Don’t Fault Yourself for the Bad Days

You get only one life to live.

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I was all set to make this article inspirational and helpful, filled to the brim with worthwhile advice.

I can’t do that today. Why?

I had a bad day at work — the new job where I’m only on day five of an undetermined stay.

Did I mention my supervisor can boot me if she’s not satisfied with my work within two months of employment?

I wasn’t too worried about that — until I logged onto my work laptop this morning and found myself on my own with a task I thought I knew backwards and forwards. Key phrase: I thought I knew.

Instead, before my meeting with my supervisor, I floundered over the task and eventually needed her assistance in telling me what I was doing wrong.

It was not a good moment for me.

And that wasn’t the end of it.

My supervisor went through the steps of a new task, and my mind kept drifting because I was still mulling over the mistake I had made prior. She ended up asking me a question pertaining to the new task, and I stuttered out a noncommittal (at best) answer. She paused, a flash of irritation crossing her face and coming over her camera feed, and I knew she could tell I hadn’t been listening in full. But she…