Trying to figure out if I'm going to be fired on Friday, which is doing wonders for my feelings of self-worth.
Being fired is a right of passage, like puking when you drink too much or having a goatee. All of these things suck, but they're just something we all have to do. -This is of course, somewhat gender specific. You are not your job. You are not your car. You are not your grades. You are not what you imagine others think you are. Those moments when your head is clear and silent, when you feel contented, THAT is you. -jobs are a dime a dozen. You will be fine! Hang in there pal!
I'm still unsure if that's what this meeting is about because nobody will tell me. My mind jumped to the worst case. Regarding the quoted text: it's kind of scary that you said that, because at the end of my session today it was decided that what you said there is essentially what we're going to be going over during the next one.You are not what you imagine others think you are.
Dude, I've spent years thinking that others imagine the worst of me. Feeling and carrying around a guilt that is not of my own making. It's nuts. I used to (and to an extent still do) imagine that people saw me as something negative. It's a horrible way to live. Our internal dialog can be our worst enemy. Being mindful of our thoughts is a very, very important thing. I think some people are naturally, or conditionally better at doing this than others. The good news is, you can work at it and become more aware of using your mind/thought/internal dialog as a tool to turn on when needed and not have BLASTING at all times. Good luck! I'm glad you are attending sessions and I hope you are finding them valuable.
Hah, well it's the way I've been living my entire life. thenewgreen can I shoot you a pm - I've got a question that I have to ask somebody and it may or may not be something you'll have something to say about.
My sympathies. I'm due to get laid off at the end of the year. The fear is palpable. Sucks a lot of energy out of you too. Hope you get some good news soon.
Yeah, my morale is nonexistent at this point. This will be the second company to drop me in three years. I give them my blood, sweat and tears only to be shown the door when a pencilpusher in some corporate dungeon a thousand miles away thinks it'll save a few pennies. It's so frusturating! All I want is to work hard for a little piece of mind. But you're just a number to these people. I've pretty much checked out at this point. Short of blowing up the place they won't get rid of me until this next campaign is over. They still got a little more soulsucking to do before the hammer falls. Meantime I'm looking for something really worthwhile. I'd love nothing more than to beat them to the punch. I'm a mix of fear and excitement. Be careful kids. It's scary out there.
Yeah. I got an email from our adviser today asking to meet with me, our general manager, and one other person on Friday after our executive board meeting. Apparently I'm the last person to find out about this meeting, and our GM was talking to people in my department about the department, and had no intentions of telling me. Needless to say, I'm displeased right now.