I felt a little isolated because I couldn’t talk about it really to anybody. It’s hard to be working and you don’t know how it’s gonna turn out and you don’t know what is gonna happen all while you’re head is down. EVERYONE was going through it…”Long-lasting job dissatisfaction, and safety concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some economists have described the Great Resignation.”
Yeah, this is what I’m going through; this is really affecting me right now. You’re just in this period of life where you are focused on one particular thing and you have to just grind. Not like a weeklong thing, it’s like maybe a couple months or maybe it’s like a year. but you know that you’re making an investment for your future and that’s important to you BUT also so very difficult. You see on social media working moms doing all the things while #Sliving making Instagram stories and reels look glamorous and I’m in meetings I’m doing all the stuff I can’t talk about (you know, HIPAA). It is so annoying when influencers would be like, “Oh my God something big is coming,” but now I understand why. It’s because you just wanna be on the other side.
I took a break posting on socials for the next couple months. I just observed. I realized the joy and the curse it brings. It’s nice to have your friends check in on you also just sending “Hey, I’m just thinking about you.'‘ We all live in different places so a picture of what we’re doing and it brightens up my day like you wouldn’t believe just like eating a fun meal or like something that reminds you of someone and then you say, “Miss you.” It’s just a little Internet hug because sometimes you don’t have have time to have like two hour phone conversations catching up with someone. Sometimes you don’t have time to fly. Those little moments they add up they make you feel supported when you receive them and you have community. That’s the secret- is that actually doing things for others and reaching out and it actually makes you feel better! Being present when you say you’re going to be there- now how good do you feel?
You don’t have to bash the job just because it wasn’t for you. I did create these families, a little family of coworkers to survive because when the job is tough on you, you need to have the support and love internally and externally. I could not do life without my husband, my confidant, my rock. I cried lots of tears and expressed lots of thoughts, some scary some sensible- but all he ever offered was support. I’m very sensitive person (shocker). I think a lot of entertainers are. Ultimately, we are people pleasers at the end of the day in someway. Another mantra and it really stuck with me: No one more successful or happy than you is going to ever put you down. So I wrote up my two week resignation notice.
Now to my next chapter. I am the main character and with the added story line of character Atlas this is going to be the best book ever written. Thanks for continuing to read our journey- ready for what is next? We are choosing our own adventure! Choose your own too
XoXo
Britt
