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Job stolen from me last year

Torn from my grasp by weak, small-minded cowards who couldn’t handle a strong woman calling them out on their BULLSHIT. Everything I did, the hours, the ideas, the relentless dedication, you’re just going to cut me loose like that? Because I refused to kiss the asses of incompetent, dusty, power-hungry dinosaurs who wouldn’t know real leadership if it slapped them in the face. The Lithuanian Foundation is crumbling without me. Oh, I know it. I don’t even have to check. I was the only thing keeping that place afloat. Let’s be real, they needed me way more than I ever needed them. And now? Now, they’re probably scrambling, grasping at straws, desperately trying to fill the void I left behind. Spoiler alert: they CAN’T. The Lithuanian Foundation pretends to be about preserving culture, but what do they actually do? Fund the same tired, irrelevant projects? Prop up the same boring, lifeless, uninspired people who have NO understanding of modern Lithuania, let alone any ability to bring it into the future? I TRIED to push them forward. I TRIED to shake things up. And for that, I was punished.

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Punches · 46-50, F

We like to think that our absence from a place matters but things carry on.

On our end, we should NOT "give our all" to some company or entity that would assume cut us loose in a heartbeat.

So many people go through that - they give their heart and soul to some company but then just get thrown out like last week's leftovers.

My attitude at work is - I will do my best to earn what I am getting paid, nothing more. If I am working that day, it means I have a job THAT day.

JackOatMon · 46-50, M

@Punches Agree, we all can be replace.

Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@Punches In this case, it's true. The Lithuanian Foundation is CRUMBLING without me XD And I love to see it. They deserve the downfall. But also, you’re right too, never give your all to a company that wouldn’t hesitate to toss you out the second you’re not useful anymore. That’s exactly why I’m done with the system.

Punches · 46-50, F

@Eglectic Sometimes differences in leadership can cause companies or even non-profits to crumble.

My town used to have an Alliance Française but at some point, same issue - conflicts among leadership. Kind of bites when such things happen.

Ahhhstevee · 22-25, M

I see what you’re saying. It also seems to be a relatively egocentric position. I don’t presume to know the cultures or values of the system you worked in, but the principles are the same. You should look up the premise of the ‘first follower’. That’s how you change a movement from the inside.

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Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@Ahhhstevee I control my own destiny, my brand, my voice, my power. And guess what? I’m using it all. I'm not going to work for anyone but myself anymore.

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Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@Ahhhstevee I know it’s the right move

dale74 · M

I don't know if it's just the way I'm reading it but it sounds like there's a lot of negativity built up in you and I hope that you're able to get rid of the negativity so that you can go even further in your career life and are able to conquer your industry.

Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@dale74 I’ll get rid of the bitterness only when I get what I deserve

JackOatMon · 46-50, M

@Eglectic That is your problem you think you deserve it. You have to earn it.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Wrong cause to be aggressive.

Yeah they are chauvinistic. Yet that cause is for the old culture you're fighting against.

They want to bring back the past. Not move forward to the future.

I happen to know a tiny bit about old Lithuania. It's chauvinistic!

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Eglectic try Palm springs LGBTQ organizations they are very progressive though. And they are in a huge fight. They are fighting both cities and county.

Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@DeWayfarer As long as they want real change and not just the appearance of it. I’m here to start my own revolution but I will look into them, thank you.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Eglectic adding to the above.

Try the whole Coachella valley as well. Each city has their own chapters.

SStarfish ·

Maybe they just didn't like your attitude?

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Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@Dainbramadge Everything has to do with men and women, because men have been running things for centuries. The way I was treated, the way they dismissed me, all of it was because I’m a woman. Full stop.

Dainbramadge · 56-60, M

@Eglectic I guess your going to stick with that narrative because it's way easier to swallow than you were more of a pain than you were worth.
If you weren't you would still have a job.
Everyone can be replaced and having a bad attitude, like thinking you were irreplaceable and could act the fool to the boss or co-workers, puts you as someone who makes the work place hostile.
So I guess, in a way , you are right.
You were fired because your a woman that thinks she can show her employer, the one who hired you and pays you, that you are smarter and have a stronger will.
Work is a team thing.
The boss chooses the direction he want "HIS" company to go in. You can make suggestions on a better way but ultimately, it's up to the guy who runs the company.

Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@Dainbramadge I won't argue about it anymore, I know the truth and that's that.

JackOatMon · 46-50, M

Maybe best you do work for yourself and be your own boss.

Ahhhstevee · 22-25, M

It’s very hard to change a system from the outside….

Eglectic · 36-40, FNew

@Ahhhstevee Sometimes, the ones on the outside are the ones who burn it all down and rebuild something BETTER

carpediem · 61-69, M

You reap what you sow. Enjoy your unemployment.

in10RjFox · M

You tried to revive a dead horse which they never wanted up and running...

https://themindcollection.com/dead-horse-theory/

in10RjFox · M

@in10RjFox never knew SW had a feature to allow pm only to those who follow.

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