Based off what I had written on my FB art page over the last 3 days I was fired from my job today.
They told me even though I didn't mention the company by name - it portrayed the company in a bad light. They said it was a high stress job, and so I asked if they thought my mental health struggles would mean I wouldn't be capable of doing the job. They said it's not the kind of role where you can make mistakes and it's stressful.
Funny really. Not only did it come as a shock, but I felt that this job was a lot less stressful than other jobs I'd had. A guy moved desks to sit next to me, and people kept calling him "a machine". He was highly valued because he was capable and did a good job. The irony is, in every job I've ever worked - I was called "a machine" as well.
Yes, mental health struggles have been very real, and yesterday I confided in HR, I saw a mental health first aider. I broke down in tears, I admitted 20 years with anxiety/depression. ADHD and awaiting an autism assessment. But I told her I wasn't giving up, and that I wanted to do a good job, and overtime. I wanted to help. She said she could tell I'd be an asset to the company and I was clearly a hard worker...and the next day I am fired.
I don't know. I'm sure people will have mixed opinions. Personally, I think it's their loss. I always put a lot of my self-worth into jobs. I try and go above and beyond, because I'm a people pleaser. I shouldn't have to censor my struggles or opinions, and whilst I know that companies can monitor social media posts - I've never encountered this sort of treatment before.
I wasn't saying it was a crap job - I just admitted facts: high staff turnover, a lot of people stressed, feeling lonely, feeling quite overwhelmed etc. But that doesn't mean I wasn't going to stick it out. Companies make a point that mental health is important, and to reach out - so I find it ironic that my mental health seems to be the main reason I am let go. Surely saying a high staff turnover and people being stressed out isn't enough to get you fired? I guess they're minimising risk.
Still, it's nothing personal - well; it is, but I'm not going to be petulant about it, and I'm going to do my best not to feed this to the inner critic. I've needed rest for a long time, so I'm going to take 2 or 3 weeks out. Then apply for another job I suppose.
It is what it is. I'm not going to apologise for speaking my mind, and I don't think they should judge me on my mental health struggles and assume I'd be a liability to them or the company.
Ah well, onwards and upwards eh. Single as of last night, and unemployed as of this afternoon. Just need to lose my marbles and we've got a hattrick.
Attached is what I posted over the last 3 days:
Ed
They told me even though I didn't mention the company by name - it portrayed the company in a bad light. They said it was a high stress job, and so I asked if they thought my mental health struggles would mean I wouldn't be capable of doing the job. They said it's not the kind of role where you can make mistakes and it's stressful.
Funny really. Not only did it come as a shock, but I felt that this job was a lot less stressful than other jobs I'd had. A guy moved desks to sit next to me, and people kept calling him "a machine". He was highly valued because he was capable and did a good job. The irony is, in every job I've ever worked - I was called "a machine" as well.
Yes, mental health struggles have been very real, and yesterday I confided in HR, I saw a mental health first aider. I broke down in tears, I admitted 20 years with anxiety/depression. ADHD and awaiting an autism assessment. But I told her I wasn't giving up, and that I wanted to do a good job, and overtime. I wanted to help. She said she could tell I'd be an asset to the company and I was clearly a hard worker...and the next day I am fired.
I don't know. I'm sure people will have mixed opinions. Personally, I think it's their loss. I always put a lot of my self-worth into jobs. I try and go above and beyond, because I'm a people pleaser. I shouldn't have to censor my struggles or opinions, and whilst I know that companies can monitor social media posts - I've never encountered this sort of treatment before.
I wasn't saying it was a crap job - I just admitted facts: high staff turnover, a lot of people stressed, feeling lonely, feeling quite overwhelmed etc. But that doesn't mean I wasn't going to stick it out. Companies make a point that mental health is important, and to reach out - so I find it ironic that my mental health seems to be the main reason I am let go. Surely saying a high staff turnover and people being stressed out isn't enough to get you fired? I guess they're minimising risk.
Still, it's nothing personal - well; it is, but I'm not going to be petulant about it, and I'm going to do my best not to feed this to the inner critic. I've needed rest for a long time, so I'm going to take 2 or 3 weeks out. Then apply for another job I suppose.
It is what it is. I'm not going to apologise for speaking my mind, and I don't think they should judge me on my mental health struggles and assume I'd be a liability to them or the company.
Ah well, onwards and upwards eh. Single as of last night, and unemployed as of this afternoon. Just need to lose my marbles and we've got a hattrick.
Attached is what I posted over the last 3 days:
Ed