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I think that is a natural reaction to difficulty and adversity. It'd be nice if we could completely forget about our bad experiences, but they stay with us a lot longer than we probably realize. For example, I was laid off with no warning once, and now I get an incredible anxiety anytime my supervisor needs to "have a chat."
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I have never been laid off and still have that anxiety lol.
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Yes totally! When I first started my career I was so grateful to have a job and all the experiences I was given in my job. However, I slowly realized I was being taken advantage of and my pay did not reflect the work I put in and the achievements I brought to the company and team. I now have strict boundaries and work, advocate for myself and others, and come to work to get a paycheck and that's it. My life is what I do outside of my job, and my job is just to supplement that life.
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I really need to work on separating life and work for myself.
Yep. Sometimes it’s lessons that I should have learned anyway, like “don’t send emails to another person from your work computer bad-mouthing the boss.” But a lot of it is “trust no one.” Management said they’d write me a good recommendation. Nope. Coworkers became friends and wanted to connect on social media and/or outside of work. Bad idea. They later used my personal information and weaknesses to throw me under the bus and make themselves look better. So now I don’t interact with coworkers beyond work hours unless it’s work-related.
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That’s basically the stance I take. It’s a pretty rare phenomenon for someone from work to be someone I would have had an organic friendship with anyway.