Walked out of a work meeting today.

[cylon]

Steve says first you must say to yourself "I quit". Today I excused myself from a meeting because I am tired of the abuse. Whether I "attracted" the abuse is irrelevant, it's how I choose to act NOW. For seven years I have been doing amazing, fantastic work.. only to be insulted by the owner. After being belittled today, in a meeting that only makes sense in Science Fiction, I calmly said I wasn't feeling well. I filled out a sick-slip and went home.

I'm not expecting much back-lash but all this talk about what is and isn't acceptable in life... well my work situation is simply not acceptable. I have stayed positive and indeed am making the best of it, but at the same time, I won't be denigrated either. I have personal standards.

Hopefully soon I can say I'm a member of the "job quitters club".

[Akashic_Librarian]

Excellent! True balls, I love it!

I recently quit my part time job because I couldn't take the negative attitude most of them had, arguably some where OK but they all felt a little off to me.

Anyway congrats!

[cylon]

Thanks. What I'm most proud of is I didn't get in a fight like I may have previously. "Who do you think you are talking to me like that?"<--I've had that exchange plenty. But this time... calm, cool, deal with whatever comes.

Life is too damn short.

[Akashic_Librarian]

yeah damn right!

I seriously have massive amounts of respect for people who can truly stand up and say, I want this and I will have it.

[cylon]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[Fullcrum]

Go cylon. Haha.

[The David]

Next step: Walk out while feeling well.

[Mremedia]

Congrats on standing up.

I would say the next step is to say "this meeting is making me sick" or something like that.. haha.

In all seriousness, taking a stand on behalf of your own well being feels very liberating, but before you actually leave the job, make sure you have a plan. I left my job after 3.5 years with no plans other than "not be here anymore".

[Andrew Brunelle]

You're finally free of the cult of the job. Good for you. At least mentally. Find a place that respects you for who you are, not who they want you to be.

[cylon]

Originally Posted by Andrew Brunelle

You're finally free of the cult of the job. Good for you. At least mentally. Find a place that respects you for who you are, not who they want you to be.

Thanks. I'm going to do my best to stay grounded, at the job. I've done a lot of work on staying in the moment, observing my ego, not letting the drama of other people affect me too much. But I do have a limit. I deserve to work with people who treat each other in a professional manner, and who reward a job well done.

[Kaspian]

Originally Posted by cylon

I deserve to work with people who treat each other in a professional manner, and who reward a job well done.

Yes, absolutely!

Originally Posted by cylon

I'm going to do my best to stay grounded, at the job. I've done a lot of work on staying in the moment, observing my ego, not letting the drama of other people affect me too much.

Sometimes the best way to stop getting burned is to step out of the fire....

[cylon]

Originally Posted by Kaspian

Sometimes the best way to stop getting burned is to step out of the fire....

You're right. First mentally. And not focus on what I don't have, but what I want.