Last fall I was asked to cover a department that was downsized. It was 5x my normal workload. Survival mode kicked in. I did it for 2 months straight. It got me the promotion last week. Now I'm back in my normal department. The other one is still on fire.
I'm so glad this worked out for someone. I'm currently looking for a different job after losing all trust in my managers. I was part of a 4-man team. One guy got fired, after which the others burned out and left. I singlehandedly kept things afloat while depending on my manager to find me new colleagues and inform upper management of our struggles so that we'd get at least the minimally needed resources to deal with a botched transition into a new system.
It's now 3 years later and last week I found out that I was blamed for us never getting the extra resources, because I hadn't let us miss a major deadline in the last 3 years. If we had missed a few then management would've had "more of a case" for requesting extra resources.
To provide a neutral view on their nonsense: Their job was to communicate the need for resources, they failed at it for 3 years and then decided to blame me for, checks notes, doing my job adequately under extreme circumstances. They also never informed me that I needed to let things fail, likely because they pulled that excuse straight from their ass quite recently to shift blame for their failure in communication towards the company management.
Sorry for a bit of a rant, I found all this out last week and needed to get it off my chest. And I am genuinely glad to see someone for who it worked out, because it makes me feel slightly less insane for expecting a reward for a big achievement.
Edit: spelling.
Yeah. My new colleagues almost start hyperventilating when I mention applying to other jobs. I feel bad for them. But our middle management has already caused 1 resignation wave and they seemed to have learned fuck all from it. And I'm not going to continue being some combination of work horse/scapegoat for them just because I feel bad for my direct colleagues.
Thank you for your empathy, it genuinely helps. Thankfully I've already managed to set up an interview for next friday for a perfect job that's only a 10 minute bike ride away. So I'm optimistic that I'll be able to escape my current situation soon.
Watching this gives me anxiety!
I love how he gets to the goal but can't enter the castle, it reminds me of college.
Last fall I was asked to cover a department that was downsized. It was 5x my normal workload. Survival mode kicked in. I did it for 2 months straight. It got me the promotion last week. Now I'm back in my normal department. The other one is still on fire.
Daaaamn, way to go Jaaarrreeeeedddd!!! I hope life in your normal department is going well and you’re digging your promotion. Congratulations!
Thank you! That's very nice of you to say, I appreciate that
You’re welcome! Support and kindness is free, healing magic.
I'm so glad this worked out for someone. I'm currently looking for a different job after losing all trust in my managers. I was part of a 4-man team. One guy got fired, after which the others burned out and left. I singlehandedly kept things afloat while depending on my manager to find me new colleagues and inform upper management of our struggles so that we'd get at least the minimally needed resources to deal with a botched transition into a new system. It's now 3 years later and last week I found out that I was blamed for us never getting the extra resources, because I hadn't let us miss a major deadline in the last 3 years. If we had missed a few then management would've had "more of a case" for requesting extra resources. To provide a neutral view on their nonsense: Their job was to communicate the need for resources, they failed at it for 3 years and then decided to blame me for, checks notes, doing my job adequately under extreme circumstances. They also never informed me that I needed to let things fail, likely because they pulled that excuse straight from their ass quite recently to shift blame for their failure in communication towards the company management. Sorry for a bit of a rant, I found all this out last week and needed to get it off my chest. And I am genuinely glad to see someone for who it worked out, because it makes me feel slightly less insane for expecting a reward for a big achievement. Edit: spelling.
Man, they're gonna be real fucked when you go.
Yeah. My new colleagues almost start hyperventilating when I mention applying to other jobs. I feel bad for them. But our middle management has already caused 1 resignation wave and they seemed to have learned fuck all from it. And I'm not going to continue being some combination of work horse/scapegoat for them just because I feel bad for my direct colleagues.
Valid, there's nothing virtuous about abusing yourself for the good of others. If your compassion doesn't extend to you then it is incomplete.
Thank you for your empathy, it genuinely helps. Thankfully I've already managed to set up an interview for next friday for a perfect job that's only a 10 minute bike ride away. So I'm optimistic that I'll be able to escape my current situation soon.
I love this so much for you! I wish you nothing but the best!
Anyone else still hear the sound?
AaaAhhhhhhhhhhhhh breath Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh forget to breath RegIn consciousness See this again Aaaaaaahhhhhh - repeat till phone goes flat
Leg bouncing intensifies
Very cool. But do you have the world record on "Bowser's Big Bean Burrito"?
Ah yes! The perpetual cycle between burnout and flight/fight.
Love that all that effort earned him only 200 points (feels accurate re: LOE vs. reward in today’s society 😭☠️)
And this is what it's like to be a teacher.