Pretty much all my friends outside the company have told me that I should have taken it for precisely that reason. To everyone within the company (all embittered, overqualified/underpaid grads such as myself) I'm a hero and have been met with high-fives and approving smiles and laughter for sticking it to the (wo)man.
The guy who's leaving said that his job wasn't so much digital marketing as it was e-marketing with a load of two-bit, borderline-spam email campaigns to previous clients as well as managing the Twitter and social media. He himself told me that I wouldn't pick up any real transferable skills if I were to go into marketing as a career move.
Parents and gf are proud though, which is obviously nice. Kind of unexpected as well. But yeah. I want £25k. That would, after tax and SL repayments, add up to £400 p/m extra. £50 for each extra day coming into the office and actually working.
Anyway, I know that coming from me this is a massive boy-who-cried-wolf-style complaint but I'm not exaggerating when I say this company is going busto in 1-2 years (some people say it'll be quicker than that - apparently they've had to dip into savings for the past 2 months to pay salaries).
Its a complete joke and I'd happily take the £20k job that I've applied for with a different company over the 'promotion' here.
Oh I definitely think I'm personally disliked on here. I mean, yeah obviously no-one is going to come out and admit to it but there you have it.
Disappointing though, I mean I've certainly made an effort to communicate the reasons for my conclusions as palatably as I can. Alas the conclusions are unpleasant, so I, the messenger, am getting shot at. Disappointing but I guess I don't really blame anyone.
I will.
That **** I posted in politics about being nice to you....I lied (to myself/meant well at the time). Subsequently, after reading some of your bile itt, I detest you.
