I started a new job in July. I am working as a consultant in a small 10 person PC/network shop. I have found that this is not the career path for me. The days are very long and the miles are high (Leaving at as early as 6:30am to head to a customers site until sometimes getting home at 8PM.) I am only compensated for 45 hours a week, but with driving and paperwork it averages out to about 60. I don’t always have time to eat lunch and usually get no breaks during the day. I do everything from building new servers to fixing Win98 problems and I do not focus on any specific skill. What I want to do is pure server/network administration. (Every previous job I had was a network admin.) My dilemma is that in my employment contract it states that I must work for my employer for 1 year before I can leave, if I leave before 1 year, I must repay 50% of my earned salary within two weeks of quitting. I am so unhappy here, but I know the owner will not let it go because a girl quit a month ago after working just seven months, and he is taking her to court to collect the money she ?owes? him. The owner also treats everyone like a piece of equipment or a tool, and not a person so he never shows a compassionate side.
Any thoughts?
DG
