I had my review yesterday and the one thing I was stressed out over the most happened.
I was let go.
I debated on whether or not to post this as I don’t want sympathy.
I made a promise to share my experiences candidly, using this blog as my platform, that includes the hard stuff.
So here goes nothing….
I am surprisingly ok.
I was an anxious mess leading up to yesterday.
My biggest fear was being fired.
My biggest fear came to fruition and I couldn’t feel more at peace.
I really am totally fine!!!
I’m not putting on a show!!!
If you scroll my blog, you’ll see that I’m honest to a shocking degree!
I didn’t cry!
Man was I proud of myself for that one!!!
Ok. I did cry.
But not for the glaringly obvious reason you’d think.
No.
I started crying when expressing my gratitude to my former employer for taking a shot on someone with no experience in the tax industry and making me hireable at a corporate level today.
I am so grateful for them.
I cannot thank them enough.
They invested in me, took the time to guide me when I needed it, and let me go yesterday far better off than I was when they hired me in 2020.
What a freaking gift!!!!
I’m so excited to be on my own.
I’m actively looking for a new firm to call home, specifically a remote position so I can be home with my kids and give my husband that much needed rest he’ll need after working overnights.
I’m also strongly contemplating starting my own bookkeeping business.
So, please don’t feel sorry for me.
Please don’t worry about me.
I’m truly, without a shadow of a doubt, so thrilled to be pushed out of the nest!!!
I’m ready to fly!
I’m not sure if anyone from my firm reads my blog, but my heart is so content with their decision.
Their investment in me gave me the confidence that I was severely lacking back in 2020 when they hired me.
Even my former employer said at the meeting yesterday “you have confidence now and you’re not saying ‘sorry’ over literally every little thing!”
He also is writing a recommendation letter which I’m BEYOND excited for.
He writes the best letters!!!
I will miss my old firm but (for now) the high is real and I’m elated to be moving forward!
It’s time to focus on me and my educational growth.
Just wait, big things are in my future!!!
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