It’s a particular “the place are you now?” season at Ask a Supervisor and I’m working updates from individuals who had their letters right here answered previously.
Bear in mind the letter-writer whose boss made all of them attend a session together with his therapist? Right here’s the replace.
I do have an replace to this example, which can most likely shock nobody: I received a brand new job. It was fairly clear that Bob’s habits was a part of some private disaster, and whereas beforehand I used to be content material to sit down and wait out his ever-rotating enterprise concepts, this one appeared extra intense.
Like I stated in my unique letter, the job had some nice perks regardless of the madness, so I made a decision that I might start to maintain an eye fixed out for jobs, however provided that they had been actually spectacular. Just a few months after I wrote in, I noticed a job posting for a place that had much less flexibility however was much more prestigious and far more secure (it additionally got here with a major pay increase and higher advantages!). I utilized and received it, and everybody I’ve spoken with has since advised me how fortunate I’m to have gotten the place. So I really feel doubly fortunate to have the brand new job and to have escaped my previous one.
Maybe unsurprisingly, Bob didn’t take the information effectively. After getting emotional after I first advised him, he got here again with an aggressive counter provide, and as soon as I advised him my resolution was ultimate, he advised me my final day can be in two weeks after which didn’t communicate to me once more till I known as him to say goodbye on my final day. I spoke with some former coworkers, who inform me completely nothing has modified, so all in all I really feel fairly good about the place I ended up!
I do know there have been plenty of questions within the feedback concerning the therapist particularly. To reply some, the “therapist by coaching” language was how he described himself, and Bob additionally emphasised that he was an incredible therapist and that we must always all really feel snug being open and trustworthy with him. Each of them additionally referred to their particular person classes regularly all through the speak and talked about Bob’s development by way of them. I’ve not finished any licensing search or reported the therapist as a result of, fairly truthfully, I used to be extra frightened about getting myself out of there.
Because of you and the commenters, who all made me really feel loads much less loopy for questioning the scenario. Hopefully my new job by no means pushes me to jot down in once more!