Comments on: Employment Counselling Dropout

By: » Stories We Tell Ourselves Strocel.com

» Stories We Tell Ourselves Strocel.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:03:31 +0000

[...] recently did a few personal assessment exercises during my aborted employment counselling. I learned that I am not, in fact, an introvert. I have some social anxiety but on the whole [...]

By: Maria @ Conversations with Moms

Maria @ Conversations with Moms — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:59:41 +0000

Your husband is a smart man who gave you excellent advice. .-= Maria @ Conversations with Moms´s last post ..Sunday Jokes – Thanksgiving humor =-.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:39:49 +0000

As part of my severance package, I was offered the services of a career transition company. I could have gone, but it wouldn’t feel right to tell them I really wanted to lose my job and was counting down the days until it happened. Why? I wanted severance and wanted to find a new job without having to come up with a good reason as to why I left my former employer. Now I can just be one of the countless victims of the Great Recession

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:28:20 +0000

You didn’t finish jumping through the hoops and you think you should because you’ve been jumping through hoops all your life. Guilt is exacerbated by the fact that the government is involved and if you don’t jump through government hoops, they put you in jail.

That’s my armchair psycho-analysis.

love, a fellow hoop-jumper.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:57:40 +0000

...and your husband rocks for knowing that too. (plus what everyone else said) .-= Allison´s last post ..**************Labels =-.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:55:17 +0000

The first time I was offered counselling I didn’t even meet with the lovely counseller.

The second time around I completed my counselling. But then again I was trying to figure out what to do next, how to promote my best features to prospective employers. And frankly I needed the help to figure out who I was … so that I could figure out where I wanted to go next.

Sometimes you need a little help, sometimes you don’t. The smart people are those who know the difference. And you are smart not to waste your time.

By: Crystal Gold

Crystal Gold — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:04 +0000

I am so an achievement whore. Seriously! If it is a game or anything with items to earn, I am ON IT! (I am sure I will have a blog about this one day) So, I totally get that whole idea of teacher pleasing… it is very much related. It can be difficult to tear away and realize that missing this or that achievement won’t kill me, hurt who I am, or make me less of a person. However, all I could be missing out on in life very well could.

Good for you for putting your own needs first!!

Crystal

By: Lady M

Lady M — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:44:24 +0000

You're on your own path, and if you need employment counseling at some point in the future, I'm sure you'll find a way to get it. In the mean time, keep enjoying what you're doing! .-= Lady M´s last post ..And Now I Understand Kate Gosselin's Hair =-.

By: Emily R

Emily R — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:46:48 +0000

I never even made it that far before dropping out. .-= Emily R´s last post ..EST =-.

By: Capital Mom

Capital Mom — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:58:46 +0000

You seem to have a really good idea of where you are going. I think we could all use some career counselling from time to time. Maybe you can go back to those exercises when you need them. .-= Capital Mom´s last post ..I wish I could promise you this is my last post ever on sleep but that is highly unlikely =-.