How are you enjoying “Sc--w You, Employees! Week”? I’ve been trying for a while now to figure out why I am still here, just waiting to be unceremoniously fired or for my job to be offshored. Then end up regretting these couple of years I’ve been working in this place and having nothing to show for it.
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@ouy+1t1lEaJv. So true & wise. Thanks for this.
You must work in CCAR.
We got time off of work, provided you had your work done. There was an office party. Let's do it again!
Some people work hard and fail to receive recognition, raises, promotion, etc. due to favoritism or cronyism.
I can see many getting in, trying to make a difference, pouring their lives into this, only to learn how things really work here.
"and having nothing to show for it."
They paid you, right? Your lack of ambition is not my concern, so move on with yer life.
I am fully in the club, OP.
It su-ks to admit this, to try and be objective while living it every workday, but the far majority of corporate employees are insecure about themselves and what they can truly accomplish in life. Our jobs are status quo, yawners, seat fillers.
The bubblewrap of PTO and other benefits make us tolerate our meager jobs. It traps us in some purgatory.
We tell ourselves that insecurity does not describe us because the purpose of our WF jobs is in service to our families, charities.
That is an excuse to stop discovering who we really are. Each individual has to as--s their risk level, be above the fray (optimistic while realistic), find what truly motivates them and keep picking away at creating enough opportunities where some luck follows. Luck is a byproduct of trying, there is no virgin birth.
I don't do any of this, maybe therapy would help. Maybe a better diet, more exercise. Maybe even getting fired is what I really need.
We've all read the stories of truly happy or successful people, most experienced some sort of adversity and took action because of it. No human that cares about themselves is really happy just coasting along in a cozy corporate job collecting a paycheck.
Humans need the freedom to test their boundaries, to have opportunities to fail and grow from failures.
WF is not the place for anything like that, it is a factory that produces only blah.
It sounds like this post was more of a cry for help that many of us feel. We are all burnt out. Sometimes, a reset can really help. Why are you attacking someone for being frustrated and needing help to move past their emotions? A therapist can help work through those without medication, although some do need medication. Have a heart. Having been through excruciating layoffs at another company for 10 years - the leadership made cuts and offshored where it made sense and after process mapping and continued to celebrate employees to continue the culture. WF has not done that. So many people are tired of feeling like a number waiting for the guillotine. The culture has shifted from inclusive and caring to one of fear, anger, and trauma. Everyone deals with this differently. Your dramatic response back shows you clearly don't respect people trying to work through their issues. Some of us don't have any boot straps left to pull up. Kindness costs you nothing and could be the reason someone else has a better day or potentially saves their life.
@vkt+1t1lEaJv get a therapist and work through what you need to. It's tough to be strong all the time and I'm sure the way you feel could end up hurting your home life and the people you love if it's not addressed bc as much as we want to think our work lives shut off the minute we log off - we still carry those emotions with us. Hang in there and maybe take a vacation and a deep breath. You're not alone.
"I think I will finally take action to work with a therapist and get the official diagnosis of anxiety/depression so I can take a leave. "
I don't think working to get a "diagnosis" of whatever is any way to get ahead of a challenge in your life ,OP.
Yeah, let's go an fake a diagnosis (you probably will get it) so you can take a mini vacation from a place you absolutely hate instead of actually doing something about it.
Are you one of those kids who grew up with parents who turned to dr-gging you instead of working on solving your problems? Also, kinda low that you would insult and trivialize all those folks who are actually clinically depressed or actually have anxiety issues. But I guess you don't give a sh-t about that.
I feel you. This has been one of the worst weeks for me this year. It’s just so blatant how little we are actually respected and appreciated. The hypocrisy and lies are far worse during this supposed week of appreciation than the usual disrespect and casual gaslighting. Going in the office has been especially hard. I’m so angry with the leadership here, angry with my boss who is just a tool, angry with myself for allowing myself to be treated this way day after day (why? Because I have bills to pay and a family that depends on me). This kind of intense, sustained anger is wrecking my mental and physical health. I think I will finally take action to work with a therapist and get the official diagnosis of anxiety/depression so I can take a leave. I just need a break and to demonstrate to myself that I do care about myself.