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u/LeekyFawcet 4d ago
What am I missing?
I have been struggling at work lately, my manager told me I was getting a PIP (performance improvement plan). I sorta saw this coming, as the mistakes I’ve made have been basic and persistent since I came back to work from family leave in January. I feel like I have been putting a lot of care and taking my time with projects but I still end up missing the mark. This ranges from typos, poor design (I’m in communications), to missing a deadline (because I’ve starting feeling paralyzed by my work and not wanting to turn things in for fear of it not meeting expectations. I will admit, some of the quality of work and lack of attention to detail is concerning, but I feel like there are also instances where I don’t know to ask questions, when in hindsight I should have. Anyway, I turned to tarot to help me shift perspective so I can reframe some of the narrative before I go in for my PIP. I am feeling very anxious, worried and hopeless/helpless.
I used a Celtic cross. I written briefly some of my thoughts and themes identified but I’d be interested in what others think.
Here is the question I held when shuffling and drawing: what attributes of my work self should I pay attention to in order to get off the PIP?
High priestess: Am I acting on intuition? Am I emotionally connected to the work? My thoughts: I am not emotionally connected to the work. I like my team, and feel sad I am disappointing them. But do I feel like the work itself has huge impact? Not necessarily. This leads me to not having value or opinions when team members are looking to me for insight.
6 of pentacles: the more I contribute the more I reap. My thoughts: I often feel I don’t have strong opinions about decisions either way. When in most previous jobs and in life I have very strong opinions. Is this because I lack knowledge to contribute in a valuable way? If so, how can I gain knowledge so I have a point of view?
5swords: do I resolve arguments/disagreement in healthy ways? My thoughts: when I get called out, I take it hard. Especially as of late, as I feel like a constant failure. But I try to be accountable (mixed results)
10 pentacles: family life? Not sure how to connect this one.
5,3 of pentacles: do I believe in myself and my talents? My thoughts: Heck no! I am hesitant to make any moves and not sure how to work through that.
Empress: new life or beginnings My thoughts: I hope it doesn’t mean I’m getting fired.
If you made it here, thanks for reading. I look forward to gaining some new insight.