This week the blog comes on Wednesday and in two parts as the delay has allowed me to finally confirm after a long two-year process that I am no longer an ASDA colleague after handing in my resignation yesterday afternoon after being given two choices - Resign or be Sacked.
Many people who have supported me over the years suggested to take the sacking but something many of them do not know is that from June when the process began to reach a formal stage, I knew my time was limited and began to plan for a possible future resignation.
This was because even though some say a sacking will not matter in the future, on a personal level leaving with a dismissal on my record would make me feel like I was in the wrong and I will admit I wasn't always a strict follower of the rules during my five years, I did the job properly when I could unlike some of those who are praised for getting done early despite hindering other colleagues.
Since I left yesterday, I have been stunned by the amount of support I have received some from colleagues that I didn't know much and a few who are dangerously close to having the same situation as me and to them I say do whatever it takes to stay in the job if you want to even if it means going against your own honest principles.
I know that if I had gone against who I am as a person, I would be nowhere near the bottom of the performance rankings but I would not be happy even if still at ASDA as that wouldn't be true to who I am and though it has meant I am now unemployed, I feel happy as I have no more pressure and stress weighing on me with having planned well for this eventuality.
Hopefully, I can go onto something better that makes my life change for the better as I know during the bad times at ASDA, I have projected feelings that I shouldn't which has seen friendships and relationships end which cannot be brought back but can serve as lessons for the future.
In closing this chapter, I want to say thanks to all those who have supported me during my stressful process and I hope that I can keep in touch with as many as I can as I have made some good friends in the past year including some people who began as enemies but who now I am proud to have as friends.
Many people who have supported me over the years suggested to take the sacking but something many of them do not know is that from June when the process began to reach a formal stage, I knew my time was limited and began to plan for a possible future resignation.
This was because even though some say a sacking will not matter in the future, on a personal level leaving with a dismissal on my record would make me feel like I was in the wrong and I will admit I wasn't always a strict follower of the rules during my five years, I did the job properly when I could unlike some of those who are praised for getting done early despite hindering other colleagues.
Since I left yesterday, I have been stunned by the amount of support I have received some from colleagues that I didn't know much and a few who are dangerously close to having the same situation as me and to them I say do whatever it takes to stay in the job if you want to even if it means going against your own honest principles.
I know that if I had gone against who I am as a person, I would be nowhere near the bottom of the performance rankings but I would not be happy even if still at ASDA as that wouldn't be true to who I am and though it has meant I am now unemployed, I feel happy as I have no more pressure and stress weighing on me with having planned well for this eventuality.
Hopefully, I can go onto something better that makes my life change for the better as I know during the bad times at ASDA, I have projected feelings that I shouldn't which has seen friendships and relationships end which cannot be brought back but can serve as lessons for the future.
In closing this chapter, I want to say thanks to all those who have supported me during my stressful process and I hope that I can keep in touch with as many as I can as I have made some good friends in the past year including some people who began as enemies but who now I am proud to have as friends.
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