I'm offended i was laid off

I was laid off, I thought because of covid. But a handful of months later, here I am browsing the job ads and I see that they are hiring again for someone to do what was basically my job, plus a couple other bells & whistles. They are emphasizing traits I didn't have.

They were paying me what starting this year will be minimum wage in my state. Reading that ad I realize this is the kind of job that normally requires a college degree and to be bilingual, and have much more experience than I do. And it should be much better paid. It's not even the job I applied for and was hired for there, they kept changing things around due to what was in my opinion, inefficient management practices, and essentially they threw me into something way above my head to sink or swim.

I sank I guess. I was having a lot of personal trouble and wasn't at my best. Plus, I truly believe anyone would find the way they were doing things there to be an absolute nightmare. I will be surprised if they can find anyone who can do what they are expecting without pulling all of their hair out within the first two months, experienced or not.

I don't wish I had my job back, I guess I'm just offended that they threw me into that to begin with, and then let me go because I couldn't keep up. Maybe they overestimated my intelligence or capability. I guess maybe I did too. They never even laid out all these expectations for me, that are now being listed in this ad. If I was supposed to be doing all that, no one said anything. Maybe I wasn't proactive enough. I know I wasn't.

I actually thought I was liked there. I'm learning that is dangerous to assume. The minute you get comfortable with anything or anyone it's gone, and then you realize it was probably never even there in the first place.

Sorry to rant at you all. Just don't want to admit this to anyone around me IRL. I'm pretty humiliated. I guess at least they didn't outright fire me, but did it under the guise of a covid layoff so I can save face.

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  • ramen

    everyone would feel offended in your situation. oh well, just ignore them, they are not important. you can find a much better job anyway.

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  • Familiarity is a hell of a drug

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    • It's my fault, isn't it? I got lax :/

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      • Laxidasical?

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        • Yeah, I mean I let things slide too much. I knew it wasn't going well and I could have either quit, or tried to address it with the managers/boss, or even ask if there was anything else there I could do instead. But I kind of just put my head down and slogged through. I know it wasn't the best job for me, but I still think I could have done better than I did. I was being an underwhelming employee and person.

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          • Man it's all good, there are social constructs literally everywhere. Work is just a place where you're forced to interact with each other, even if you don't fit those constructs

            Best bet is always get a job while you're still employed. If you know it's not gonna work out long term then put applications out. You won't have to worry about paying bills if you start your new job after working a two week notice

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            • Unfortunately I don't tend to fit into constructs very well.

              I agree on that though, the best thing to do is have something else lined up first. For my sanity too since I tend to roll downhill even faster without a job, which makes it even harder to get started again.

              Will definitely have a different mindset about it next time around.

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      • Lax?

        I mean, it's your fault in the sense you control what you do that people perceive

        Just learn from this and do better next time with more experience

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  • Imafriendyrock

    You should thonk about going to trade school. Plumbers and electricians make bank. Fuck making minimum wage...

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