Phew, dodged that bullet! People don't always have a choice, which makes it all the more important to recognize when we do and to exercise that choice. I've turned down some consulting clients and fired others when it didn't work out. I've been lucky that they've all been very nice people, but sometimes they didn't pay enough or their work style didn't fit with mine.
More from the Department of Dodged Bullets: A politician interviewed me for a job. The interview went poorly (or so I thought), with the politician pushing back and telling me why every answer I gave was wrong. A few weeks later, they called to ask if I'd decided whether to accept the position. "You never offered me the job," I replied. "Well, do you want it?" And in that moment, it became clear that working for this person would have been a daily adventure in ambiguity.
“The moral of this story is: you always have a choice. Decide for yourself. Don’t let circumstances decide for you. Interview them; don’t just let them interview you.
Know your worth, and respond accordingly.”
TOTALLY HITS HOME!
I have very little choice as a special education teacher, as my day to day is dictated by the students I am given. This has meant track shoes and scrubs for the last several years bc of elopers, violence, and bodily fluids….
When I interviewed, my job description was much different and it is morphing into an extreme form of behavior management and abuse. But the awful part is I am not alone. These students need help and we teachers do too! I am facing leaving teaching altogether because I do know my worth.
Phew, dodged that bullet! People don't always have a choice, which makes it all the more important to recognize when we do and to exercise that choice. I've turned down some consulting clients and fired others when it didn't work out. I've been lucky that they've all been very nice people, but sometimes they didn't pay enough or their work style didn't fit with mine.
More from the Department of Dodged Bullets: A politician interviewed me for a job. The interview went poorly (or so I thought), with the politician pushing back and telling me why every answer I gave was wrong. A few weeks later, they called to ask if I'd decided whether to accept the position. "You never offered me the job," I replied. "Well, do you want it?" And in that moment, it became clear that working for this person would have been a daily adventure in ambiguity.
“The moral of this story is: you always have a choice. Decide for yourself. Don’t let circumstances decide for you. Interview them; don’t just let them interview you.
Know your worth, and respond accordingly.”
TOTALLY HITS HOME!
I have very little choice as a special education teacher, as my day to day is dictated by the students I am given. This has meant track shoes and scrubs for the last several years bc of elopers, violence, and bodily fluids….
When I interviewed, my job description was much different and it is morphing into an extreme form of behavior management and abuse. But the awful part is I am not alone. These students need help and we teachers do too! I am facing leaving teaching altogether because I do know my worth.