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'[I] told them I would not be returning to work': Young worker told by boss to accept job reassignment or find a new one, chooses the latter option

Being a young and inexperienced worker entering the workforce for the first time is a harder experience than most of us are willing to admit—or even remember. For one thing, your lack of demonstratable experience and the lack of perceived skills that go with it will often leave you drawing the short stick when it comes to your tasks within the team, regardless of your actual capabilities. 

I can't help but feel that the biggest change that happens as you age is that other people perceive you differently and become more receptive to your ideas. This is especially hard when you're coming fresh out of education into the working world as, at that point, the possibilities of life are warm and colorful, and your contribution to the world might be endless… but this optimism soon gives way to the cold rigidity that dominates workplaces, any attempts to resist the transition making it all the more painful.

This young worker took advantage of their youthful flexibility, taking the leap and moving hundreds of miles from their hometown, where they soon landed a job as a clerk at a grocery store. Here, they ran into their first terrible manager, who reassigned their role to that of essentially a janitor. The worker confronted the manager, who challenged them to deal with it or find a new job… They chose the latter option, never returning to work… but running into their old boss sometime later for satisfying closure. 

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Posted by Brad Dickson
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