Yesterday I sat in a meeting room in Denver with 16 other AVON District Sales Managers and our Division Sales Manager while her boss, the Regional Sales Manager of the Midwest, gave us a talk on guilt and family-work balance.
"You really can have it all," she told us at the end. I cried throughout the entire talk. Many other DSMs also cried.
The thing of it is, I already had it all because I had all I wanted. And this temporary full-time job has robbed me of my life while inflating my checking account. And honestly, there isn't enough money in the world to replace my little provincial life.
So lucky for me this job comes to an end February 12 despite my boss's implores to stay indefinitely through at least April.
Hopefully I won't develop a stomach ulcer before then.
I felt the same way about my job Kristy...I never was so happy to hear my doctor command that I stop working...best words I ever heard...I was created to be a stay at home mom...and not have much money...but Oh well!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I keep sending my boss telepathic messages: "fire me, fire me." What bugged me the most was her talk was supposed to be about balance but she was promoting "work over family" or "work at all costs" propaganda.
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