Hi all - I just wanted to give you an update on my posts from last year (I can’t believe how quickly time is going!).
For those who didn’t see my story, I started a new job and within a month I had felt like I had made a huge mistake. I spent a lot of sleepless nights crying as I couldn’t fit into the work culture, I kept getting work processes wrong and I honestly felt like I was drowning with the amount of work we were given, regularly working through lunch breaks and until 9pm. It turned into a regular weekly ritual that my manager would have a go at me and belittle me for pretty much anything. She once made me wait an agonising four days (including the weekend) saying she needed to have a serious word with me about something (I was sick with worry wondering what I had done), only for her to turn around after all of that and say it didn’t matter.
It actually makes me so sad to read back on my posts because I remember the amount of anxiety and worry I would get having to log in from home each day!
I ended up leaving in April, two months after I joined the company. Can I just say that the feeling of relief was huge! I lived the unemployed life until June and started a new role in a company which is the kindest, most compassionate company I’ve ever had. My manager is so lovely, one who I see truly as a friend now, and will bend over backwards to accommodate any work in case we feel like we’re given too much (which we’re not). I can truly say I have found my dream role and company and I just wanted to write on here that anyone who is struggling, like I was, there is hope for you yet! You will all find somewhere you feel appreciated but in the meantime this forum was a HUGE help for me
p.s. my old manager has since tried to add me on LinkedIn and it’s so petty but I declined her