no sympathy

You know I'm not exactly delighted with my job these days, grateful as I am to be employed.

I was talking to my manager about getting a project manager certification called PMP, just as a sort of insurance. I told her that would be great to have on my resume in case this job ever sent me over the edge. Her response, "Let me tell you about over the edge..." and she then proceeded to tell me about an experience with respect to what she was doing.

Last week, in the middle of a day of particularly aggravating conference calls, I told Terry, "I want a different job." Terry's response: "I want a job that pays more."

No sympathy.

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[Boston Pobble]

During times of struggle (like these), it's easy to forget that we are still allowed to want to be treated with respect. The default is that we should automatically be grateful for any scraps because so many people aren't even getting those. Yet having boundaries is not the same as being ungrateful.