After 3 years of dealing with the worst firm I've ever had the displeasure of working for, I finally landed my dream gig at a small specialty firm. The people at the new firm are all SMEs featured in and contributors to the most notable business publications in the world, less than 100 employees, better benefits, unlimimted PTO, doubled my pay and landed a senior role.

Keep looking for what you want and deserve. I'm happy to be forging a better path away from what I've had to endure.

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What an inspiring note to set my Monday off to! Congrats OP and good luck!

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Congrats on the new gig! Just be careful with unlimited PTO. In my experience it's not really unlimited.

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Thanks for the insight, I'll keep it in mind!

Sorry to hear about your bad experience :/
Good luck with the new gig

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Thanks, no bad blood. I was able to get what I wanted from the years and met some great people along the way. Good luck to you as well and all the best as the firm moves forward.

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Congrats! What industry and type of work?

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Thanks! Leadership Development and Strategy Consulting

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How long did it take you to find this role? Did you use LinkedIn, Glassdoor or networking?

About 11 months and Linkedin.

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