Doing something new...

[graculus]

As of today, I am unemployed.

Readers of my previous posts on the subject of work may recall that I moved jobs at the end of last year after an absolute nightmare with my previous manager that led me to have a minor breakdown and get signed off work with stress and anxiety. While things started well with my new job, to put it bluntly, I then did something I shouldn't have done and that combined with last year's shenanigans has ended up with me getting the sack.

The only upside of this has been that their inability to deal with the matter in a timely fashion has at least meant I've been sitting on my arse and getting paid for it for a significant chunk of this year. That's helped contribute to my very fortunate position in that I should be financially okay while I look at what happens next. If I had dependants other than the fuzzbutts then it would be quite another matter and now at least it's all over and done with.

So anyway that's me done in terms of that line of work, which I was thinking about anyway to be perfectly honest, and looking now at an unexpected career change. To something or other about which I currently have no idea! ;)

Comments

[rhade-rad.livejournal.com]

I know that sense of huge relief. While I guess you could argue their actions created the stress which impaired your usual good judgement, probably best to draw a line and move on.

Good luck with finding a new career.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

That was indeed the line I took - it was one of those out of the blue stupid things such that I still can't fathom why I did it, and their view seems to be since I felt I was okay to be back at work and didn't feel I was struggling with anything, my previous mental health issues (which they caused) are moot.

Now to figure out what I want to do next...

[rhade-rad.livejournal.com]

My advice is to give yourself a good break. It took me quite a while to adjust and realise how drained I was from the stress. I developed writer's block and only now, 2 years on, am I beginning to break through it.

So take time. You deserve to indulge yourself after all the sh**. We're all here if you want/need a sounding board.