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I am in a very long transition period from the corporate sector to the more vocational work I have always been called to do. I was very productive and a high achiever at my previous career, but not so good with the office politics. I could never bridge the gap at work between being very competitive in the workplace to being part of an interdependent team with shared goals. The harder I tried to worse it got. I felt for most of my career that I was just a cog in a machine which had no desire to grow or even be successful.

I also suffer from depression, and went through some very profound personal issues between 2003 and 2008. Between this, my lack of work happiness, and what seemed a lack of meaning in my life, I had to take stress leave a couple of times during this period. Fortunately, I belonged to a union which did an excellent job of addressing medical needs, and received my full salary. Finally, I decided I could no longer live the corporate fantasy, and took a severance package in March 2008.

I need to be in work which gives me satisfaction and a sense of purpose. A paycheck is just not enough for me in itself, even an above average one. I consider myself very fortunate to have gone through what I have, as it has improved my coping skills, as well as the organizational and personal success skills I gained while in the corporate world. Also, if I was working right now, I wouldn’t have been able to take care of my Mother while she has gone through some health issues since, ironically enough, March 2008. That being said, I am extremely anxious to start my next chapter.

Tune into ‘Art of the Mind’ Monday at 7 PST as the hosts of Sound Therapy discuss workplace Mental Health Issues with Dr. Merv Gilbert and Mark Brunke.

PJTC

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