...I give you the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, which a friend of mine bought at CVS and has sitting on the corner of her desk. It is helping to make me smile on a morning where I am feeling a little sucker-punched at work. Last week I had to lay off 2 of my 3 employees. It was a horrible, horrible week (obviously more so for them than for me). So I took the weekend to recover, tried to think things through, and came into work this week with an "okay, moving forward!" attitude. Only to be pulled into my boss' office this morning (my first question when she requested an 8am meeting was "um..am I being laid off?") to find out she will not be my boss anymore and they are moving me BACK to reporting to my old boss, whom no one (including myself) has any respect for and whom I never felt fought for any of us in terms of raises/promotions, etc. Of course, it's all cushioned in a "this will be better for you, more room for growth, yadda yadda" but I have a hard time believing that right now.
But you know what? It's just a job, and I am VERY grateful to still be employed and still have health insurance. And this is the time of year to be SO GRATEFUL for SO MANY things I have. My health (knock on wood), time with all of YOU coming up, a wonderful boyfriend who has stood by me through cancer and baldness and pissy moods that come and go...and this morning as I was coming into work my phone rang and there was little Edmund, wanting to know if I'd be in town to come to his Santa Breakfast at school. It broke my heart to have to say "no" (and man, those are the times I wish I could live in Michigan, or at least closer so I could get there!), but the fact that I have these wonderful, beautiful, precious nieces and nephews who tell me they love me and want to have me around at things like Santa Breakfasts...THAT is the important stuff. A job is just a job. My family and loved ones are EVERYTHING. And I can look at the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree and remember things like that.
To quote Linus (and the Bible) - "For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people."
That's what Christmas is all about...Charlie Brown.
I don't envy your position, and having to fire people. I'm sorry for you on that one, and on losing your nice boss you had. I hope she is secure in her job. As far as what is important, I echo your sentiments. As I was cleaning the carpets today, I noticed our recent Christmas picture and marveled to myself at what a beautiful and loving family I have. That sentiment of course extends to my first and immediate family. We are truly blessed. "That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Charlie Brown tree!!! Such a perfect Christmas statement. That's what Christmas is truly about.
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