The Prolonged Gnaw

There is sometimes a considerable amount of relief with something finally happening!

I've had a situation that started a few years ago. One of my very first projects where I had the training wheels taken off, it went mostly okay but there was just something that didn't sit well with me on it, and I knew it was there but it was one of those situations that you can't say anything about it. It wasn't life or death or anything, that's for sure but it was just a gnawing feeling.

One of my leaders messaged me the other day to see if we could chat for a few minutes. It was nothing I was worried about, as we are a tight knit group and when he said the name we were going to be talking about, my heart sank a little bit, going to be honest! LOL

We were getting into the conversation though, and it was actually the best situation for all parties. They decided they were going to move on! Boy was that a relief.. because they were never happy, and they are one of those groups of people who are never going to be happy unless you wipe their ass for them and then thank them for the chance to wipe their ass. Some of them were nice enough.. but they were just not a good fit for what our model was and they were never going to accept it.

I think this was definitely one of the best conversations that I had, because as I said this was a weight on my shoulders for a pretty long time at this point. I didn't know how the whole thing was going to go, and if I would somehow get fired at the end of the day because of it hahaha. I know that last bit is unlikely, but you never know these days!

It got me thinking though, because it was a situation that I didn't handle the way it should have been. Those ones are always tough, because you know you made mistakes and you are trying to do better for everyone else in the future but at the same time, it is something that gnaws at you for a long time. Hell, even after they are gone I know that whole thing will still have an impact on me. I think it's just the type of person I am where I care a lot about the work that I do and the services that I deliver. I don't want things to go wrong, naturally!

In some ways I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall to listen to the conversation.. but I know that I would be pretty stressed about the whole thing so I for sure won't be around for that to happen lol. I am not opposed to difficult situations, but it hits a different nerve when it was a difficult situation that I wasn't able to rectify in one way or the other.

What about you, have you had situations that have come up at work where it didn't go well, but it stuck with you and bothered you? What happened? Let me know in the comments!