First, I want to take this opportunity to say a big, heartfelt thank you to everyone who has reached out to me both privately and online over the past few days since sharing my blog with you about my decision to finally leave my immensely toxic workplace in the best interest of my health, well-being and overall survival.
I am overwhelmed with emotion by the outpouring of kindness and support I have received and for reminding me that I am worthy of a well-deserved fresh start at my upcoming new job.
In case you missed it, here it is again; https://wheredidmommyssmilego.com/2025/04/27/from-almost-day-one/
Last week, after letting my supervisor know that I was resigning, and after I felt the weight lifted off my shoulders from that, I wanted to personally reach out to all the lovely ladies I work with remotely to tell them I was leaving as well so I sent them a very warm-hearted email. There are more than 100 lovely ladies in total.
I talk to so many of these lovely ladies on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and have built strong bonds with lots of them. They were in no way the reason for my decision to leave. They have shown me nothing but kindness and gratitude every time I speak with them. They, along with my coworkers are who have kept me going for this long.
Within minutes of me hitting the send button on my note to them, my phone was ringing and my inbox was inundated with beautiful messages of appreciation and gratitude, which I wanted to share some of with you today.
I felt valued. I felt worthy. I felt appreciated. I felt respected. I felt seen. I felt important. All the feelings I’ve yearned for by leadership.
Feeling valued transcends into all aspects of our life. There is no better feeling in the world than knowing that your efforts are appreciated or making an impact on others. Feeling valued deepens a real sense of meaning in your life.
For so long now, I’ve felt undervalued, unheard, and unappreciated by my supervisor, and I even told her this on a number of occasions. Many of the traumatizing experiences I’ve endured over the last 2 plus years have all but crushed the little confidence I had left in me. When you have been mistreated for so long, sometimes all you need is some much-needed reassurance that you are valued. It can go a long way, which is why I will definitely be taking all these beautiful sentiments with me as I begin my new and exciting next chapter.
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YouAreEnough 