A friend landed what was supposed to be an “entry-level” job, but once they started, they realized the work felt way beyond that—leading projects, managing deadlines, barely any training. It made me realize: some companies hire new grads for entry-level pay but expect mid-level performance. Has anyone else been in a job where the workload didn’t match the title?

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Happens all the time. The only thing that's truly "entry level" in entry level roles is the salary. The expectations are almost always sky high.

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I agree. It’s sad

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My job rn :/ — new grad post 4 months, and I’m doing everything from minor data entry to a 7h 120+ person event planning

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🫨🫨🫨 is that normal??? 7 hour 120+ is crazy lol

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Situations like that are not uncommon. If your manager believes you're capable, you may wind up doing more involved work than you expected. That's good, it means your potential is being recognized. Nobody wants to get a job and spend their days making photocopies or doing other tasks best given to interns.

Well yeah but when you end up carrying more than you are paid it’s annoying. I lead meetings and help my manager all the time, but at I’m compensated

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This is a norm, some hiring managers will add a bulletin under job responsibility 'able to support for adhoc request' in JD. Theoretically nothing wrong but we need to be cautious about those statement when reading a JD.

Absolutely - many people in corporate roles think of a college degree as tenure served in a role. they will often take 3 - 5 years off expected experiences if you have a 4 year degree. even more if you have a masters. This is important to ask when interviewing, what is the training, what are the expectations.

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