Hesitant about changing careers

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This post was last edited by Those who watch the sea on 2016-1-23 at 08:00. It’s a bit frustrating; I came here to complain. I resigned in May last year, spent some time exploring other options, and in September started working at a small company that had been established for less than a month. The company said it planned to develop smart home products, which interested me. Additionally, the salary offered during the interview was over 4000, which seemed acceptable. Although it was much less than my previous salary, it was still tolerable, so I accepted the offer. As a result, I turned down an interesting job at an environmental protection company. The boss there wanted to develop smart home products using Zigbee technology, so I bought some boards and software to learn about it. But later, the boss decided not to use Zigbee technology and instead opted for Haier’s smart home and smart community solutions. There wasn’t much information available online regarding these solutions, and even the materials from Haier haven’t arrived yet; only a few individual products were sent, and they all had issues when tested. Later, the boss wanted to work on drones, so I bought a drone simulator to practice. In any case, I learned whatever the boss needed me to learn, as I was switching industries – after all, it’s not bad to learn more skills. But in the first 3 months after starting, not a penny was paid, and the people hired kept leaving one after another. One and a half months ago, I planned to quit, but the boss said that salaries would be paid on time from then on and even took me out for dinner; my colleagues also advised me to stay, so I stayed. My back pay was eventually given, but not in full. This month, it was time to receive my regular salary, and when I checked, it was still the same low amount as before. I went to see the boss and asked why the salary remained the same; there seemed to be no mistake. The boss replied impatiently that it was indeed correct. I asked when the missing salary would be paid, and he gave a casual reply saying it would be compensated later. I left his office right away because there was nothing more to say. Working in such a place with such a boss really makes no sense; he keeps breaking his promises over and over again. If it happens once or twice, it will surely happen three, four times, or more. I’ve already decided to leave, but I’m waiting until after the New Year to return the company’s drone. The New Year is approaching soon, and I can look for a new job after that. But now I’m torn between switching industries or staying in my current field. For higher-paying jobs in my field, I’d have to go back to places like Xinjiang or Inner Mongolia. If I stay locally, I either have to switch industries or work in environmental design. Sometimes I wonder why I quit my previous job in the first place. Although I knew I would leave that job eventually, ugh, it’s frustrating! Yet life must go on; after complaining, one still has to face and solve problems, though it’s a bit annoying!