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Turtle in a Canoe by Melanie West

• Turtle in a Canoe
• Melanie West
• Page: 200
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9781663566713
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press

Turtle in a Canoe

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"I had fallen into the trap of becoming just like those I had despised the most in my youth. ...I would have to carry those weights in my canoe for the rest of my life. I certainly would not carry them proudly. But I would carry them gladly..." "The incident stuck with me. Because it was telling me something I did not want to accept. .. I had repeated this sentence seven times. Seven. People show you what they truly think of you. And you cannot deny when someone simply does not respect you." "I didn't even view it as a concern. . .. But they did not seem to be listening to what I was saying. It was fine. I said,.. I'll be back in a bit." They went to my supervisor and complained that they were not being trained. I was floored by such behavior by an adult. How could someone be so insecure on day one? They had pegged me as some sort of frightening enemy...I believe the term they used was "black mother"??...from the beginning. Ironically, I'm not even a parent. I felt exhausted. I could clearly see the headache ahead. " "Here were another John and Virginia. .. Only, at this age, I saw it coming. ..But the problem is, no matter how far you distance yourself, people will place you in their narrative regardless, if they can benefit from it. It was a lose/lose situation. Distance yourself from the impending traffic collision, and it will simply make the narrative stronger...It was a high school soap opera I had been cast in without my permission." "My supervisor had once asked me if I had ever gotten along with anyone on the job.. The one woman stated she didn't get along with 'most' people in her prior career...The other woman stated she'd had to leave her last job because they did not like the way she 'was doing things.' and that she'd never had friends at a job before because people hated her. ... The man said he could not return to his old job because he had 'burned' all his 'bridges' there. .. However, they had asked me to return to my old job. Repeatedly. And asked me to join the sister program to this one back home. Repeatedly. I still spoke to just about every co-worker I'd ever had. Repeatedly. And was close with many. Because we respected one another. And supported one another. We were true teams. True work families. So, it seemed to me he was asking the wrong person that question." "And what did I do after the derogatory comment? Nothing. I did...nothing. .. At this point. I had been accused of basically being a slut, being stupid, being mean, being cruel, being hostile, being childish, purposely excluding employees from important information, ignoring employees when they spoke to me, not providing support, and not working hard at my job. By an insecure child who took every chance to hurl a thinly veiled insult my way because she was too insecure to look in the mirror and carry her own emotional weight and work on the mess that was herself. And, of course, her twin in the other office who constantly wondered why she was disliked when her need to talk about how everyone was so terrible and disliked her...led to people disliking her. By a woman who was so toxic and vindictive, she had brought multiple employees to tears with her hostility and given the entire office a reputation for ugliness, and even wishing those employees bad luck after they had departed. By a man whose ego far outweighed his intellect or faculties..., and whose respect for women and co-workers in general was lacking, at best. All while I did.....nothing. Not one action in retaliation. I simply went my way each day, through the ignorant asides and infantile foolishness. I can respect those I do not like. I cannot like those I do not respect. But it takes a lot for me to actually dislike someone. ..And for me to despise someone? Well...it takes a very rare level of low. But, then, that's the thing about turtles. Keep poking them. Again and again. They will retreat into their shell and try to ignore you. For a time. But just keep poking. They'll get tired of giving you chance after chance. Sooner or later...they'll bite a .... finger off..." This book is the account of one employee who fought to overcome anxiety and a history of simply stepping aside for bullies, only to be placed in one of the most toxic environments imaginable. An INTP, 'turtle' personality who decided to find a different way to keep her canoe afloat as she traveled down the toxic workplace river. A book for all the other turtles out there.

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