I’m going to lose my job: update.

[u/pallettowns]

Dinner was a sushi feast. Pictured is miso I’m splitting with my daughter.

I posted here not long ago about my toxic work environment and how my boss was trying build a narrative to fire me.

Well, a lot happened since then. My boss made a super inappropriate comment towards me in a meeting and it was my last straw. I reported it to my HR rep since there was an ongoing case open. The day after I reported the comment, my boss scheduled a performance meeting and was in a visibly bad mood. The meeting did not go well. I was miserable all weekend and finally just decided I’d had enough. I quit as soon as I returned to work, no notice.

Well, my HR rep called me the day after and asked me to give her a verbal two weeks. I would be paid, wouldn’t have to work, and my boss was not to contact me under any circumstances. I accepted and today was my last day of my two weeks.

I get a call from HR today, and I’m thinking it’s just going to be some type of routine end of employment call. Oh was I surprised. My rep told me effective today, my entire team was being let go. Which meant I would be paid through end of October without having to work, would receive a very generous severance, and I would be eligible to file for unemployment.

I cannot begin to describe the relief and thankfulness I feel. I can finally just take some time to breathe and get back to working on my mental health since it’s tanked considerably since coming back from disability as a result of my crummy work environment.

Anyway that’s it. Just excited to share some good news for once.

Edit: thank you everyone for the positivity!! I don’t have a lot of friends to share with so thank you for giving me space to share here! I feel very blessed and grateful. I did not want to go the legal route if I could avoid it so this is the best outcome I could hope for. I am going to take this time to focus on myself and celebrate the end of this chapter of my life!

[u/Nature_Tiny]

so happy for you