I'm in my first real job out of college, and already feeling completely burnt out. My boss constantly contradicts himself, I’m working 10+ hour days, and dealing with microaggressions because I'm a woman. I even got flagged for calling someone out on email because I didn't know the etiquette. I want to leave STEM but feel trapped by my degree. How do you pivot industries when you feel like you have no transferable skills?

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Suggestions - learn to play the corporate game to get out of the 10 hour days

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Not all jobs are like that in STEM. Keep looking and check out the reviews on Glassdoor and Indeed before applying.

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Honestly sounds like a pretty rough workplace, I'd look elsewhere but within the same sector if you can

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Fix the contradictions by writing everything he says down, date it. He will stop, especially when you tell him you said X on Y date. Do not do this in front of others. IDK about the microaggressions—product development / R&D can be a "tough" place. People don't have time to sugarcoat stuff, so they are direct. Make sure you're not seeing that and thinking it's something else. I would stick with it. First job out of college is important. You hop too soon, you're going to look unreliable.

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