@Have Hope

I am right there with you in the very same boat. I can’t just up and leave my job. I would love to. I’ve even done some interviews these past few months and nothing has worked out so far. We have commitments and we can’t always just walk away from our commitments. That’s how it is for me right now. I hope one day a new opportunity opens up but I haven’t found it yet.

I am working on trying to just “give up” my need to control my stressful work situation. I hate to even use the words “give up” because it’s not in my nature to “give up.” But I think that whether I stay at my current job or find something else, I will never find peace if I don’t accept that I can’t control the chaos at work. What if I did find another job that seemed great and then chaos blows up again one day? We all bring our personalities to work. Not everybody’s personality meshes well and some personalities are just downright toxic. We will never escape the toxic people. If I do ever have the joy of finding a lovely new job... I hope I have worked through my own issues enough that I can handle things a bit better. My main issues are boundary setting and communication.

So I’m trying to visualize myself throwing my hands up in the air. As I run through the halls to escape other people’s work piling on top of me I’m going to just throw my hands up in the air. 🤪

I hope you’re able to relax enough to enjoy your day a little. Snuggle and hug your pets and loved ones and have faith in yourself that you will tackle the work stuff when you get back to the office. I have faith in you. ❤️