What a difference a week makes!
This past week has been very traumatic for me.
If one of those e-mail surveys that friends send from time to time had come my way and asked when was the last time I cried, it would have been earlier this week when I found out that I was the target of office gossip.
Wednesday I went on a course – fortunately.
I finished early and visited with my family at my parents house. Fortunately my sister and two nieces were already there when I arrived, so I spent an hour or two playing with the 1 year old and the 3 year old. It helped being around the really important people in my life.
By Thursday morning, I still felt bruised, but a lot better.
Instead of worrying about the gossip, I focussed on the rules I’ve created for myself in the work place:
1. Do not discuss my personal life at work – it’s off-limits to everyone.
2. Do not form part of cliques – I had to disengage from one at the start of this year.
3. What ever anyone in the office says it’s not personal – just work. They don’t really know me due to rule 1.
4. This is my job, not my entire life.
By Friday I had my game face back on. And anyway, I can’t stay angry for long.
I’m working towards my dream job, the rest is just background noise.
