levelupinnovator
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Hello to all,
I wrote my resignation letter and about to print it out and give it to my supervisor this Friday.
I currently work at an employer in Texas as a mechanical engineer and they pay enough to get by with extra discretionary. They give benefits to me that take care of my health and I have a flex schedule. I was hired fresh out of college 2 years ago.
When I initially got the call that I was hired and they sent me the offer letter, I was ecstatic. My hard 4 rigorous years at engineering school had paid off. How naive. I make 74k + benefits a year. I look now, and have 30k debt, get paid for time not my results and I signed an invention agreement that basically owns anything I think of or create. They OWN me. I talked with the legal team in corporate to see if I could get around this hurdle and they pleasantly told me no and I have to submit anything I do to the company. The only way I could get around is if I submit to a board which signs off and it goes in circles for months before they say if they are interested in taking my idea or not. WOW. I am a slave. This in my heart has really messed with me. HOW can I INNOVATE with these shackles? How will the world ever get better with corporate slag and bureaucracy?
I have been unmotivated and lifeless at my job for the last 8 months. I keep hearing that I should wait from "mid-class" friends and family until the recession is over but honestly I can't see a recession, I see people who are either working and producing, pivoting and being reactive ooorrr people who just complain how hard it is.
However, in these 8 months I have been planning my escape and fine tuning what I am best at. I recently got my first client who is paying 4k for me to design and build a prototype and then I am getting a 5% of the idea.
I also have other clients that I am working with whose ideas and passions are worth millions of dollars. I have percentages of those ideas too. I know it will be a struggle and I will have pain and disappointment but I have to do this for my soul. There is nothing worse than living in this quiet desperation of never being able to have a shot at my dreams.
Can't wait to be a member to this community and share a lot more to come. Your support is welcome. Thanks.
Edit:
Today I gave my two weeks, but they said that I was too valuable to leave. After very little sleep, alot of bickering with my wife and hard conversations with friends and family. Now my employer is wanting me to wait and give me an offer this upcoming week. What should I do? I told them ok, because I do not want my options closed but, I am not sure they are going to give me as much money as I'd want.
Thanks.
I wrote my resignation letter and about to print it out and give it to my supervisor this Friday.
I currently work at an employer in Texas as a mechanical engineer and they pay enough to get by with extra discretionary. They give benefits to me that take care of my health and I have a flex schedule. I was hired fresh out of college 2 years ago.
When I initially got the call that I was hired and they sent me the offer letter, I was ecstatic. My hard 4 rigorous years at engineering school had paid off. How naive. I make 74k + benefits a year. I look now, and have 30k debt, get paid for time not my results and I signed an invention agreement that basically owns anything I think of or create. They OWN me. I talked with the legal team in corporate to see if I could get around this hurdle and they pleasantly told me no and I have to submit anything I do to the company. The only way I could get around is if I submit to a board which signs off and it goes in circles for months before they say if they are interested in taking my idea or not. WOW. I am a slave. This in my heart has really messed with me. HOW can I INNOVATE with these shackles? How will the world ever get better with corporate slag and bureaucracy?
I have been unmotivated and lifeless at my job for the last 8 months. I keep hearing that I should wait from "mid-class" friends and family until the recession is over but honestly I can't see a recession, I see people who are either working and producing, pivoting and being reactive ooorrr people who just complain how hard it is.
However, in these 8 months I have been planning my escape and fine tuning what I am best at. I recently got my first client who is paying 4k for me to design and build a prototype and then I am getting a 5% of the idea.
I also have other clients that I am working with whose ideas and passions are worth millions of dollars. I have percentages of those ideas too. I know it will be a struggle and I will have pain and disappointment but I have to do this for my soul. There is nothing worse than living in this quiet desperation of never being able to have a shot at my dreams.
Can't wait to be a member to this community and share a lot more to come. Your support is welcome. Thanks.
Edit:
Today I gave my two weeks, but they said that I was too valuable to leave. After very little sleep, alot of bickering with my wife and hard conversations with friends and family. Now my employer is wanting me to wait and give me an offer this upcoming week. What should I do? I told them ok, because I do not want my options closed but, I am not sure they are going to give me as much money as I'd want.
Thanks.
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