Lemonlou
Standard Member
So i'm not sure if this is the write place to post. But i am in dire need of some advice.
I worked for this company on a volunteer basis for a few years, with some paid work for the bigger projects. I worked hard even for the free work, sometimes working until 2am and always being there when they needed me. But it all paid off and it helped me get into the industry I wanted to get into.
But now I've landed my dream job and work full time. I haven't heard from them in a while (Over 6 months), so I assume they know that i've kind of moved on.
Last month I had a notification from a job recruitment company, and it was the company I had done volunteer work for. They were offering a paid full-time position for the volunteer work I had done for over 2 years. I wasn't upset. I've moved onto a better place, and it was nice to see they was taking that department more seriously. However a few weeks ago I got a phone call from the company (who I volunteered for), and it was the old bosses little sidekick on the phone. I do not trust this man at all. There's something really off about him and he is quite rude too.
He asked me if I was free, one of the days. I said yes because it hadn't quite clicked why he was calling me. Anyway, I've somehow now ended up being responsible for doing this piece of work (plus 4 hour travel). I can't explain it very well. But the way he worded this, I ended up not being able to get out of it.
I don't mind doing work for this company because sometimes they really do offer really good opportunities for your portfolio.
But please excuse my ego, I feel like with the fact that i've moved up in the industry now and the fact they are advertising my old volunteer job as a paid opportunity, I feel like they are taking advantage of me. I feel used.
I can't do this work knowing that they would be paying someone else to do it. After everything I have done for them.
Maybe I’m being unreasonable. But doing this feels really wrong and my anxiety has been through the roof because of it.
I just want to get out of it, but I don’t know what reason I could give.
They don’t know that I know about the job offering either.
what would you guys do or say?
I worked for this company on a volunteer basis for a few years, with some paid work for the bigger projects. I worked hard even for the free work, sometimes working until 2am and always being there when they needed me. But it all paid off and it helped me get into the industry I wanted to get into.
But now I've landed my dream job and work full time. I haven't heard from them in a while (Over 6 months), so I assume they know that i've kind of moved on.
Last month I had a notification from a job recruitment company, and it was the company I had done volunteer work for. They were offering a paid full-time position for the volunteer work I had done for over 2 years. I wasn't upset. I've moved onto a better place, and it was nice to see they was taking that department more seriously. However a few weeks ago I got a phone call from the company (who I volunteered for), and it was the old bosses little sidekick on the phone. I do not trust this man at all. There's something really off about him and he is quite rude too.
He asked me if I was free, one of the days. I said yes because it hadn't quite clicked why he was calling me. Anyway, I've somehow now ended up being responsible for doing this piece of work (plus 4 hour travel). I can't explain it very well. But the way he worded this, I ended up not being able to get out of it.
I don't mind doing work for this company because sometimes they really do offer really good opportunities for your portfolio.
But please excuse my ego, I feel like with the fact that i've moved up in the industry now and the fact they are advertising my old volunteer job as a paid opportunity, I feel like they are taking advantage of me. I feel used.
I can't do this work knowing that they would be paying someone else to do it. After everything I have done for them.
Maybe I’m being unreasonable. But doing this feels really wrong and my anxiety has been through the roof because of it.
I just want to get out of it, but I don’t know what reason I could give.
They don’t know that I know about the job offering either.
what would you guys do or say?