Exploited at work: unpaid overtime, low pay, few options

Unpaid overtime and pay that barely covers your costs? Where coaching helps, such as with a pay talk, and when legal advice or a union is the right place.

Study and work

Unpaid overtime, pay that barely covers your costs, tasks far beyond your role: you feel used and at the same time see few alternatives.

How it can show up

Overtime is expected but not paid.
Your pay barely covers the essentials.
You take on tasks far beyond your role without recognition.
You don't dare say anything for fear of losing your job.

Questions for you

There are no right answers. Take the question that stays with you.

What does your contract say, and what is actually asked of you?
What do others earn in comparable jobs?
What would be your limit, beyond which you would look for something else?
Who could advise you on your rights?

Where coaching can help

Coaching can help you prepare salary conversations, draw lines around your tasks and plan a move if nothing changes.

When other help fits better

For questions about employment law, minimum wage or unpaid hours, legal advice, a trade union, employee representatives or the responsible authority in your country can help.

If it is too much right now

Coaching is not psychotherapy and not a crisis service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, contact the emergency services where you are right away, or a crisis service near you.

Want to talk it through?

In a free 20-minute intro call we look at whether coaching is the right way to work on this for you. If it is not, I will tell you so.

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