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Stardate 20231116.1032: | |
Location: BKSBUX | |
Input Device: AlphaSmart dana.wireless | |
Software: AlphaWord | |
Audio: SBUX Muzak | |
Visual: Fairly busy SBUX on a weekday | |
Emotional State: I'm okay. | |
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My job status has changed from gainfully employed to happily without | |
employment, but looking. The road to the current status change | |
started after my boss was laid off back in April. The change in | |
management changed drastically, along with my job responsibilities. | |
Even though they were not happy with my skillset in regards to their | |
agenda, I stuck it out until the end. They did not make it easy..and | |
I guess I did not make it easy for them as well, having taken a Leave | |
of Absense for two months with my torn achilles. I also did my best | |
and worked really hard even though I saw the writing on the wall and | |
they were doing their best to make things challenging for me. | |
This past Tuesday, I had a feeling that they were going to change my | |
job status at our morning meeting. Before the meeting, I collected | |
myself, said a quick prayer, and joined the video call. My boss (I | |
will call "Y") and my boss's boss (I will call "Z") was already there, | |
which is not usual for them. Z started as soon as I joined basically | |
stating my status change. Y said nothing. I basically thanked them | |
for the opportunity to serve the community at this capacity and | |
allowing for me to attempt to "course correct," even though it did | |
not meet their expectations. I mentioned that if they needed | |
anything from me in the future or if they needed my skillset, to not | |
hesitate to reach out. | |
After that, Y still said nothing and Z said, "All sentiments aside, | |
we will be FedExing you your last paycheck, shipping labels...blah, | |
blah, blah." The call ended after the instructions. | |
This was not surprising, considering how they have been with me since | |
April. I was quite proud of how I handled myself in light of all of | |
this. It took great effort for me to not lash out during this | |
meeting or in the months previously. I continued working as hard as | |
I do, not letting the circumstances impact my work or how I worked | |
with the team. I went the distance with them and even though they | |
fired me, I did not let myself get in the way and do or say anything | |
that I would later regret. | |
When I lost my job during The Pandemic, it was very hard for me and | |
I struggled quite a bit with the loss. This round, I think I am in a | |
better, much stronger place...and I did not get in the way. | |
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