Below is advice to a friend having a horrible work week, the kind where the “others” undermine your confidence as you second guess yourself – even though you know honestly what you are doing well. There is a tad bit of understated humor, however well hidden that may be. May it stand as a reminder to all of us when we get in that situation, I could have used it having been there in the oh-so-distant-thankfully-past!
Yeah, get over it, it is what it is, deal with it. Just do the best you can and REALIZE your best is good enough. There will be people like those anywhere you go for the most part. Always something.
So, remember what you love about your job, then: chin up, chest out, stomach in, shoulders down and back; hair brushed, teeth showing between the lips, clothes pressed, makeup on, shower taken; mind poised to take advantage of any situation; breathing slowed; confidence in hand… and emotions spilled onto emails and phone calls after work….
Yeah, work, some days it is great; some days co-workers can make it a living nightmare. Here’s hoping you have more of the former and never become the latter!
