What I Now Know After Feeling Miserable and Worthless at Work
âYou donât need anyoneâs affection or approval in order to be good enough. When someone rejects or abandons or judges you, it isnât actually about you. Itâs about them and their own insecurities, limitations, and needs, and you donât have to internalize that. Your worth isnât contingent upon other peopleâs acceptance of youâitâs something inherent.â ~Danielle Koepke
Imagine youâre in your early thirties, in a job you enjoy at a company you love, and you just got promoted (without lobbying for it), so youâre living a great life.
All of a sudden, youâre bombarded with negative feedback from your manager. …