I’ve known this on some level for decades, but it only really got through to me a few months ago. It was my 10 year anniversary at work, and no one even mentioned or acknowledged it.
While it hurt at first, I’ve come to be deeply grateful for it. It really freed me of the last vestiges of magical thinking like in OP.
Now, I do the absolute minimum and if they fire me, fine by me too. So freeing.
I’ve known this on some level for decades, but it only really got through to me a few months ago. It was my 10 year anniversary at work, and no one even mentioned or acknowledged it. While it hurt at first, I’ve come to be deeply grateful for it. It really freed me of the last vestiges of magical thinking like in OP. Now, I do the absolute minimum and if they fire me, fine by me too. So freeing.