It gets better!

Anonymous

December 16,2023 at 9:58PM UTC

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It gets better!

I got laid of twice in these last years, and was treated very poorly by some company members and bosses. I wrote and commented some very sad posts here, and Fairygodboss was one of the only places were I could truly talk about how messed up the corporate world is sometimes.

I'm now in a much healthier place, and wanted to give you hope as well. I'm at a company were people actually realize that we are just employees and not the owners of the company, where we try to do our best jobs but also make it bearable and fun for us as individuals. My manager trusts me, he frequently asks for my help but also is always there when I ask for his help as well. I do my best and I am not perfect, and perfect is not requested either. I don't do overtime and overtime is not requested either.

The pay could be better, and I might look for another company to join soon. The company might lay me off too, because I now know what to expect from companies. But this feels like a change and I wanted to let you know that. I would have wanted to read this a year ago, when I felt so afraid to go back into working for a company and getting crushed like I did a few times. Things change, you change, and good things happen.

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Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistDecember 16,2023 at 10:45PM UTC
CONGRATULATIONS! You're working with grown ups.
So happy to hear that you are in a better situation.
AnonymousDecember 16,2023 at 11:09PM UTC
Thank you for sharing this. It is very comforting and gives us all hope. Unfortunately, at some point we become too involved in our jobs and relate our worth to how well we do at the workplace. In my life I had been laid off, I think I am about to be again, but I also had worked at companies where people and bosses cared about me and I was considered high performer. So very often it is not you, it is being at the right place at the right time.
AnonymousDecember 21,2023 at 7:41PM UTC
This. Our worth has almost never to do with how well we suit a company in a defined time/situation.
AnonymousDecember 18,2023 at 5:19PM UTC
Glad to know you got a rainbow at the end of that tunnel and that this forum was a help.
Megan LeasherDecember 18,2023 at 7:14PM UTC
Thank you for sharing this! FGBers need to see more stories like yours.
Julie DorbonDecember 21,2023 at 7:49AM UTC
This. Thank you for posting that for others. A little story that helps me persist, below.
A father said to his daughter “You have graduated with honors, here is a Jeep I bought many years ago. It is pretty old now. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot downtown and tell them I want to sell it and see how much they offer you for it.”
The daughter went to the used car lot, returned to her father and said, “They offered me $1,000 because the said it looks pretty worn out.”
The father said, now “Take it to the pawn shop.” The daughter went to the pawn shop, returned to her father and said,”The pawn shop offered only $100 because it is an old Jeep.”
The father asked his daughter to go to a Jeep club now and show them the Jeep. The daughter then took the Jeep to the club, returned and told her father,” Some people in the club offered $100,000 for it because “it's an iconic Jeep and sought by many collectors.”
Now the father said this to his daughter, “The right place values you the right way,” If you are not valued, do not be angry, it means you are in the wrong place. Those who know your value are those who appreciate you... Never stay in a place where no one sees your value.