Honestly I don’t care for anything anymore. Its obvious that i am a loser in true sense. is there a point in continuing being a loser?
I do have a masters in engineering and I used to work as an engineer about 2 years back. Lately, I am doing odd labour jobs
It’s like i am beyond the usual ways out of the situation… i need something more. thanks for the feedback folks. I am still looking for more suggestions though

Dealing with low self esteem…?

I’ve recently become aware that I am suffering with severe low self esteem. To meet me, this would not be apparent; I’ve spent a long time perfecting the art of appearing happy and confident, whilst inside I’m in a constant battle with myself because I don’t think I’m good enough. I’m currently in a stable, loving relationship, and I’m terrified of ruining it with my negative thoughts and/or pushing him away because I believe he can do far better than me. I have a good job, but I’m not happy in it (it’s not what I want to do with my life) and have been turned down for promotion on three separate occasions because I get so anxious about interviews that I mess them up. I just don’t have any belief in myself or my abilities when it comes to the workplace. As I mentioned, this isn’t the job I want to be doing, nor is it what I envisaged myself doing, when I left university. I have always wanted to teach, but now I’m too scared to pursue it because I’m worried that this low self esteem issue will stick and I’ll be unsuccessful, leaving me with nothing. I’ve tried affirmations, self help books and watching motivational speakers on YouTube, but as yet haven’t found anything I connect with. One guy (Nick Vujicic?) was great, but I could only find a couple of short videos. What I’m looking for is advice on where I might be able to find help (in the UK), or any tips others who have been in this situation?

Huge thanks in advance.

S x

I was offered a job that is super sketchy… herbalife…. wellness…?

They gave this big “exciting”, “motivational” lecture where everyone was talking about how successful they are, how much money they make, how fun it is, and the people sitting in the chairs seemed like they were all in on it, clapping their hands, raising their hands when a speaker asked a question, laughing too much, etc. I was really weirded out because if it was a legitimate job, they wouldn’t have to “sell” me on it right? They could just interview me and hire me, or not. Well, even though they DIDN’T say it at the time, I am looking at a MLM (Multi-level-marketing) business, and they offer Herbalife products as well as health coaching and “weight loss challenges” for the clients. Anyway I don’t know if this is a scam or a waste of my time, what do you think?

What college majors go with these attributes?

I was talking with my brother in law the other day and we were going over some majors and career options that would be good for the kind of person I am, but we didn’t really get to finish the conversation. So I put together a list.

this is the list I came up with(might be a little rough because I’m not too resume-savvy)

1. Want to know all the details(trivia junkie)
2. Curious to a fault
3. Work best under pressure(aka work best when time is of the essence), but also need to be able to work at my own pace & style
4. love to travel(hate working in the same place for too long)
5. Work best as a loner, but in the bigger picture as part of a team
6. awesome with wordplay
7. Love fresh perspectives(think…pictures of a neon flower behind a grey fence, the inside of a seashell, cool cloud formations, etc)
8. hate cookie cutter, factory style way of doing things(don’t do well with zero variation)
9. small, simple math is my friend(calculator is my toy)
10. taking a “stuck” problem in new directions(finding ways past the roadblocks)
11. “let’s pool our ideas, see what kind of puzzle pieces we get, but in the end the pieces have to be put together.” hate leaving things unfinished.
12. “How are you like” “tell me about you”(want to know all about other people. Interviews are fun)
13. like to present TO many at a time, but only take feedback one at a time(love forums, discussions, debates, expo’s, convention’s, etc.)
14. love to be in charge or part of a group that’s in charge(love working together for a common goal, but don’t do well with “sit down, shut up, and do what I say”)
15. Love doing independent research

some things I really want to do are run a cafe, but just with my system of doing things and employees, not me actually there all day every day. I also want to do something along the lines of a boutique or line for my fashions(they’re mainly dresses, but also a bit of theatrical costumes too), again with employees working under my system, not with me actually being there all day every day. I also want to be part of an independent research team of some sort that publishes articles in magazines, journals, etc. on health. One more aspect of this I want to do is presentations of the motivational speaking sort, on natural health mainly. And the last area I want to take this into is private clients. People would come to me and I would advise them on which foods and herbs and excercises and such would help their specific needs, and brides-to-be/directors would come to me for custom designs.(this is included for the private consulting part, I already know where to get certified for the subject.) Another huge passion of mine is being on the stage(the whole world’s a stage, lol), whether that’s singing, theatre, or behind or in front of a camera.

ssooo….out of all this mumbo-jumbo…what do you make of it? I’m a month away from getting my associates in liberal arts & sciences. Where do I go from here and how do I get there? What are some good college majors for these attributes, and what careers can they lead to?
(want to know the college major part mostly, not just “be a ______”)

p.s.please no “it’s your life, do what you want”, “be martha stewart”, or “hey you, I found the perfect solution *link to junk*” answers…

Thanks (=