Currently employed at SA and I am so beyond miserable, but absolutely cannot quit unless I have another job lined up. I’ve been applying to jobs, and tonight, I was almost instantaneously rejected from a job. Like, I applied at 10PM and by 12AM they “reviewed my application” and said it wouldn’t be considered further 🫠
So obviously this was automated; something about my application triggered this response. It could’ve been for a number of reasons, but I honestly feel so guilty and worthless for working here…I can’t help but wonder if my employment at SA may have been a cause. I was also swiftly rejected from a job at Zeta. I wonder if there’s some sort of anti-compete clause or another evil fucking legal nightmare that decentivizes certain organizations from hiring people from SA. Or worse yet, negative assumptions are being made about who I am because of where I work.
I’ve never bought into the way SA operates from the start. My story is the same as everyone else’s, I just needed a job right out of college. But I thought until very recently that I was still making a difference in these kids’ lives. Now I understand that this hellscape will never prioritize the student wellbeing, just Eva’s poorly executed agendas. I don’t want this place to define me, I genuinely love education and I’d love to do the same work I do for literally anywhere else on the planet. But I’m so terrified that I’ll be stuck here until they fire me because I’m unhireable 😭
Can anyone relate? Are my worries legit or am I just paranoid? Also, if anyone knows of companies/organizations that have hired ex-SA employees before, please share!