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My Reject Revolution
I was happy.
I had a dream job that I never wanted to leave. I had a great team of creatives. I had it all.
Then, I lost it all.
The short story is that I was a victim of workplace bullying. A new CEO came in, and turned my world upside down in every cruel way possible until the day I was fired. Rejected from a career I loved.
I was lost.
Losing my job at and suffering the mental anguish that comes with workplace bullying was devastating. I went through phases of blaming myself, blaming my boss, blaming the universe. I was unsure, with all of my self-confidence wiped out. I remember job searching right after my job loss and looking at positions that were below my abilities because I was too afraid I wouldn’t be considered for the top paying jobs in my profession.
Out of the blue, I received a phone call from a fellow co-worker. We had never been close. She was one of those passive aggressive corporate mean girls who no doubt took a certain amount of delight in my demise. This is how the conversation began:
“Hi Ree! I hope you’re doing well,” she said. “I have a question for you, so you’ll have to think back to when you were a marketer, dreamer, creative person….”