Hi all,
In a past post, I told you about Diego’s transition from one job to another and the expectations he had at that time. After almost two years of being in the new company, I will tell you a little about how the experience is going.
The work is 100% remote so Diego can work from anywhere in the world. This is wonderful because he can go through places calmly without waiting for a vacation. In addition, you can do quality tourism without being in a hurry to “do checks” and get to know the reality and the culture of the country you visit.
In addition, he has the freedom to organize the working hours and distribute his time as he likes during the day.
Although it is a contractor’s job, Diego negotiated his salary based on having the same holidays as in Spain. Even when in the USA they do not take as many vacations as in Europe, his boss had no problem but quite the opposite, he is the first to motivate his employees to rest and take time off. Also, the salary is good and well above average of Europe.
Something very funny is that during the first weeks of work Diego was amazed and at the same time surprised because his boss always thanked him for his work and asked how he was doing and how he was feeling.
He always told me that his boss was such a good person.
Think that Diego, in almost 10 years of work at Iberdrola, never received positive feedback. It was only when he resigned that they all called to say that it was thanks to him that the department worked because before he arrived, they were stagnant and never met objectives.
After having lived for several years in Spain, I fully understand what Diego experienced, since in that country there is no positive feedback, much less thanking the employees for their good work.
Another thing to note is that, even though Diego has always been a person who works very well, in this new company he is 100% motivated and happy with what he is doing.
At Iberdrola, he was disgusted because no one recognized his work, everything worked badly, there was too much bureaucracy, it was always a problem to ask for a day off and they even wanted to force him to take the holidays when he didn’t want to. In addition, the company did not pay overtime, and forced people to make up the time used to go to the doctor and increasingly controlled employees, to the limit of monitoring the time they used to go to the bathroom.
Now let’s talk about professional growth.
At Iberdrola Diego felt stagnant. It took him 8 years to change departments and move up one category and even so, he did not have the level or the salary that he deserved due to his experience and training.
In the new department he also remained stagnant and always doing the same thing even though he had been promised that he would do many new things and could put into practice the knowledge acquired in the two masters he did. Also, based on the operation of the company and how much it costs to upgrade, Diego knew that staying there meant his professional death.
In his new job, he has learned more in one year than he learned at Iberdrola in 10.
Add to that a spectacular work team that Diego can also draw on. Besides this, the work environment is great, and everyone works as a team; there are no dramas, no fights, no workplace harassment, no mistreatment or any of those dynamics that are so common and normal in Spain.
I noticed the difference because I see him happy doing his job, because he appreciates his colleagues and his boss, because he is never overwhelmed and because he has never had a negative word for his company.
The first year of work, with the covid situation we did not take holidays because we could not travel much and when we finally went two weeks on vacation, Diego told me “I do not feel tired or desperate to go on vacation as I used to at Iberdrola”
In fact, if at any time he must connect during his vacation because there is a problem that only he can fix or because his boss asks him to be in a meeting, he is more than happy. In addition, any extra time that he does is paid, which is and should always been the normal.
When he started working, Diego agreed to review his salary after six months. He waited a year to prove himself and spoke with his boss to ask for a raise and he gave it to him without any problem and reaffirmed that they were very happy with his work. Diego couldn’t believe it.
That does not exist in Iberdrola and much less in Spain. And let me tell you, at Iberdrola Diego had a salary well above the average in Spain, but even so, it was less than what he was entitled to according to his training and experience.
I do not know his boss personally, but I am his fan. For me, what Diego has at BetterComp is what we all would love to have in a job.
Diego has in his company everything he values the most: being able to work with new technologies and grow professionally, the freedom to work remotely, excellent coworkers and work environment, a good salary and the possibility of organizing his schedule as he wants.