I constantly feel like at any moment that I’ll be fired or let go because my agency runs on fear. I don’t think they’d actually do it but the fear is starting to really get to me. What do I do?

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Peace of mind is the most important thing. Start looking. Even if you decide to stay, whenever you get an offer, you will:

1) calm down because now you have options
2) see how much they value you at the place you are.

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Good luck! Don’t be afraid. Even if your fear of being terminated gets realized, it’s really not the worst that can happen. It actually might be a blessing, opening up new possibilities.

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Start looking. You’re in a toxic environment.

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I feel like this a lot. because the truth is, if a client leaves your agency tomorrow, you could very well get fired the day after.

this is what I do.

1. understand you can't control that and try to get into the mindset to not worry about things you can't control. this took me a long time to be able to do. but once i did, I was better for it.

2. make sure you have like 6+ months worth of money saved. that takes away some of the financial stress and fear around getting fired.

3. make your work as good as possible!!! give yourself the best chance of getting a new job asap after.

maybe not what you wanted to hear, but it's how I deal with the same problem.

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