If I could, at this point in my life, pick one piece of advice that I would strive to instill in my children one day, it would be this;
Nothing lasts, and everything changes. Things you love will become things you hate. People you know will become strangers of the past. Life is constantly changing and there is nothing you can or will ever be able to do about it. So prepare yourself for change, and take it the best you can when it happens. Because it will happen.
I just started my new position as assistant manager at the Body Shop. My last shift at Merle Norman was yesterday. I am totally and completely emotionally torn. Where I am now has so much more to offer: Higher pay, more (consistant) hours, tons of advancement opportunities, and easy transfer should we decide to move. I just cannot let go of Merle Norman.
I wasn't completely miserable at Merle, but I was starting to see that it was getting me nowhere. My boss was saying she was selling the store, then she'd talk about building onto it, and I just didn't know what to believe. Not to mention I was making minimum wage with no possibility of a raise. I knew there was no moving up. I knew if I stayed there, I'd be the same girl working there for two years making $7.25 an hour, and not doing anything more. I couldn't let myself do that. I could not allow myself to be that girl. I wanted bigger, better things. And when this new job opportunity presented itself, I couldn't pass it up.
I already miss Merle. I hate that I spent two years of my life pouring every ounce of dedication I had in me to that job, and I came out with nothing to show for it. Merle Norman has been the only constant in my life for two years that I have been totally and completely proud of and confident in. And going from being in an environment where you know everything about anything to one where you're consistantly lost and confused is a very hard thing. I know this new job will take time. I know that eventually, once I get into the swing of things and finish my training, this job will be a piece of cake and easy as pie. I just need to patiently wait for that time to come. And until then, it will be hard.
Life can change in a split second, and adjusting to change can be one of the hardest abilities you work to improve. I can imagine that it's one of those things in life you have to continually learn; adjustment. But I am adjusting, and I am doing my absolute hardest to see the light at the end of this tunnel.
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its all part of the process -- I view change as the different ACTS in a play. Some things are the same, while other things are different. I may not like where life is taking me, but to struggle against it will only increase the anxiety. You can't go back - but looking back only hinders moving forward.
Hi, I just wanted to say that I definitely feel the same exact way that you do. I recently took a job and left another. A place I'd been working at for three years. Now I've grown to love my new job and my coworkers but another opportunity has presented itself. It will be way more money, and a better schedule. I just had a baby so both are benefits. Its been taking me so long to jump on this new opportunity but I'll have to take a lesson from you and just do what's really best for me in the long run. Your new job sounds like a good choice, I think you'll excel there and become comfortable with your decision. :)
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Changes are always good. Congratulations on your new job!
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