Oh my god what a nightmare boss!!!!! I CANNOT with people who demand "perfectionism" when it comes to shit like typos...!!! And even beyond typos, if you're not "messing up" regularly you're not learning or expanding your comfort zone! Sounds like those peeps were MASSIVELY threatened by your smart as hell self and they took it out on you every change they got. 😭 And, god, that can get in your head. 😭 I'm SO glad you got out, and can recognize it was a THEM problem, not a YOU problem. 💕
Brava! I struggled with perfectionism for years and had it reinforced by some asshole bosses. I'm glad you broke free of this because it's a fucking grift that non-creative folks use to police those of us who think differently. Great post. Xx
I’ve worked with a number of clients who were victim to narcissistic abuse st the hands of a boss. They could’ve written what you wrote here. The perfectionism infiltrated every area of their lives. The effort to do right, please the unpleaseable boss, and ultimately just survive ended in leaving the job or getting fired and taking over a year to recover.
This is all to say, you are not alone. And you are beyond that now.
Oh my god what a nightmare boss!!!!! I CANNOT with people who demand "perfectionism" when it comes to shit like typos...!!! And even beyond typos, if you're not "messing up" regularly you're not learning or expanding your comfort zone! Sounds like those peeps were MASSIVELY threatened by your smart as hell self and they took it out on you every change they got. 😭 And, god, that can get in your head. 😭 I'm SO glad you got out, and can recognize it was a THEM problem, not a YOU problem. 💕
Brava! I struggled with perfectionism for years and had it reinforced by some asshole bosses. I'm glad you broke free of this because it's a fucking grift that non-creative folks use to police those of us who think differently. Great post. Xx
Yes 👏👏👏 exactly!!! Thank you.
I’ve worked with a number of clients who were victim to narcissistic abuse st the hands of a boss. They could’ve written what you wrote here. The perfectionism infiltrated every area of their lives. The effort to do right, please the unpleaseable boss, and ultimately just survive ended in leaving the job or getting fired and taking over a year to recover.
This is all to say, you are not alone. And you are beyond that now.