They Treated You Unjustly at Work and You're Going to Do Something about That - Maybe Not (not the injustice part, not the push-back)
"...reality is generally ambiguous. Most of the things we encounter in life exist in a gray area." From the Chapter "Ace of Swords" in the 2021 book TAROT FOR CHANGE by Jessica Dore.
In most things in life,
including the operation of the official legal system, there are rarely absolute
answers. Few legal decisions cannot be appealed.
As we journey from the
black and white thinking of children to adulthood we accept gray. We wind up
marrying X or Y even though they aren't a perfect fit with our criteria for a soulmate.
However. we kind of
circle back to childhood rigidity when we go to work. Especially when we are
new to the job or the contract assignment. It is then that we tend to grab onto
hardened categories of justice and injustice. The Ace of Swords card tries to steer
us in another direction.
Not exiting childlike mindsets
can start you off on the wrong foot at work and even invite retaliation. The
latter could take the form of a PIP - Proposal to Improve Performance.
(Identity Masked). Just
out of training for a call-center position for a major corporation, this man
had been reprimanded twice for not responding to the lights quickly enough.
That second time came with the warning of a "write-up" if there was a
third instance.
"Unfair."
That was his
preoccupation all day. That night he didn't sleep well. He arrived at work early
enough to duck into HR. He shared his grievance.
"It was my first
few hours on the floor."
What he didn't know was
that there was escalating pressure at that center to turn around more calls
within a certain number of seconds. The calls they didn't answer were
programmed to go to a third party which billed a premium rate to handle the
surplus. That process was reducing profits for the corporation.
Soon enough the man felt
the chill. The supervisor he had reported was well-loved, despite her direct
manner. He became distracted. A PIP materialized. There was no going back to
establishing a first impression as a team member who can roll with it.
At work when you are
new, where so much is at stake, it is imperative to view supervisory actions
through the lens of no right answers. Things just are. In time you might be
able to gain access to the reasons things are done that way. But you may
not.
Takeaway: As the Ace of
Swords messages: Your very best thinking about justice on your job or in a
contract gig could do you in worse than subpar work.
Burnt-Out?
In transition in your career? Need more income? Healing from a professional
setback? I can help you through Intuitive career coaching.
“On
the menu” of services are Tarot readings, both spreads and one-card pulls. In
April 2021, The New York Times featured the Tarot as a useful tool for
self-awareness and introspection.
Let’s
talk a bit about where you are – no charge. Then, if you want to work together
the fees are custom-made for your budget.
Please
contact janegenova374@gmail.com or text 203-468-8579.
Comments
Post a Comment