Good leadership is very hard to find! So glad you could get out of that environment. Many aren't as lucky as us, but what these "leaders" don't get is that they could learn leadership (and more) from older women.
I felt this post to my core. At the peak of my perimenopausal stress, I suddenly found myself reporting to people whose behaviour was so immature and narrow-minded, it was almost surreal. The idea that they were meant to be my "leaders", guiding me to any kind of meaningful success, felt laughable. I'm thankful I could walk away effective immediately. So relatable!
Yup, I feel your pain! I am positive some of my reactions at work were tied to going thru menopause. Now that I am post menopausal, work from home (part-time at the moment) and do breathing techniques, my reactions are a bit more restrained. Sometimes. I find that I have NO patience for BS in the workplace anymore and I don't know if that is burn-out or being PM. But I love your thoughts on this Cathy. Brava! And say hello to Felix for me! LOL.
I can SO relate! I was introducing two keynote speakers from Apple to a large audience and forgot the name of one of the speakers - my brain just went blank - poof. I made a joke of it, and told the audience I owed the speaker a coffee, but - shit - this never used to happen to me. I'm used to being super sharp, always on top of it. Now, I write a lot of notes! On the bright side, just picked up my HRT today and plan to start it this week! Fingers crossed.
Thanks for sharing that story. That impulse of "I'm failing" needs to shifted to "it's not me, it's menopause." Good luck with HRT. It was/is a life saver for me--6 years in.
As a perimenopausal woman myself who last year started my publication De-Stigma Dialogues I certainly relate. I got so tired of the shushes behind hands and the eye discussions meant to equally commiserate and silence me. In the workplace, menopause is used to diminish me by the men and insult me by FEMALE POST-MENOPUASAL Boss... So I've made Talking out LOUD my motto and that of my publication.
Good leadership is very hard to find! So glad you could get out of that environment. Many aren't as lucky as us, but what these "leaders" don't get is that they could learn leadership (and more) from older women.
I felt this post to my core. At the peak of my perimenopausal stress, I suddenly found myself reporting to people whose behaviour was so immature and narrow-minded, it was almost surreal. The idea that they were meant to be my "leaders", guiding me to any kind of meaningful success, felt laughable. I'm thankful I could walk away effective immediately. So relatable!
Posted my reply in a separate comment. Not enough coffee yet this morning. 😜 Thanks for reading!
Yup, I feel your pain! I am positive some of my reactions at work were tied to going thru menopause. Now that I am post menopausal, work from home (part-time at the moment) and do breathing techniques, my reactions are a bit more restrained. Sometimes. I find that I have NO patience for BS in the workplace anymore and I don't know if that is burn-out or being PM. But I love your thoughts on this Cathy. Brava! And say hello to Felix for me! LOL.
I can SO relate! I was introducing two keynote speakers from Apple to a large audience and forgot the name of one of the speakers - my brain just went blank - poof. I made a joke of it, and told the audience I owed the speaker a coffee, but - shit - this never used to happen to me. I'm used to being super sharp, always on top of it. Now, I write a lot of notes! On the bright side, just picked up my HRT today and plan to start it this week! Fingers crossed.
Thanks for sharing that story. That impulse of "I'm failing" needs to shifted to "it's not me, it's menopause." Good luck with HRT. It was/is a life saver for me--6 years in.
As a perimenopausal woman myself who last year started my publication De-Stigma Dialogues I certainly relate. I got so tired of the shushes behind hands and the eye discussions meant to equally commiserate and silence me. In the workplace, menopause is used to diminish me by the men and insult me by FEMALE POST-MENOPUASAL Boss... So I've made Talking out LOUD my motto and that of my publication.
Thank you for sharing :)
Talk out LOUD!
Hell yeah 🌸