Overworked but underpaid
By weevee
@weevee18 (2065)
Philippines
August 22, 2017 8:46am CST
Has anyone of you experienced this?
I know several people who says they did.
Even I feel like I'm in this situation now.
How much work can you really handle or should you be handling in 1 day?
Is it the company or the employees fault?
The image is not mine. Credit to the owner.
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12 responses
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
22 Aug 17
It is really hard to explain but I had experienced it..I thought that having so much responsibilities will help you get paid fairly but instead they only want to save..And you end up doing 2 peoples work and got blamed for it 
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
22 Aug 17
@weevee18 ..Yes..but for them you are a worker and get paid by their standards. I remember myself not being allowed to eat for a wholeday because they needed the data to be updated not even thinking of me getting sick if it will be my regular system ..So I resigned..they offered me a higher one but it was too late for that..I just had enough 
..So I resigned..they offered me a higher one but it was too late for that..I just had enough 1 person likes this
@weevee18 (2065)
• Philippines
22 Aug 17
@m_audrey6788 oh dear that's really sad. Not eating for the whole day that can make you sick :(
It's the right decision. You had a tough one there but you survived it. Hope your current work doesn't stress you out like that
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 Aug 17
I'm retired now but when I had those kind of jobs, I always found another job.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 Aug 17
@weevee18 No, I found another job first and then quit. I got married when I was 20 and so I had to be smart on how I did things. Sometimes I even did 2 and 3 jobs.
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@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
22 Aug 17
I had a job that I felt I gave 100% and more but I always felt underpaid
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 Aug 17
I think most employees are overworked and underpaid, especially the front liners. They get little to no appreciation from the bosses and they have the least privilege even though they're the bread and butter of each company. Feel sorry for the little guys; it's their little effort put together that makes a difference in the company.
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@Edsamacos (557)
• Philippines
22 Aug 17
I think it is because they don't understand before signing the job offer, they were eager to say yes and be part of the company.
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@pumpkinjam (8770)
• United Kingdom
22 Aug 17
I've felt like this a few times. With my freelance work, I get frustrated at times when there's not much work coming in. Times when I see all sorts of 'writing contests' and other such things which, basically, say they want your work but they're not willing to pay you properly for it.
I'm about to leave a job where I'm over-worked and under-paid. I get a pretty decent hourly wage but the stress I deal with is not worth it.
Sometimes it's down to the employer, sometimes it's the employee.
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@pumpkinjam (8770)
• United Kingdom
23 Aug 17
@weevee18 Also whether you can afford to leave and/or if you can find something else, of course!
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@Ganesh44 (5547)
• India
23 Aug 17
In India most jobs r like that and I m from India more over India is one of the most corrupt nation in my view so earning a living in India is like night mare I look to GOD to help me and send me plenty of money someday through someway
Hare Krishna
Ganesh 
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Aug 17
My husband has felt that way many times.
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@jobelbojel (35987)
• Philippines
22 Aug 17
i think people who always say this -- aren't satisfied and don't love their job. They applied for it - gone through series of interviews just to get the position. And when they get to know the ins and outs of the job, they are not okay with the load they are given to them.
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