[ralphstodomingo]

> the joy and pride about your work are within yourself and not in your employer

I just wish I realized this sooner. No one else is responsible for your career progression, job satisfaction and personal fulfillment other than yourself.

A recent experience I've had was to initiate a conversation with my boss for five years that I've been unfulfilled with how I haven't been receiving actionable, meaningful feedback for a year or two, and that I'm having problems engaging myself with the current progression of our projects due to this.

Expect how I was treated?

I find it how hard to imagine how I wound up with an insubordination charge when the reason I initiated such a discussion is because I wanted to work out the relationship and wanted to stay. I'm in charge with all of the projects, and I've been deeply involved and accountable for the whole business.

The anxiety and tension the whole situation brought to me wasn't worth it. I'm just passing time until this all blows over.

[pestaa]

Damn that must have been a tough discussion to start. I've been burned by similarly brave moves. I, too, consult the inner stoic, and with increasing frequency it recommends silence.