You just had a fight with your manager.
Your manager was rude, was shouting, and called you incapable and useless.
You are angry. Very, very angry.
And in that moment, you decide you want to quit this horrible job. Because every day is a struggle.
A thread...
Your manager was rude, was shouting, and called you incapable and useless.
You are angry. Very, very angry.
And in that moment, you decide you want to quit this horrible job. Because every day is a struggle.
A thread...
Every day, you are subjected to this ridicule. It isn't worth it. Nothing is worth it.
You quit.
Your family and friends are shocked. "You shouldn't have done this", they say.
Do they NOT see what you went through?
Do they NOT understand?
Are they blind?
You quit.
Your family and friends are shocked. "You shouldn't have done this", they say.
Do they NOT see what you went through?
Do they NOT understand?
Are they blind?
The next day, you feel good about your decision.
No work.
No manager to report to.
No ridicule to navigate.
You spend the week chilling.
Taking it easy.
You do not remember the last time you felt so alive. So free.
No work.
No manager to report to.
No ridicule to navigate.
You spend the week chilling.
Taking it easy.
You do not remember the last time you felt so alive. So free.
After a week, you start to think of your options.
Make a list of places you want to apply to, because hey - you still need a job.
You speak to a few friends for recommendations. You start applying.
Make a list of places you want to apply to, because hey - you still need a job.
You speak to a few friends for recommendations. You start applying.
A week goes by.
No response from anyone.
It's okay, you think. These things take time.
Another week goes by.
Now you are panicking a bit.
"What if I do not get a job?"
"Why is no one responding?"
"What if my manager spread the word that I should not be hired?"
No response from anyone.
It's okay, you think. These things take time.
Another week goes by.
Now you are panicking a bit.
"What if I do not get a job?"
"Why is no one responding?"
"What if my manager spread the word that I should not be hired?"
Another week and you are in full panic mode.
You have applied to 20+ places and haven't heard back from anyone.
Not even an interview call.
You have applied to 20+ places and haven't heard back from anyone.
Not even an interview call.
2 weeks later, you get a call from a head-hunter.
A company is keen to explore your profile for a role.
The company isn't that well known for its culture.
Plus, the role sounds like a step down.
You still go ahead with the interview because you are desperate at this point.
A company is keen to explore your profile for a role.
The company isn't that well known for its culture.
Plus, the role sounds like a step down.
You still go ahead with the interview because you are desperate at this point.
You clear the interview.
They make you an offer.
It is a very generous offer.
40% hike on your previous salary.
Wow!
But what about the culture and the step-down in the span of work?
"Beggars can't be choosers. Plus it's great pay."
They make you an offer.
It is a very generous offer.
40% hike on your previous salary.
Wow!
But what about the culture and the step-down in the span of work?
"Beggars can't be choosers. Plus it's great pay."
3 months in, things are not going so well.
The pay is great, but nothing else is.
The environment is toxic and there is no real learning in the job as well.
But you still drag your feet to work every day.
The pay is great, but nothing else is.
The environment is toxic and there is no real learning in the job as well.
But you still drag your feet to work every day.
Then one day, you have a fight with your manager.
Your manager was rude, was shouting, and called you incapable and useless.
You are angry. Very, very angry.
And in that moment, you decide you want to quit this horrible job. Because every day is a struggle.
Your manager was rude, was shouting, and called you incapable and useless.
You are angry. Very, very angry.
And in that moment, you decide you want to quit this horrible job. Because every day is a struggle.
You quit.
This is a fictitious story of what happens in real life.
We take decisions in the moment.
And those decisions come back to haunt us.
Not because those decisions were bad.
They haunt us because the reason behind the decision was something temporary.
Our emotions in the moment.
We take decisions in the moment.
And those decisions come back to haunt us.
Not because those decisions were bad.
They haunt us because the reason behind the decision was something temporary.
Our emotions in the moment.
Our emotions are temporary.
But they feel permanent.
Worse, they may lead us to make permanent decisions.
But they feel permanent.
Worse, they may lead us to make permanent decisions.
DO NOT make permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.
In the case above, the emotion felt because of the heated exchange with the manager led to the resignation.
But what did the resignation achieve?
If you truly ask yourself - nothing.
But what did the resignation achieve?
If you truly ask yourself - nothing.
You held your ego to a higher level than needed and made a decision that made you go back to the very same world that you were trying to escape from.
And the cycle continues.
And the cycle continues.
If instead, you recognized that every day is a struggle.
That despite the pay, its not worth it.
You are in a toxic environment and not learning.
And thus, if WITHOUT any event/trigger, you chose to find a job that is suited for you - you wouldnt feel the pressure.
That despite the pay, its not worth it.
You are in a toxic environment and not learning.
And thus, if WITHOUT any event/trigger, you chose to find a job that is suited for you - you wouldnt feel the pressure.
And that's true for everything in life.
Work. Relationships. Education. Money!
We make the worst decisions when we make them in the moment, led by our emotions.
We make the best decisions when we make them with no pressure, led by our awareness.
Work. Relationships. Education. Money!
We make the worst decisions when we make them in the moment, led by our emotions.
We make the best decisions when we make them with no pressure, led by our awareness.
Our emotions are the worst friends to make decisions with.
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