What a joy to read you, after a year full of efforts and sacrifices that someone has a positive balance is gratifying and encouraging.
Enjoy the gifts, ultimately people give them with the thought that the person is worth it, and whether you consume them or not they were given to you with sympathy and to acknowledge that you are very welcome to that work team...it would seem that you are a shy man but you are not.
My state work year has nothing to do with yours, right now I'm tearing heads off and whoever doesn't like it should leave, otherwise the one leaving is me...😂..., it's a business where the outcome has to be win or win, otherwise it's not worth my time.....
My particular work is stopped for the end of the year, but ready to be reactivated at any time, and that only depends on me.
Enjoy these last days of the end of the year, I am sure that 2025 will be much better for all of you.
I put a lot into the things I do because I've learned that effort brings reward and it's in my nature to seek reward for effort rather than simply expect reward.
I'm fortunate to have a good team around me at my organisation, in general and my immediate team, and that the entire organisation has an ethos based around discipline and a solid work-rate. I am also fortunate to be liked and respected which is something earned...they all have my respect in return. It's a good place to work.
I hope your year looks like you wanted it to look from the start and that you've got some great plans for 2025.
I wish I was lucky enough right now to work with people of your nature, although our system doesn't help either, but I need to surround myself with people who have a lot of discipline, and enough motivation to succeed, and who don't care about the obstacles, they just have to have the will.
Something very similar to what you have Galenkp, I need what you describe.
Let's go for it! but always with a plan B and another C if necessary.
I wish you the same, many successes in the coming 2025.
It's really important who we surround ourselves with although in a work environment it's difficult to be selective.
So many people absorb the influences of social media people, often bikini-clad fake-boobed girls pushing one product or another on Instagram and I don't think that's altogether healthy or productive. people are made to feel inadequate through marketing to keep them spending in pursuit of feelings of acceptance, validation or relevance but those things can only come from within. Sad really.
I work hard to find my own relevance, to surround myself with like-minded people and those who value me for who I am and with all my flaws and fallibilities.
Anyway, keep pushing, you'll get closer to where you want to be that way.
I understand what you are saying, and I fight even against those who try to make me quit before I even start...but I can't let myself be defeated yet....above all, because I will only stay with the people who deserve it.
If it doesn't work out it will be one more experience I'll take with me.
Thanks Galenkp for making me understand some good things.
Negative people should be shunned, no matter who they are.