In another post I discussed resigning from my job at the end of April due to a really terrible work environment. The thread is here: http://forums.psychcentral.com/work-...-job-soon.html

I recently sent in a résumé for a job that sounds like a really good fit. They responded via e-mail with some additional questions. After responding, I got an e-mail thanking me for my responses and saying that I would be contacted soon to set up an interview.

I am worried about answering that age-old interview question, "Why did you leave your last job?" Obviously, saying that I left because I was working for a bullying, lying, gaslighting boss who paid me peanuts while he loaded me up with increasing amounts of work is not going to come off well. However, the typical advice doesn't seem to help me develop a decent response either. For example, the advice for someone in my position seems to be to say I am looking for new challenges/professional growth. However, it seems like the day-to-day work of this job is pretty similar to one of my main responsibilities at my previous job, so that answer doesn't fit well in my case.

I was thinking maybe mentioning that I was asked to take on a great deal of extra responsibilities that were not in my job description and I didn't receive any additional compensation for the extra work. To some people, though, that might sound like I don't have enough of a work ethic. Of course, I do have a work ethic, but in this case I was being taken advantage of. Sadly, I am sure that some hiring managers will see that as a mark against me.

Any thoughts or advice?? Thanks!!