Oh, I can soooo relate! My last 3 jobs have been similar in the fact that everything that was promised was a lie, my day to day work had nothing to do with what I thought I was hired to do and the working environment was hell.
I tried to get better at identifying potential abusive situations with each move but I swear I’ve become that woman who just keeps dating the ‘bad boys’ because they’re so exciting and have a couple of perks, lol.
After my last misstep, I’ve spent the last 6 months working on my own startup while still looking for a job (you know, that ‘kids and family’ factor that will force me to get a real job working for the man again) and here I am, on my 3rd and 4th interviews with a couple of companies, suffering from extreme PTSD. I STILL don’t know how to truly tell what’s going on with a new employer! Glassdoor or not, you can’t really tell.
But, I have to pay the bills. Wish me luck and thanks for sharing your story!
