Hi, I am very pissed and I don’t know how to proceed so here goes nothing reddit. (Also reddit didn’t let me post in relationship advice so I came here lol, I am new to reddit so I still dunno how to post)

My boyfriend “23 M” and I “23 F” have been in a “long distance relationship” for the past three months, we had been in a long distance relationship before twice! for 6 months each period. We have been dating for 2 years 5 months.

The main difference is that this time I am currently working my first job (kinda) in a small-medium company. He is attending his last semester in college and currently works with no pay (atm) in a cool project he got invited in, it will generate money once finished. Also he has an internship were he gets paid but not that much. I don’t know how much he gets paid he just says it’s too little everytime the subject comes up.

Though, today we had a little call we were just talking about life and events, but soon started talking about my job and how much I do for the company, honestly I am very proud of what I have accomplished since I started, because I was originally hired to cover for a maternity leave but they gave me a new contract once that was over.

Though the contract is still a “freelancer contract” my company created a new role just to hire me.

I might add I think it’s only been like three weeks but I am slaaaaaying this position, however I still get paid the same and have more responsabilities when i signed my new three month contract I told HR that i was expecting to be hired and getting this freelancer contract was a bit underwhelming.

HR told me I would enter a trial period to see if the position is worth creating, which I believe I am proving it is. HR promised me to check in with me and discuss my results and get a new contract after the three month period.

However my boyfriend believes they are abusing me and manipulating me to keep me in the company, which might be true, but I told him I was willing to wait three months to discuss my new contract because I am happy with all the experience I am gaining. He kept saying that they won’t hire me, and if they give me a new contract, they would give me so much less than I expected. I told my boyfriend that I would be ready to discuss with them when the new contract.

But my boyfriend kept saying they will still abuse me and that it doesn’t sound as if I would quit if I wasn’t satisfied with the new contract. I am trying to be positive and think they will, even if I sound delusional.

I didn’t say it but I just kept thinking - why can he be happy that i am happy?? and accept that if this goes south I’ll leave immediately.

He kept insisting my company is super abusive and cheap but as a junior entering my industry I wouldn’t mind a year of little pay in exchange for experience. Also I do live with my parents in my hometown and of course I want to get out, in my mind I am saving money so me and my boyfriend could rent a place in a year or two…

But I guess overall what should I do? I am very mad at my boyfriend right now because he is always such a pessimist but I told him SEVERAL times that I am confident and have a plan, he kept insisting on the abuse so I felt like I was talking to a wall. Helpppp