I had a really weird moment of Zen last Thursday, I think it was. My old place of employment called Marcus because the designers are being allowed to work from home 3 days a week instead of having to make the drive to Larkspur every day and needed their computers set up to access the network from home. At first I was so incredibly angry when I heard about that, because I asked for that exact work situation before I was let go. Since one of my main problems was the amount of gas I was wasting driving there, I wanted the ability to work from home and I was flat out told no.
Then I took a deep breathe and felt totally at peace — a real moment of zen. I realized if I had gotten what I had wanted, I wouldn't be where I am now. I wouldn't be working at an established company only 17 miles from home, working with Marcus, working with a really nice set of people for the most part, getting some recognition for the good work I do, getting paid hourly so I actually get overtime pay for those extra hours I work and getting company-paid benefits. Instead I'd still be working at a floundering start-up where the personalities clash, people are mean and rude to each other, driving 100 miles a day round trip, no benefits whatsoever, having to deal with stupid clients and franchisees and generally feeling too much stress.
It was a sucky road getting here, but I am truly grateful for the position I have now. I'm grateful for the experiences I've had at all the different places I've worked because they have given me such a broad knowledge base of the various types of design skills needed and so far all have come into play in one way or another where I currently work. Even my technology skills have been useful.
I'm so glad I was so quickly able to look for the good and let go of those angry, ugly feelings I was having. It's a real breakthrough for me.
Then I took a deep breathe and felt totally at peace — a real moment of zen. I realized if I had gotten what I had wanted, I wouldn't be where I am now. I wouldn't be working at an established company only 17 miles from home, working with Marcus, working with a really nice set of people for the most part, getting some recognition for the good work I do, getting paid hourly so I actually get overtime pay for those extra hours I work and getting company-paid benefits. Instead I'd still be working at a floundering start-up where the personalities clash, people are mean and rude to each other, driving 100 miles a day round trip, no benefits whatsoever, having to deal with stupid clients and franchisees and generally feeling too much stress.
It was a sucky road getting here, but I am truly grateful for the position I have now. I'm grateful for the experiences I've had at all the different places I've worked because they have given me such a broad knowledge base of the various types of design skills needed and so far all have come into play in one way or another where I currently work. Even my technology skills have been useful.
I'm so glad I was so quickly able to look for the good and let go of those angry, ugly feelings I was having. It's a real breakthrough for me.
Name: LaDonna
