And all I got was an automated email wishing me “well”.
Not even a mention in a Teams chat, let alone any kind of reward. I used to listen to my grandfather and father tell stories of getting gold lapel pins or entire vacations for 5, 10, 15-year anniversaries.
My reward? I got put on a PIP last week. Oh, and our government has just decided that no matter how long you’ve worked somewhere, you’ll only get one year paid out. If I was fired today, they’d have to accumulate 10 years of extra payments. Later this year, just the one. Which is what they’re waiting for undoubtedly.
So, happy monday everyone! As a gift to myself I’ve decided to give extra little fucks about anything today.
EDIT: thanks for all the well-wishes, it’s honestly appreciated! Warms my cold, dead heart a mite.
I know and that makes it much easier not to take it personally. But I was a part of this company when they still did those things, and elaborately too. Got bought out by a multinational 5 years ago and that’s when all the “personal” stuff almost immediately took a backseat…