Ever been fired over Zoom?Â
This week, it happened to me – halfway through a six-month contract. I got a calendar invite for a ‘catch up and chat’ with my manager.
Big budget cuts and the client wants to focus on paid social media, not organic posts (I've been writing playbooks for them).
I'd done what they hired me to do, and none of the other teams had any work left for me, so that was it.
She did it nicely and better via Zoom than email - though it felt hardcore and surprised me.
You've done a great job. We couldn't have done it without you. Love to have you back next year when budgets are back to normal. Let us know if you need a reference…Â
Bit more than a ‘catch up and a chat’ !!
Two conversations were happening in tandem. The one on Zoom with my manager and the internal one in my head with Anxious Annie. FUCK. I can’t believe it. How are you going to pay the bills? What about the yoga holiday! Have you been slacking again?Â
She's good at her job 🙄
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