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As for me, I intended to allow myself a weekend of self-care (otherwise known as wallowing) before facing my new situation head on.
Getting fired was, like, the most mortifying thing I’ve ever been through.
“Non progredi est regredi. Not to go forward is to go backward.”
“That’s what a college education gets you. Random sayings no one understands.”
I just don’t have the energy for small talk at work after all the team-building crap they make us do. It’s exhausting.
“Sun Tzu says to appear weak when you’re strong. They have no idea what I’m capable of.”
I wanted to shake the management team. This was NOT how you made employees happy or kept turnover to a minimum. How about paid vacation days? Or better health insurance? Or maybe an occasional “thanks for your hard work”? Or even letting us eat lunch in peace. Was that so difficult? But no, we had to wear comfortable shoes and do God knows what during the only time we had to ourselves.
“You look stressed.” “I am,”
“I know losing a job can be devastating to your self-esteem. It can shake your confidence and leave its mark on how you see the world. I never want to belittle that. I hear people break into tears every day when I talk to them on the phone. But I also want you to know none of this is your fault.
I’ve seen you practice it enough that I see it in my nightmares.”
Dum spiro spero. Where there is life, there is hope.
No one wants the whole truth in an interview anyway, especially about how you feel about your former boss.”
But was he texting me as a second choice? Didn’t like that.
If you were here, I’d look less creepy, he wrote. People are staring at me.
AW HOW CUTE
Was there any job where security and advancement were decided by performance alone and not other factors, like who was friends with the boss or who was the biggest team player? Or who met at the bar after work for drinks?
“I’m just saying, being a telemarketer can’t be that hard,” he said.
tf u said whut
“I can explain,” I said quickly. “It looks bad because it is bad, but—” Carter held his hand up. “I don’t want to hear the explanation,” he said. “I don’t want to be involved in whatever is going on here. The less I know the better.”
kenapa sih orang selalu menghindari penjelasan? aneh banget apa yang kamu pikirin tuh nggak selalu apa yang terlihat dan sebaliknya gitu loh, dengerin aja sih kalo orang mau jelasin hhhhhh kesel
I’ve wanted to explore recruiting for a long time. I’m interested in full-cycle recruiting and would love to direct my skills toward a new focus.”
noted kalo mau shift kerjaan hehehe
All my work for the shelter is on a volunteer basis, and I would love to incorporate some of that creativity into my work life.”
“Lack of growth is one of the most common reasons people leave their current jobs,”
“Nothing more romantic than mental illness,” Geraldine said sarcastically.
“Everything about shelter work is bittersweet, isn’t it?” I nodded. “But it’s worth it.”
Ad meliora,” I said. “Toward better things.”
“Look where it got us,”
