On my final experience with working (2009) it was deemed that I wasn’t making the grade. This was when the economy had tanked and I was the first to go I guess. The problem is that in corporate America (atleast for me) they don’t fire you, they “manage you out” which is psychological warfare.
I engaged in civil disobedience to fight back against being pushed out. My parents were managing me in, while the company was managing me out. I was under a ton of stress. Now because the tactics used against me were creative, and unique to the individual, I found a way to equate the whole experience as more of a “sexual” thing, than a “violent” thing. It hits you in the core anyway.
Because sex sells, my argument went far and wide. Context was set, and metaphor and innuendo were running high. I was left holding the bag in the end because my boss, get this, communicated to me that he was going to “do sex to me” in 15 years. I had already been weakened at this point by their attempts to get me to leave but this was what got me to “make the decision to resign”.
I’m not well versed in aspects of the law, and because there are things people don’t talk about, I don’t think a judge or a court could have helped me. Nothing gets put in writing anyway. This was 9 years ago and I stopped ruminating about it, and forgave the man who threatened me. Threats are a form of violence, and a schizophrenic is more likely to have violence done to them, than they are to engage in it themselves.
Again, this was the worst thing that ever happened to me.
probably a good thing is that you don’t have to put up with the stress of the job…personally I haven’t worked in 21 yrs…it doesn’t bother me…I don’t need the added stress
Yeah I pretty much agree. Luckily I was approved for disability shortly after this. It’s also when I started my blog. The written word is powerful, and it helps me think I’ll have a legacy since having children probably isn’t in the cards.
I should add that the people who hurt me the most in this world share the same background as me. I know I spoke of my cognitive bias yesterday against those who are different than me. I’m not being a jerk! This stuff felt very important for a long time, so I’m a little disappointed that it didn’t get more of a response. Was it too long?
I was laid off by three different companies when I worked in I.T. – seems like that just went with the territory. Twice it was because the companies were poorly managed and failing. The last one, the company was doing so-so, but being able to put out a press release saying they had shut down their Canadian operations caused a bump in their stock price. So I had to sell my house in Edmonton, AB, and move my family after not being able to find a comparable job (almost all of my interviewers told me I was overqualified) because some weasel needed to bump the corporate stock price.
Not the worst thing to happen to me, but friggin’ frustrating. It was why I left I.T. and never looked back.
Worst thing ever? Regular physical and sexual abuse as a kid. Nothing else in my life has ever compared to it. It’s why I’m a rabid proponent of the death penalty for child abusers. Feet first into a wood chipper with the @#$%ers.
Yeah white collar jobs aren’t always all they’re cracked up to be. I’m sorry for the suffering you endured as a child. I sometimes fall victim to judging other peoples’ pain as less than my own. You’re yet another reminder that I have a lot to learn. I guess my pain is different is what I’m saying. It was a big distraction for a long time and I lost the remainder of my friends because of it.