Posted by mair on July 17, 2001, at 21:51:17
In reply to Did my job define me?, posted by Greg on July 16, 2001, at 12:45:57
> This board seems to turn over much too quickly for me to keep up. Certain jobs are so consuming that it becomes easy to say that it defines you. These are the jobs that simply require aot of mental energy and time. It sounds like you had a job like that and that you were very good at it. I had/have a job like that and I'm trying to pull back, of necessity. I work best when i work intensely, but then there's a huge let down when things ease up. The realization that I couldn't keep working this way, and therefore couldn't be at the top of my job, hurt my self esteem tremendously. I think it was similar to losing a job, except (and this is a huge difference) i wasn't forced to go find another. I feel very badly about your situation, but before you let yourself get lower, remind yourself of what you offered this employer and what you are able to offer the next one. Take the confidence that allowed you to do your job well, and channel that into your next interview. This sucks big time but you took one job and obviously approached it in your own unique way. You made it not the other way around and the same will be true of anything else you face now. (I feel like I'm truly babbling - no pun intended - because I don't know much about the circumstances of your firing.) Human nature being what it is, this "body blow" will probably make you question yourself even if it shouldn't. Please get the support and help you need. Good Luck
Mair
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