**1. PERSONALIA**
* Age: 29 * Education: Bachelor Product Design * Work experience : 5 years, 2 years current job * Civil status: I have GF * Dependent people/children: No
**2. EMPLOYER PROFILE**
* Sector/Industry: Engineering * Amount of employees: 4 people in office. * Multinational? YES
**3. CONTRACT & CONDITIONS**
* Current job title: Project Engineer * Job description: Design logistics solution and project follow-up * Seniority: 2 years * Official hours/week : 40 * Average real hours/week incl. overtime: 40 * Shiftwork or 9 to 5 (flexible?): No * On-call duty: No * Vacation days/year: 20 + 12 ADV
**4. SALARY**
* Gross salary/month: 4 777 euro * Net salary/month: 3 009 euro * Netto compensation: No * Car/bike/... or mobility budget: No * 13th month (full? partial?): Yes but only after 1e year * Meal vouchers: 10/day * Ecocheques: 250/year * Group insurance: Yes * Other insurances: No * Other benefits (bonuses, stocks options, ... ): No
**5. MOBILITY**
* City/region of work: Leuven * Distance home-work: 35-40min each * How do you commute? Car * How is the travel home-work compensated: 111 euro/month on payslip * Telework days/week: max 1 day
**6. OTHER**
* How easily can you plan a day off: Easy, but need to be discussed with colleauges * Is your job stressful? Yes * Responsible for personnel (reports): No
I decided to work for this company because the pay was good, and I was genuinely interested in engineering. I felt motivated and ready for the challenge. They promised to train me and help me become a full project engineer.
Within the first month, I started noticing many red flags. The boss who hired me had just returned from a one-year burnout. Two other colleagues, both in their late 60s, quickly decided I wasn’t a good fit simply because I didn’t have a master’s degree. There was also one woman in administrative work who was very kind.
There was no real guidance or explanation because there was “no time.” It was always: “Here’s the project, figure it out.” Then they would get angry when something wasn’t done correctly. For two years, I was treated like the black sheep and blamed for every mistake.
My mental health has really suffered because of this. I’ve been looking for jobs for months, but it’s incredibly difficult to find something else when it feels like I’ve already lost two years.
Ready to give up and start again, but the fear is real. sorry for the rant. If someone has tips or feedback, I would really appriciated it!