Office Poops, Politics, & Printers - What We Do/Don’t Miss About Corporate | AsianBossGirl Ep 224
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- It’s been 3 years since we left our corporate jobs to work on ABG full time, and although our work looks very different from those days, there are some perks that we still miss. From benefits, to even just office supplies - what are the parts of working in Corporate that worked for us? Do we miss the “stability” of a corporate career? And, on the flip side, what are we very happy to have left behind?
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Hearing a lot of your pros and cons about corporate vs. creative industry was super refreshing. I love that you guys didn’t sugarcoat anything at all! I think what I’m going through right now is the reverse of what you guys are experiencing. I used to be the head content creator/RUclips script writer for a psychology channel and even though I helped the channel reach 1.6 million subscribers in the first year I worked for it, the reality is that with the way finances were handled by my boss was that me, animators, and voice artists who all worked hard to create each video just weren’t compensated enough to live comfortably. It was really hard for me to leave initially because I was super passionate about the work we did, but the reality was that at the end of the day, I needed to take care of my own mental health. And not only that, but it became discouraging when a lot of our content eventually focused more on click bait material vs. actually helping people and that was my intention in the first place. I quit after two years and because I have an English degree, it was hard for me to find a well-paying job afterwards, but I have worked in non-profit for over four years now and am now trying to get myself into the corporate world. A lot of my friends work in a huge defense company and they have all encouraged me to apply at their workplace. I held off on doing so for so many years just because it is super technical/engineering/trades focused and I experienced a lot of self-doubt as I always saw myself doing better in creative/human services fields. But to my surprise, I was able to land an interview for one of the many positions I applied there. I honestly didn’t think I would even get one because my background is super different from what the typical candidate would entail, but I think the advantage people have these days like me who are interested in changing fields but who don’t want to go back to school all over again to obtain a relevant degree is that ever since covid happened, a lot of companies are struggling to hire and so what they’ll end up doing is so long as you meet some basic skill requirements, most of the time, they will train you. I’m anxious to hear back and adapt to the corporate world if I do get a solid offer, but the reality for me is even with all the creative freedom I had and great work/life balance working for non-profit, with inflation and higher cost of living, I find myself wanting financial freedom more. Having too much of the creative freedom, too, that my job was able to offer, started making me feel bored. I found myself wanting newer challenges. I used to think that it’s easy to get bored working in corporate because you often get a standard desk job, but I found that it can be just as easy experiencing boredom in a more flexible work environment because it can be too relaxed on some days. Definitely so many pros and cons. I’m anxious for new changes, but I realize in life that it’s important to try new things out, because it’s the only way to grow and figure out what I actually want.
Listened to this episode today and loved it!! It was so interesting to hear all the ABG ladies reflect on their time in their corporate careers.
Also, I’m a Midwest girl and totally understood Helen mentioning snow days lol!
Just to validate what Helen said at 39:20, you ladies at ABG are doing amazing and important work! I'm from Malaysia and I've been a longtime listener because your content is so relevant even beyond the Asian American audience.
When I listen to (and watch) the podcast - I find everything so professional and amazing that it’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that y’all are still IN the process of making it there and don’t even have your own studio space. Like I don’t mean this in a bad way - I mean it in the best way! I watch tons of podcasts that are a part of these massive media companies and have their own custom studio space and a huge team of producers and cameramen etc - and y’alls seems exactly like that! The quality is beyond amazing and each episode is so well thought out. Thank you for putting yourselves out there for us. I’m not even from the US - I’m literally an Indian girl in her mid 20s living in India and yet I can still relate to everything you talk about. So your reach and relevance is so much more than you can probably imagine! Kudos to you three. Looking forward to all that’s to come ❤️
I love annual reviews for some odd reason. At my old job, I came prepared with data and reasons why I should have a substantial raise. Only happened once out of the two reviews but I guess I take it as an opportunity vs something scary. As for office politics, bathroom encounters, and commuting, yeah. Working in the office isn’t worth it!
Love this for y’all 🥰 you look happy. That’s all you could want.
I wonder how much they make from this to quit their jobs
Corporate jobs SUCK! I'm pretty sure they are better off in the long run doing what they do rn.
Thank you for this podcast! I quit my job in order to get pregnant. And I’ve stayed outside of the corporate world, doing a very part time job in order to spend time with my baby. You do what is best for your health in all realms and then for your family’s health.
Love the video form podcasts
Love the sharing , especially the part about politics. Agree that often time it is unavoidable. It is so essential but cannot learn from school. So, appreciate if ABG could share lots more this 🙂
I have been in the corporate world for 14 years, thank god I get to work at home now due to covid, I still have to come in the office once a month. I can relate to everything y’all said, micro-aggression, office politics, travel the list goes on, annual evaluation is the worst and unfair, love u guys my sisters
I am fairly new!
Love hearing the perspectives- especially Helen’s. She seems so well rounded and always has interesting contributions to the conversation. Honestly I mainly watch ABG because of her 😅 I’m currently pregnant and love the benefits of corporate. My husband is an entrepreneur, and he constantly encourages me to consider going into business for myself or joining his company so that I can have more flexibility as a first time mom. I’m so nervous to make that leap because I really thrive off of structure and stability. It’s definitely a tough decision, especially for us women trying to juggle more than one thing.