Should i leave or just suck it up?
We’ve had two layoffs in the past 12 months, and I survived both. But after the latest one in March, my previous manager (who was genuinely supportive) got laid off and I was reassigned to a new manager who heavily micromanages us.
I’m a consultant with fixed quarterly billable hours per client, meaning if clients don’t use them, the hours just expire anyway. Despite that, my manager keeps rejecting or reducing my approved billings based on her own judgment, even after I updated all required documentation. I’ve never had any client escalations related to billing, but I still end up re-filing hours repeatedly, which has become exhausting.
To make things harder, I handle a lot of TLC/escalation clients because I’m one of the stronger consultants on the team. That means faster response times, recurring calls, and a much heavier workload than most of my peers. I used to enjoy it because my old manager was supportive, but now the constant billing disputes are burning me out.
After the March layoffs, around 30% of our team was cut and the remaining accounts were redistributed. I went from 16 to 20 clients, while other teams only handle around 9 to 14.
Me and my husband also has an small accounting firm on the side.
The only reasons I’m still considering staying are:
- Fully remote jobs are getting harder to find
- The pay is hard to match elsewhere
- I have stock vesting this September worth around 30% of my annual salary
- Stability
Honestly, I’m not sure if I should stay or leave at this point. Just thinking about coming to work makes me sad.