I am scared. I need to leave my job. I called a friend and we walked. Sweet woman helped me see I did have choices. My fear was that I was trapped with no choices. Now I can move forward to leave. I will do my best, as always, while I am at the job. Using my sick days will allow me to meet with other companies and find a new fit.
I learned I needed just one person to be there for me. I can do this. Research is easy for me. Talking to people is easy. Going from what I know into what I don’t know, isn’t easy. What if I leave and the new job is worse? She reminded me, everyone has that fear, and again, I am not trapped. I can change again. I can do a lot of research and talk to people before I say yes to the new job.
I can be me and still take a chance that my choice won’t be great. Some things aren’t visible until you are sitting in the new chair, so no beating up on myself if I make a choice I don’t like.
I can even talk with my new boss about giving the company what they want and letting me be me. Be communicative and remember it is a job, not the all of me.
So wish me luck and tell me if you ever changed jobs and what happened.
Thanks for listening,
Kara
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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